Lahti in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Lahti sees average daytime highs around 8°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 158 mm of precipitation over about 32 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 17°C in early September to 0°C by late November. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

Fall is Lahti's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Lahti's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
8°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
3°C
Precipitation
158 mm
32 wet days
Avg wind
12 km/h
Travel score
1.7
3rd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Lahti in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 17°C in early September to 0°C by late November.

A typical fall day in Lahti reaches about 8°C and drops to 3°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.

-10°10°20°SepOctNov

How fall really feels in Lahti

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 49 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
49
wind chill below the day's low

The story in fall is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Lahti weather by month

How the three fall months (September, October and November) 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-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 Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time across fall.

0%25%50%75%100%SepOctNov

Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitationSnow

Lahti gets around 158 mm of rain and snow over 32 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%40%50%SepOctNov

Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 12 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours in early September to 5 h 54 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMSepOctNov

Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 1.2 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Is fall a good time to visit Lahti?

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

1.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

fall is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lahti.

What to pack for Lahti in Fall

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

In fall, Lahti sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 32 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Lahti in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 1. 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
Fall 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.