Levi weather in August

In August, Levi sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 73 mm of rain across 12.1 wet days and about 17 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 19 h 12 min at the start of August to 14 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Levi's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Levi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
11th coldest
Rainfall
73 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
17 hours
3:56 AM – 8:54 PM
Cloud cover
77%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
3.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Levi is ski resort in Kittilä, Finland.

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 18°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical August day in Levi reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C cooler than July and about 6°C warmer than September.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11910
21810
31810
41810
51810
61810
7189
8189
9179
10179
11179
12179
13179
14178
15168
16168
17168
18168
19168
20168
21168
22157
23157
24157
25157
26157
27157
28147
29147
30146
31146

How August really feels in Levi

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.

Levi 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-9° / -15°308.810.62.10.0
Feb-8° / -14°267.69.470.0
Mar-3° / -10°256.68.3110.0
Apr / -5°327.77.115.10.0
May / 47103.219.61.7
Jun15° / 70120.123.94.2
Jul18° / 10°8513.7022.15.3
Aug16° / 7312.10174.7
Sep10° / 5610.40.612.82.3
Oct / -2°5110.55.68.80.1
Nov-4° / -9°4510.410.64.30.0
Dec-7° / -12°349.111.10.10.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22377
32278
42179
52179
62080
71981
81981
91882
101882
111882
121882
131882
141981
151981
161981
172080
182179
192278
202278
212278
222278
232377
242377
252377
262377
272278
282278
292278
302278
312278

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Levi gets around 73 mm of rain over 12.1 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 (%)
139
239
339
439
539
639
739
839
939
1039
1139
1239
1339
1439
1540
1640
1740
1840
1940
2039
2139
2239
2339
2438
2538
2638
2737
2837
2937
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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
180173
280173
381163
482153
583143
684133
786122
887112
988102
1088102
119091
129181
139181
149271
159271
169460
179460
189550
199550
209550
219550
229550
239640
249640
259640
269640
279640
289640
299640
309730
319730

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 19 h 12 min at the start of August to 14 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 258 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 2:52 AM to 4:54 AM, and sunset from 10:02 PM to 7:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
119.22:5210:02
219.02:569:57
318.93:019:53
418.73:059:48
518.63:109:43
618.43:149:39
718.33:189:34
818.13:239:30
918.03:279:25
1017.83:319:21
1117.73:359:16
1217.53:409:12
1317.43:449:07
1417.23:489:03
1517.13:528:58
1617.03:568:54
1716.84:008:49
1816.74:048:45
1916.54:088:40
2016.44:128:36
2116.34:168:32
2216.14:208:27
2316.04:248:23
2415.84:288:18
2515.74:318:14
2615.64:358:10
2715.44:398:05
2815.34:438:01
2915.24:477:56
3015.04:507:52
3114.94:547:48

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0 kWh/m² to a high of 4.88 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 3.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.3Moderate
113.3Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.0Moderate
173.0Moderate
182.9Moderate
192.9Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.7Moderate
232.7Moderate
242.6Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.5Moderate
272.5Moderate
282.5Moderate
292.4Moderate
302.4Moderate
312.3Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Levi?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Levi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Levi in August

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

In August, Levi sees daytime highs around 16°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 Levi in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Levi 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 3 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 12UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Low
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep1Low
Oct0Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Levi?

Levi sits at 67.8°N, 24.8°E, 0 m above sea level, in Finland. The nearest listed city is Rovaniemi, 150 km away.

RovaniemiKirunaTornioKemiKovdorAltaBodenLuleå

Topography around Levi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Levi has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 332 m around an average of 237 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 355 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 687 m.

The land around Levi is covered by trees (78%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
332 m
16 km
355 m
80 km
687 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
August weather nearby: Rovaniemi 150 km · Kiruna 192 km · Tornio 219 km · Kemi 230 km · Kovdor 241 km · Alta 248 km · Boden 259 km · Luleå 273 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 Levi (67.8051°, 24.7961°, elevation 0 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).