Kokkola weather in August

In August, Kokkola sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 72 mm of rain across 12.2 wet days and about 16 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 17 h 36 min at the start of August to 14 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kokkola's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kokkola's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
11°
11th coldest
Rainfall
72 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
16 hours
4:31 AM – 8:32 PM
Cloud cover
66%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 11.7 µg/m³ · 2010

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical August day in Kokkola reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 9°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, August runs about 2°C cooler than July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12112
22112
32112
42112
52112
62112
72012
82011
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122011
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26189
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29179
30179
31179

How August really feels in Kokkola

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August 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

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

Kokkola weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-4° / -9°328.79.25.10.0
Feb-4° / -10°277.47.680.0
Mar / -7°287.57.311.20.0
Apr / -1°317.53.714.51.1
May13° / 489.50.417.83.8
Jun18° / 5910.40205.6
Jul21° / 12°7913.2019.15.9
Aug19° / 11°7212.20165.7
Sep14° / 5610.3012.73.8
Oct / 5110.32.19.30.8
Nov / -2°46105.96.10.0
Dec-2° / -6°4210.58.240.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24159
34159
44159
54159
64060
74060
84060
93961
103961
113961
123961
133961
143961
153961
163961
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183862
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203862
213763
223763
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243763
253664
263664
273565
283565
293466
303565
313565

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kokkola gets around 72 mm of rain over 12.2 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 39% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
140
240
340
440
540
640
740
840
939
1039
1139
1239
1339
1439
1539
1639
1739
1839
1939
2039
2139
2239
2339
2438
2538
2638
2737
2837
2936
3036
3136

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 74% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1553492
2563392
3573292
4593191
5613081
6622981
7642871
8652771
9672661
10682561
11692551
12702451
13722341
14722341
15752230
16762130
17772120
18782020
19782020
20791920
21801910
22811810
23821710
24821710
25831610
26841510
27851410
28861310
29871210
30881110
31881110

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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410calm
510calm
610calm
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910calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 17 h 36 min at the start of August to 14 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 192 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 3:45 AM to 5:16 AM, and sunset from 9:22 PM to 7:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
117.63:459:22
217.53:489:19
317.43:519:16
417.33:549:12
517.23:579:09
617.14:009:06
717.04:039:03
816.94:078:59
916.84:108:56
1016.74:138:53
1116.64:168:49
1216.54:198:46
1316.34:228:42
1416.24:258:39
1516.14:288:36
1616.04:318:32
1715.94:348:29
1815.84:378:25
1915.74:408:22
2015.64:438:18
2115.54:468:15
2215.44:498:11
2315.34:528:08
2415.14:558:04
2515.04:588:01
2614.95:017:57
2714.85:047:53
2814.75:077:50
2914.65:107:46
3014.55:137:43
3114.45:167:39

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.05 kWh/m² to a high of 5.71 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 3.81 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.4Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.1Bright
114.1Bright
124.0Bright
134.0Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.9Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.7Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.2Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.1Moderate
313.0Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Kokkola?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
2.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Kokkola for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kokkola in August

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

In August, Kokkola sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Kokkola in August

The nearest coast averages about 16°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore 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
May3Bracing
Jun8Bracing
Jul14Bracing
Aug16Cool
Sep12Bracing
Oct9Bracing
Nov5Bracing
Dec3Bracing

UV index in Kokkola in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks 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 Kokkola peaks around July 15 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 15UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kokkola?

Kokkola sits at 63.8°N, 23.1°E, 9 m above sea level, in Finland. The nearest listed city is Jakobstad, 28 km away.

YlivieskaKauhavaKorsholmVaasaRaaheSeinäjokiKurikka

Topography around Kokkola

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kokkola has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 195 m.

The land around Kokkola is covered by trees (59%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and water (31%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
28 m
16 km
61 m
80 km
195 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Jakobstad 28 km · Ylivieska 74 km · Kauhava 82 km · Korsholm 108 km · Vaasa 112 km · Raahe 114 km · Seinäjoki 117 km · Kurikka 140 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 Kokkola (63.8385°, 23.1307°, elevation 9 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).