Kauhava in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Kauhava sees average daytime highs around 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 225 mm of rain over about 38 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 20°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.

Summer is Kauhava's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Kauhava's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
20°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
10°C
Rainfall
225 mm
38 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
5.7
best season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Kauhava in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 20°C.

A typical summer day in Kauhava reaches about 20°C and drops to 10°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.

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How summer really feels in Kauhava

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

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

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

Kauhava weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-4° / -9°339.195.40.0
Feb-3° / -10°267.37.78.10.0
Mar / -6°297.7711.20.0
Apr / -1°368.84.114.51.4
May14° / 5010.70.317.64.1
Jun19° / 7012.3019.65.5
Jul21° / 12°8213.1018.75.9
Aug20° / 10°7312.7015.95.7
Sep14° / 539.7012.73.9
Oct / 5410.62.19.40.8
Nov / -2°45105.56.30.0
Dec-2° / -6°4110.68.14.40.0

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Kauhava gets around 225 mm of rain over 38 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 10 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 19 hours in early June to 14 h 18 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 4.7 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Is summer a good time to visit Kauhava?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

5.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
2.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Kauhava for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kauhava in Summer

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

In summer, Kauhava sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 38 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Kauhava in Summer

The nearest coast averages about 13°C across summer — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 56 km away) is warmest in August at about 16°C and coldest in February near -0°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan1Bracing
Feb0Bracing
Mar0Bracing
Apr1Bracing
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Jun9Bracing
Jul15Bracing
Aug16Cool
Sep13Bracing
Oct9Bracing
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Dec3Bracing

UV index in Kauhava in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kauhava peaks around July 12 at about 4 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 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 12UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kauhava?

Kauhava sits at 63.1°N, 23.1°E, 41 m above sea level, in Finland. The nearest listed city is Seinäjoki, 36 km away.

JakobstadKorsholmVaasaKokkolaYlivieskaÄänekoski

Topography around Kauhava

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kauhava has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 42 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 263 m.

The land around Kauhava is covered by cropland (43%) and trees (39%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
85 m
80 km
263 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Summer weather nearby: Seinäjoki 36 km · Kurikka 63 km · Jakobstad 66 km · Korsholm 70 km · Vaasa 73 km · Kokkola 82 km · Ylivieska 131 km · Äänekoski 146 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 Kauhava (63.103°, 23.0713°, elevation 41 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.