Kajaani weather in July

In July, Kajaani sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 92 mm of rain across 14.1 wet days and about 19.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 20 h 18 min at the start of July to 17 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Kajaani's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kajaani's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12°
12th coldest
Rainfall
92 mm
14.1 wet days
Daylight
19 h 18 min
2:35 AM – 9:54 PM
Cloud cover
69%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Kajaani is urban area and center of Kajaani, Kainuu, Finland.

Air quality
Excellent
PM10 13.8 µg/m³ · 2018

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month.

A typical July day in Kajaani reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C warmer than June and about 2°C warmer than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Kajaani

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Kajaani weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-7° / -12°369.311.24.90.0
Feb-6° / -12°298.69.67.90.0
Mar-1° / -8°328.79.511.20.0
Apr / -3°328.65.714.60.3
May11° / 5510.91.317.92.7
Jun17° / 7412.90.120.24.8
Jul19° / 12°9214.1019.25.5
Aug17° / 11°7412.8016.15.1
Sep12° / 6411.80.112.72.8
Oct / 5711.83.89.30.3
Nov-1° / -4°5211.18.760.0
Dec-4° / -9°4711.6123.80.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33169
43169
53268
63268
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83268
93268
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Kajaani gets around 92 mm of rain over 14.1 wet days in July, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 46% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 61% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1791650
2771760
3761860
4751960
5742060
6722260
7712360
8702460
9682570
10672670
11662770
12632881
13622981
14612991
15603091
165930101
175831101
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195532112
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Wind in July

Winds average 10 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 20 h 18 min at the start of July to 17 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 150 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 2:02 AM to 3:20 AM, and sunset from 10:23 PM to 9:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
120.32:0210:23
220.32:0410:21
320.22:0510:20
420.22:0710:19
520.12:0910:17
620.12:1110:16
720.02:1310:14
819.92:1510:12
919.92:1710:10
1019.82:2010:08
1119.72:2210:06
1219.72:2510:04
1319.62:2710:01
1419.52:309:59
1519.42:339:57
1619.32:359:54
1719.22:389:52
1819.12:419:49
1919.02:449:46
2018.92:479:44
2118.92:499:41
2218.82:529:38
2318.72:559:35
2418.62:589:32
2518.53:019:29
2618.43:059:26
2718.33:089:23
2818.23:119:20
2918.03:149:17
3017.93:179:14
3117.83:209:10

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.04 kWh/m² to a high of 5.16 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 4.71 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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244.5Bright
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264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Kajaani?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
2.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Kajaani for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kajaani in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Kajaani sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Kajaani in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kajaani peaks around July 15 at about 4 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 15UV 4Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kajaani?

Kajaani sits at 64.2°N, 27.7°E, 145 m above sea level, in Finland. The nearest listed city is Iisalmi, 79 km away.

IisalmiSiilinjärviOuluKostomukshaKuopioHaukipudasYlivieskaRaahe

Topography around Kajaani

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kajaani.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kajaani has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m around an average of 154 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 377 m.

The land around Kajaani is covered by trees (66%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and water (25%) within 16 km, and trees (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
84 m
16 km
165 m
80 km
377 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
July weather nearby: Iisalmi 79 km · Siilinjärvi 127 km · Oulu 139 km · Kostomuksha 142 km · Kuopio 148 km · Haukipudas 155 km · Ylivieska 155 km · Raahe 164 km

Finland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 85% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$56,149
2025
Happiness
7.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 603
Religion
Lutheran 67%none 31%other 2%Greek Orthodox 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Kajaani (64.2273°, 27.7285°, elevation 145 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).