Pieksämäki weather in August

In August, Pieksämäki sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 74 mm of rain across 12.8 wet days and about 15.7 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 17°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 17 h 12 min at the start of August to 14 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Pieksämäki's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pieksämäki's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
11°
11th coldest
Rainfall
74 mm
12.8 wet days
Daylight
15 h 42 min
4:23 AM – 8:08 PM
Cloud cover
71%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 9.1 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 17°C by the end.

A typical August day in Pieksämäki reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C cooler than July and about 6°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12113
22113
32113
42113
52013
62013
72013
82012
92012
102012
112012
122012
131912
141912
151912
161912
171911
181911
191811
201811
211811
221811
231811
241811
251710
261710
271710
281710
291710
301710
311610

How August really feels in Pieksämäki

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.

Pieksämäki 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-5° / -10°3910.311.45.70.0
Feb-5° / -10°3188.98.30.0
Mar / -7°329.1911.30.0
Apr / -1°358.84.314.40.7
May13° / 5410.40.517.33.7
Jun18° / 10°8013.1019.25.2
Jul21° / 13°8913.4018.45.8
Aug19° / 11°7412.8015.75.5
Sep13° / 5610.8012.63.5
Oct / 5511.82.69.50.6
Nov / -2°5111.17.46.60.0
Dec-3° / -7°4712.111.34.80.0

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 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43763
53466
63466
73466
83268
93268
103169
113169
123268
133070
143169
153070
163070
173169
182971
192971
202971
212971
222971
232971
242872
252872
262872
272773
282773
292674
302773
312773

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Pieksämäki gets around 74 mm of rain over 12.8 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 41% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
141
241
342
442
542
642
743
843
943
1043
1143
1243
1343
1443
1543
1642
1742
1842
1941
2041
2140
2240
2340
2439
2539
2638
2738
2838
2938
3038
3138

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 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15135131
25135131
35235121
45434111
55534110
65733100
7583390
8593290
9603280
10623170
11633070
12643060
13652960
14672850
15682750
16702640
17722530
18722530
19742420
20752320
21752320
22762220
23782110
24782110
25792010
26801910
27811810
28821710
29831610
30841510
31851410

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
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 17 h 12 min at the start of August to 14 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 180 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 3:42 AM to 5:05 AM, and sunset from 8:53 PM to 7:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
117.23:428:53
217.13:458:50
317.03:488:47
416.93:508:44
516.83:538:41
616.73:568:38
716.63:598:36
816.54:018:33
916.44:048:29
1016.34:078:26
1116.24:108:23
1216.14:128:20
1316.04:158:17
1415.94:188:14
1515.84:218:11
1615.74:238:08
1715.64:268:04
1815.54:298:01
1915.44:327:58
2015.34:357:55
2115.24:377:52
2215.14:407:48
2315.04:437:45
2414.94:467:42
2514.84:487:38
2614.74:517:35
2714.64:547:32
2814.54:577:28
2914.44:597:25
3014.35:027:22
3114.25:057:18

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.08 kWh/m² to a high of 5.21 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 3.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.1Bright
94.0Bright
104.0Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.6Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.3Moderate
233.3Moderate
243.2Moderate
253.2Moderate
263.1Moderate
273.0Moderate
283.0Moderate
292.9Moderate
302.9Moderate
312.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Pieksämäki?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
2.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Pieksämäki for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pieksämäki in August

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

In August, Pieksämäki sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Pieksämäki 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 Pieksämäki peaks around July 11 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 17 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 11UV 5Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Pieksämäki?

Pieksämäki sits at 62.3°N, 27.1°E, 119 m above sea level, in Finland. The nearest listed city is Varkaus, 38 km away.

MikkeliKuopioJyväskyläÄänekoskiSiilinjärviSavonlinna

Topography around Pieksämäki

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pieksämäki has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m around an average of 129 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m.

The land around Pieksämäki is covered by trees (60%) and water (20%) within 3 km, trees (80%) within 16 km, and trees (73%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
59 m
16 km
106 m
80 km
185 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Varkaus 38 km · Laukaa 62 km · Mikkeli 68 km · Kuopio 72 km · Jyväskylä 73 km · Äänekoski 79 km · Siilinjärvi 91 km · Savonlinna 103 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 Pieksämäki (62.3°, 27.1333°, elevation 119 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).