Pieksämäki weather in July

In July, Pieksämäki sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 89 mm of rain across 13.4 wet days and about 18.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 19 h 18 min at the start of July to 17 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Pieksämäki's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pieksämäki's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
89 mm
13.4 wet days
Daylight
18 h 30 min
3:02 AM – 9:32 PM
Cloud cover
67%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
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 July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month.

A typical July day in Pieksämäki reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C warmer than June and about 2°C warmer than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Pieksämäki

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July 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

July 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 July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 1st-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 July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23565
33565
43565
53565
63565
73664
83664
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313763

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Pieksämäki gets around 89 mm of rain over 13.4 wet days in July, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 43% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
145
245
345
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544
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944
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3141

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1741961
2732061
3712171
4702271
5682471
6672571
7642781
8632881
9612991
10603091
115831101
125831101
135632111
145433112
155333122
165234122
175134132
185134132
195034142
204935142
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224834152
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Wind in July

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

Across July, 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
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 19 h 18 min at the start of July to 17 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 120 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 2:36 AM to 3:39 AM, and sunset from 9:54 PM to 8:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
119.32:369:54
219.32:379:53
319.22:389:52
419.22:409:51
519.12:419:50
619.12:439:49
719.02:449:47
819.02:469:46
918.92:489:45
1018.92:509:43
1118.82:529:41
1218.82:549:40
1318.72:569:38
1418.62:589:36
1518.63:009:34
1618.53:029:32
1718.43:049:30
1818.43:079:28
1918.33:099:26
2018.23:119:24
2118.13:149:21
2218.03:169:19
2318.03:199:17
2417.93:219:14
2517.83:249:12
2617.73:269:09
2717.63:299:06
2817.53:319:04
2917.53:349:01
3017.43:378:58
3117.33:398:56

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.92 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 — July's 4.92 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
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35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
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95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.7Bright
244.7Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Pieksämäki?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Pieksämäki for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pieksämäki in July

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

In July, Pieksämäki sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Pieksämäki in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 5 — 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
July 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).