Lahti weather in August

In August, Lahti sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 68 mm of rain across 11.7 wet days and about 15.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 54 min at the start of August to 14 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Lahti's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lahti's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
68 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
15 h 30 min
4:36 AM – 8:07 PM
Cloud cover
69%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³ · 2019

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 18°C by the end.

A typical August day in Lahti reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 8°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)
12213
22213
32113
42113
52113
62113
72113
82113
92112
102112
112112
122012
132012
142012
152012
162012
172012
182011
191911
201911
211911
221911
231911
241911
251811
261811
271810
281810
291810
301810
311710

How August really feels in Lahti

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.

Lahti weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -8°4110.310.76.10.0
Feb-3° / -9°348.28.78.50.0
Mar / -6°338.48.211.30.0
Apr / -1°358.83.414.21.3
May15° / 48100.2174.3
Jun19° / 10°7512.3018.75.5
Jul21° / 13°7612.40186.1
Aug20° / 12°6811.7015.55.8
Sep14° / 519.8012.64.0
Oct / 5611.11.69.71.0
Nov / -1°5010.85.56.90.0
Dec-1° / -5°4811.69.95.30.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23862
33763
43763
53763
63565
73565
83565
93466
103466
113466
123466
133565
143466
153466
163466
173466
183367
193367
203367
213268
223268
233169
243169
253169
263070
272971
282872
292872
302872
312872

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Lahti gets around 68 mm of rain over 11.7 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 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
437
537
637
738
838
938
1038
1139
1239
1339
1440
1540
1640
1740
1840
1940
2039
2139
2239
2338
2438
2537
2637
2736
2836
2935
3035
3134

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 65% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15235121
25335111
35335111
45435101
5563491
6573481
7583471
8593461
9613360
10623350
11633250
12633250
13653140
14653140
15663040
16673030
17673030
18673030
19682930
20692920
21692920
22692920
23702820
24712720
25722710
26732610
27742510
28752410
29772210
30782110
31792010

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, 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
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 54 min at the start of August to 14 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 168 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 3:58 AM to 5:14 AM, and sunset from 8:49 PM to 7:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.93:588:49
216.84:008:46
316.74:038:44
416.64:058:41
516.54:088:39
616.44:108:36
716.34:138:33
816.24:158:30
916.24:188:27
1016.14:208:25
1116.04:238:22
1215.94:268:19
1315.84:288:16
1415.74:318:13
1515.64:338:10
1615.54:368:07
1715.44:388:04
1815.34:418:01
1915.24:447:58
2015.14:467:55
2115.14:497:52
2215.04:517:49
2314.94:547:46
2414.84:567:43
2514.74:597:39
2614.65:027:36
2714.55:047:33
2814.45:077:30
2914.35:097:27
3014.25:127:24
3114.15:147:20

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.12 kWh/m² to a high of 5.28 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 3.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.1Bright
114.0Bright
124.0Bright
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.3Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.2Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.1Moderate
293.0Moderate
303.0Moderate
312.9Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Lahti?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Lahti for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lahti in August

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

In August, Lahti sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Lahti 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 Lahti peaks around June 19 at about 5 (high) — 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateModerateLowJun 19UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lahti?

Lahti sits at 61.0°N, 25.7°E, 105 m above sea level, in Finland. The nearest listed city is Hollola, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Lahti

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lahti has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m around an average of 104 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 226 m.

The land around Lahti is covered by trees (51%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 3 km, trees (65%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
91 m
16 km
164 m
80 km
226 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Hollola 9.0 km · Orimattila 20 km · Heinola 32 km · Mäntsälä 43 km · Riihimäki 55 km · Kouvola 58 km · Hyvinge 58 km · Janakkala 58 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 Lahti (60.9827°, 25.6615°, elevation 105 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).