Kontiolahti weather in September

In September, Kontiolahti sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 72 mm of precipitation across 12.2 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of September to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Kontiolahti's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kontiolahti's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 13°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 9th coldest
Precipitation: 72 mm; 12.2 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 36 min; 5:37 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover: 76%; 7th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 1.93 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.1; out of 10

Kontiolahti is village in Kontiolahti, Finland.

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

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 10°C by the end.

A typical September day in Kontiolahti reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 6°C cooler than August and about 7°C warmer than October.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	10
2	15	10
3	15	10
4	15	9
5	15	9
6	15	9
7	14	9
8	14	9
9	14	9
10	14	8
11	14	8
12	13	8
13	13	8
14	13	8
15	13	8
16	13	7
17	12	7
18	12	7
19	12	7
20	12	7
21	11	7
22	11	6
23	11	6
24	11	6
25	11	6
26	10	6
27	10	6
28	10	6
29	10	5
30	10	5

How September really feels in Kontiolahti

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Kontiolahti weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-6° / -11°	42	10.8	12.4	5.5	0.0
Feb	-6° / -11°	36	9.3	10.5	8.2	0.0
Mar	-1° / -7°	35	9.3	9.9	11.2	0.0
Apr	5° / -2°	33	8.1	4.7	14.4	0.4
May	12° / 4°	50	9.5	0.8	17.5	3.2
Jun	17° / 10°	78	12.9	0	19.4	5.1
Jul	20° / 13°	89	13.3	0	18.6	5.8
Aug	18° / 12°	85	13.5	0	15.8	5.2
Sep	13° / 8°	72	12.2	0.1	12.7	3.1
Oct	6° / 2°	63	12.6	3.1	9.5	0.5
Nov	0° / -3°	56	11.7	9.3	6.5	0.0
Dec	-4° / -7°	54	12.7	13	4.6	0.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	24	24	24	23	22	22	21	21	19	19	19
Cloudier (%)	72	72	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	74	74	74	74	74	76	76	76	77	78	78	79	79	81	81	81

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	28	72
3	27	73
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	27	73
9	27	73
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	27	73
13	27	73
14	27	73
15	26	74
16	26	74
17	26	74
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	24	76
21	24	76
22	24	76
23	23	77
24	22	78
25	22	78
26	21	79
27	21	79
28	19	81
29	19	81
30	19	81

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Kontiolahti gets around 72 mm of rain and snow over 12.2 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 41% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41

	Rain chance (%)
1	40
2	40
3	40
4	40
5	41
6	41
7	41
8	41
9	42
10	42
11	42
12	42
13	42
14	42
15	42
16	42
17	42
18	42
19	42
20	42
21	42
22	42
23	41
24	41
25	41
26	41
27	41
28	41
29	41
30	41

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	83	84	85	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	97	98	98	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	17	16	15	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	83	17
2	84	16
3	85	15
4	87	13
5	88	12
6	89	11
7	90	10
8	91	9
9	92	8
10	93	7
11	94	6
12	95	5
13	96	4
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

Wind in September

Winds average 12 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	12	calm
3	12	calm
4	12	calm
5	12	calm
6	12	calm
7	12	calm
8	12	calm
9	12	calm
10	12	light breeze
11	12	light breeze
12	12	light breeze
13	12	light breeze
14	12	light breeze
15	12	light breeze
16	12	light breeze
17	12	light breeze
18	12	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	13	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min at the start of September to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 186 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 4:55 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 7:05 PM to 5:24 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	14.2	14.1	14.0	13.9	13.7	13.6	13.5	13.4	13.3	13.2	13.1	13.0	12.9	12.8	12.7	12.6	12.5	12.4	12.3	12.2	12.1	12.0	11.9	11.8	11.7	11.6	11.5	11.3	11.2	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	4:55	4:58	5:01	5:04	5:06	5:09	5:12	5:15	5:18	5:20	5:23	5:26	5:29	5:31	5:34	5:37	5:40	5:42	5:45	5:48	5:51	5:53	5:56	5:59	6:02	6:05	6:07	6:10	6:13	6:16
Sunset (PM)	7:05	7:02	6:58	6:55	6:51	6:48	6:44	6:41	6:37	6:34	6:30	6:27	6:23	6:20	6:16	6:13	6:09	6:06	6:02	5:59	5:55	5:52	5:48	5:45	5:41	5:38	5:34	5:31	5:28	5:24

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	14.2	4:55	7:05
2	14.1	4:58	7:02
3	14.0	5:01	6:58
4	13.9	5:04	6:55
5	13.7	5:06	6:51
6	13.6	5:09	6:48
7	13.5	5:12	6:44
8	13.4	5:15	6:41
9	13.3	5:18	6:37
10	13.2	5:20	6:34
11	13.1	5:23	6:30
12	13.0	5:26	6:27
13	12.9	5:29	6:23
14	12.8	5:31	6:20
15	12.7	5:34	6:16
16	12.6	5:37	6:13
17	12.5	5:40	6:09
18	12.4	5:42	6:06
19	12.3	5:45	6:02
20	12.2	5:48	5:59
21	12.1	5:51	5:55
22	12.0	5:53	5:52
23	11.9	5:56	5:48
24	11.8	5:59	5:45
25	11.7	6:02	5:41
26	11.6	6:05	5:38
27	11.5	6:07	5:34
28	11.3	6:10	5:31
29	11.2	6:13	5:28
30	11.1	6:16	5:24

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 1.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.07 kWh/m² to a high of 5.28 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 1.93 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.3	1.3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.7	Moderate
2	2.6	Moderate
3	2.6	Moderate
4	2.5	Moderate
5	2.5	Moderate
6	2.4	Moderate
7	2.3	Moderate
8	2.3	Moderate
9	2.2	Moderate
10	2.2	Moderate
11	2.1	Moderate
12	2.1	Moderate
13	2.0	Moderate
14	2.0	Dim
15	1.9	Dim
16	1.9	Dim
17	1.8	Dim
18	1.8	Dim
19	1.8	Dim
20	1.7	Dim
21	1.7	Dim
22	1.6	Dim
23	1.6	Dim
24	1.5	Dim
25	1.5	Dim
26	1.4	Dim
27	1.4	Dim
28	1.4	Dim
29	1.3	Dim
30	1.3	Dim

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Kontiolahti?

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

3.1

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

0.1

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kontiolahti.

What to pack for Kontiolahti in September

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

In September, Kontiolahti sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Kontiolahti in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kontiolahti peaks around July 14 at about 5 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	0	1	1	3	4	4	5	4	2	1	0	0
Level	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	0	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	1	Low
Apr	3	Moderate
May	4	Moderate
Jun	4	Moderate
Jul	5	Moderate
Aug	4	Moderate
Sep	2	Low
Oct	1	Low
Nov	0	Low
Dec	0	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Kontiolahti?

Kontiolahti sits at 62.8°N, 29.8°E, 138 m above sea level, in Finland. The nearest listed city is Joensuu, 18 km away.

Topography around Kontiolahti

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kontiolahti has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m around an average of 114 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 317 m.

The land around Kontiolahti is covered by trees (60%) and water (29%) within 3 km, trees (63%) and water (29%) within 16 km, and trees (75%) within 80 km.

3 km

105 m

trees 60%

16 km

197 m

trees 63%

80 km

317 m

trees 75%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

← August Kontiolahti year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September weather nearby: Joensuu 18 km · Savonlinna 111 km · Kuopio 111 km · Varkaus 113 km · Siilinjärvi 116 km · Sortavala 125 km · Pieksämäki 148 km · Iisalmi 160 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

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 Kontiolahti (62.7602°, 29.8471°, elevation 138 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	10
2	15	10
3	15	10
4	15	9
5	15	9
6	15	9
7	14	9
8	14	9
9	14	9
10	14	8
11	14	8
12	13	8
13	13	8
14	13	8
15	13	8
16	13	7
17	12	7
18	12	7
19	12	7
20	12	7
21	11	7
22	11	6
23	11	6
24	11	6
25	11	6
26	10	6
27	10	6
28	10	6
29	10	5
30	10	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	28	72
3	27	73
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	27	73
9	27	73
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	27	73
13	27	73
14	27	73
15	26	74
16	26	74
17	26	74
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	24	76
21	24	76
22	24	76
23	23	77
24	22	78
25	22	78
26	21	79
27	21	79
28	19	81
29	19	81
30	19	81

	Rain chance (%)
1	40
2	40
3	40
4	40
5	41
6	41
7	41
8	41
9	42
10	42
11	42
12	42
13	42
14	42
15	42
16	42
17	42
18	42
19	42
20	42
21	42
22	42
23	41
24	41
25	41
26	41
27	41
28	41
29	41
30	41

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	83	17
2	84	16
3	85	15
4	87	13
5	88	12
6	89	11
7	90	10
8	91	9
9	92	8
10	93	7
11	94	6
12	95	5
13	96	4
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	10
2	15	10
3	15	10
4	15	9
5	15	9
6	15	9
7	14	9
8	14	9
9	14	9
10	14	8
11	14	8
12	13	8
13	13	8
14	13	8
15	13	8
16	13	7
17	12	7
18	12	7
19	12	7
20	12	7
21	11	7
22	11	6
23	11	6
24	11	6
25	11	6
26	10	6
27	10	6
28	10	6
29	10	5
30	10	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	28	72
3	27	73
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	27	73
9	27	73
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	27	73
13	27	73
14	27	73
15	26	74
16	26	74
17	26	74
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	24	76
21	24	76
22	24	76
23	23	77
24	22	78
25	22	78
26	21	79
27	21	79
28	19	81
29	19	81
30	19	81

	Rain chance (%)
1	40
2	40
3	40
4	40
5	41
6	41
7	41
8	41
9	42
10	42
11	42
12	42
13	42
14	42
15	42
16	42
17	42
18	42
19	42
20	42
21	42
22	42
23	41
24	41
25	41
26	41
27	41
28	41
29	41
30	41

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	83	17
2	84	16
3	85	15
4	87	13
5	88	12
6	89	11
7	90	10
8	91	9
9	92	8
10	93	7
11	94	6
12	95	5
13	96	4
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	10
2	15	10
3	15	10
4	15	9
5	15	9
6	15	9
7	14	9
8	14	9
9	14	9
10	14	8
11	14	8
12	13	8
13	13	8
14	13	8
15	13	8
16	13	7
17	12	7
18	12	7
19	12	7
20	12	7
21	11	7
22	11	6
23	11	6
24	11	6
25	11	6
26	10	6
27	10	6
28	10	6
29	10	5
30	10	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	28	72
3	27	73
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	27	73
9	27	73
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	27	73
13	27	73
14	27	73
15	26	74
16	26	74
17	26	74
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	24	76
21	24	76
22	24	76
23	23	77
24	22	78
25	22	78
26	21	79
27	21	79
28	19	81
29	19	81
30	19	81

	Rain chance (%)
1	40
2	40
3	40
4	40
5	41
6	41
7	41
8	41
9	42
10	42
11	42
12	42
13	42
14	42
15	42
16	42
17	42
18	42
19	42
20	42
21	42
22	42
23	41
24	41
25	41
26	41
27	41
28	41
29	41
30	41

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	83	17
2	84	16
3	85	15
4	87	13
5	88	12
6	89	11
7	90	10
8	91	9
9	92	8
10	93	7
11	94	6
12	95	5
13	96	4
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0