Rovaniemi weather in August

In August, Rovaniemi sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 69 mm of rain across 11.5 wet days and about 16.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 18 h 36 min at the start of August to 14 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Rovaniemi's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rovaniemi's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 17°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 69 mm; 11.5 wet days
Daylight: 16 h 36 min; 4:03 AM – 8:40 PM
Cloud cover: 75%; 6th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 3.19 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.0; out of 10

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical August day in Rovaniemi reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°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 22°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C cooler than July and about 6°C warmer than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15
Avg low (°C)	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	11
2	19	11
3	19	11
4	19	11
5	19	10
6	19	10
7	19	10
8	18	10
9	18	10
10	18	10
11	18	10
12	18	9
13	18	9
14	17	9
15	17	9
16	17	9
17	17	9
18	17	9
19	17	9
20	17	8
21	16	8
22	16	8
23	16	8
24	16	8
25	16	8
26	16	8
27	15	8
28	15	7
29	15	7
30	15	7
31	15	7

How August really feels in Rovaniemi

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Rovaniemi 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-8° / -14°	36	9.3	10.2	3.5	0.0
Feb	-7° / -14°	29	8	10.1	7.4	0.0
Mar	-2° / -10°	32	8	9.4	11.1	0.0
Apr	4° / -4°	33	7.8	5.9	14.9	0.2
May	11° / 2°	49	10	2.1	18.8	2.5
Jun	17° / 8°	70	12.1	0.1	22.5	4.8
Jul	20° / 11°	80	12.5	0	20.7	5.7
Aug	17° / 9°	69	11.5	0	16.6	5.0
Sep	11° / 4°	55	10.2	0.4	12.8	2.7
Oct	3° / -2°	51	9.7	4.1	9	0.2
Nov	-2° / -7°	47	11	9.4	5	0.0
Dec	-5° / -11°	42	10.4	11.7	1.4	0.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	30	29	28	28	26	26	25	24	23	23	23	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	26	25	24	24	24	25
Cloudier (%)	70	71	72	72	74	74	75	76	77	77	77	78	78	78	77	77	77	77	76	76	75	75	75	75	75	74	75	76	76	76	75

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	29	71
3	28	72
4	28	72
5	26	74
6	26	74
7	25	75
8	24	76
9	23	77
10	23	77
11	23	77
12	22	78
13	22	78
14	22	78
15	23	77
16	23	77
17	23	77
18	23	77
19	24	76
20	24	76
21	25	75
22	25	75
23	25	75
24	25	75
25	25	75
26	26	74
27	25	75
28	24	76
29	24	76
30	24	76
31	25	75

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Rovaniemi gets around 69 mm of rain over 11.5 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 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	36	36	35	35	34	34	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	37
3	38
4	38
5	38
6	38
7	38
8	38
9	38
10	39
11	39
12	39
13	39
14	39
15	39
16	39
17	39
18	38
19	38
20	38
21	38
22	37
23	37
24	37
25	36
26	36
27	35
28	35
29	34
30	34
31	33

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 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	72	73	75	76	76	78	79	81	81	83	84	84	86	86	87	88	89	90	90	91	91	91	92	92	92	93	93	93	94	94	95
Comfortable (%)	22	21	20	19	19	18	17	16	16	15	14	14	13	13	12	11	11	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	5
Humid (%)	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	72	22	6
2	73	21	6
3	75	20	5
4	76	19	5
5	76	19	5
6	78	18	4
7	79	17	4
8	81	16	3
9	81	16	3
10	83	15	2
11	84	14	2
12	84	14	2
13	86	13	1
14	86	13	1
15	87	12	1
16	88	11	1
17	89	11	0
18	90	10	0
19	90	10	0
20	91	9	0
21	91	9	0
22	91	9	0
23	92	8	0
24	92	8	0
25	92	8	0
26	93	7	0
27	93	7	0
28	93	7	0
29	94	6	0
30	94	6	0
31	95	5	0

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm
31	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 18 h 36 min at the start of August to 14 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 234 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 3:06 AM to 4:56 AM, and sunset from 9:40 PM to 7:38 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	18.6	18.4	18.3	18.2	18.0	17.9	17.8	17.6	17.5	17.4	17.3	17.1	17.0	16.9	16.7	16.6	16.5	16.4	16.2	16.1	16.0	15.8	15.7	15.6	15.5	15.3	15.2	15.1	15.0	14.8	14.7
Sunrise (AM)	3:06	3:10	3:14	3:18	3:22	3:26	3:30	3:33	3:37	3:41	3:45	3:48	3:52	3:56	3:59	4:03	4:07	4:10	4:14	4:18	4:21	4:25	4:28	4:32	4:35	4:39	4:42	4:46	4:49	4:53	4:56
Sunset (PM)	9:40	9:36	9:32	9:28	9:24	9:20	9:16	9:12	9:08	9:04	9:00	8:56	8:52	8:48	8:44	8:40	8:36	8:31	8:27	8:23	8:19	8:15	8:11	8:07	8:03	7:59	7:55	7:51	7:47	7:43	7:38

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	18.6	3:06	9:40
2	18.4	3:10	9:36
3	18.3	3:14	9:32
4	18.2	3:18	9:28
5	18.0	3:22	9:24
6	17.9	3:26	9:20
7	17.8	3:30	9:16
8	17.6	3:33	9:12
9	17.5	3:37	9:08
10	17.4	3:41	9:04
11	17.3	3:45	9:00
12	17.1	3:48	8:56
13	17.0	3:52	8:52
14	16.9	3:56	8:48
15	16.7	3:59	8:44
16	16.6	4:03	8:40
17	16.5	4:07	8:36
18	16.4	4:10	8:31
19	16.2	4:14	8:27
20	16.1	4:18	8:23
21	16.0	4:21	8:19
22	15.8	4:25	8:15
23	15.7	4:28	8:11
24	15.6	4:32	8:07
25	15.5	4:35	8:03
26	15.3	4:39	7:59
27	15.2	4:42	7:55
28	15.1	4:46	7:51
29	15.0	4:49	7:47
30	14.8	4:53	7:43
31	14.7	4:56	7:38

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0 kWh/m² to a high of 5.1 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 3.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5
Level	Bright	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.0	Bright
2	4.0	Moderate
3	3.9	Moderate
4	3.8	Moderate
5	3.8	Moderate
6	3.7	Moderate
7	3.7	Moderate
8	3.6	Moderate
9	3.5	Moderate
10	3.5	Moderate
11	3.4	Moderate
12	3.4	Moderate
13	3.3	Moderate
14	3.2	Moderate
15	3.2	Moderate
16	3.1	Moderate
17	3.1	Moderate
18	3.0	Moderate
19	3.0	Moderate
20	3.0	Moderate
21	2.9	Moderate
22	2.9	Moderate
23	2.8	Moderate
24	2.8	Moderate
25	2.7	Moderate
26	2.7	Moderate
27	2.6	Moderate
28	2.6	Moderate
29	2.6	Moderate
30	2.5	Moderate
31	2.5	Moderate

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Rovaniemi?

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

5.0

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

1.3

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Rovaniemi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rovaniemi in August

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

In August, Rovaniemi sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Rovaniemi in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rovaniemi peaks around July 13 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 4 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	0	0	1	2	4	4	4	3	2	1	0	0
Level	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	0	Low
Feb	0	Low
Mar	1	Low
Apr	2	Moderate
May	4	Moderate
Jun	4	Moderate
Jul	4	Moderate
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	2	Low
Oct	1	Low
Nov	0	Low
Dec	0	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Rovaniemi?

Rovaniemi sits at 66.5°N, 25.7°E, 90 m above sea level, in Finland. The nearest listed city is Kemi, 99 km away.

Topography around Rovaniemi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rovaniemi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 93 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 206 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 357 m.

The land around Rovaniemi is covered by trees (57%) within 3 km, trees (80%) within 16 km, and trees (82%) within 80 km.

3 km

90 m

trees 57%

16 km

206 m

trees 80%

80 km

357 m

trees 82%

treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

← July Rovaniemi year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Kemi 99 km · Tornio 100 km · Haukipudas 148 km · Levi 150 km · Oulu 166 km · Luleå 189 km · Boden 195 km · Raahe 209 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

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 Rovaniemi (66.499°, 25.6887°, elevation 90 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	11
2	19	11
3	19	11
4	19	11
5	19	10
6	19	10
7	19	10
8	18	10
9	18	10
10	18	10
11	18	10
12	18	9
13	18	9
14	17	9
15	17	9
16	17	9
17	17	9
18	17	9
19	17	9
20	17	8
21	16	8
22	16	8
23	16	8
24	16	8
25	16	8
26	16	8
27	15	8
28	15	7
29	15	7
30	15	7
31	15	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	29	71
3	28	72
4	28	72
5	26	74
6	26	74
7	25	75
8	24	76
9	23	77
10	23	77
11	23	77
12	22	78
13	22	78
14	22	78
15	23	77
16	23	77
17	23	77
18	23	77
19	24	76
20	24	76
21	25	75
22	25	75
23	25	75
24	25	75
25	25	75
26	26	74
27	25	75
28	24	76
29	24	76
30	24	76
31	25	75

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	37
3	38
4	38
5	38
6	38
7	38
8	38
9	38
10	39
11	39
12	39
13	39
14	39
15	39
16	39
17	39
18	38
19	38
20	38
21	38
22	37
23	37
24	37
25	36
26	36
27	35
28	35
29	34
30	34
31	33

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	72	22	6
2	73	21	6
3	75	20	5
4	76	19	5
5	76	19	5
6	78	18	4
7	79	17	4
8	81	16	3
9	81	16	3
10	83	15	2
11	84	14	2
12	84	14	2
13	86	13	1
14	86	13	1
15	87	12	1
16	88	11	1
17	89	11	0
18	90	10	0
19	90	10	0
20	91	9	0
21	91	9	0
22	91	9	0
23	92	8	0
24	92	8	0
25	92	8	0
26	93	7	0
27	93	7	0
28	93	7	0
29	94	6	0
30	94	6	0
31	95	5	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	11
2	19	11
3	19	11
4	19	11
5	19	10
6	19	10
7	19	10
8	18	10
9	18	10
10	18	10
11	18	10
12	18	9
13	18	9
14	17	9
15	17	9
16	17	9
17	17	9
18	17	9
19	17	9
20	17	8
21	16	8
22	16	8
23	16	8
24	16	8
25	16	8
26	16	8
27	15	8
28	15	7
29	15	7
30	15	7
31	15	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	29	71
3	28	72
4	28	72
5	26	74
6	26	74
7	25	75
8	24	76
9	23	77
10	23	77
11	23	77
12	22	78
13	22	78
14	22	78
15	23	77
16	23	77
17	23	77
18	23	77
19	24	76
20	24	76
21	25	75
22	25	75
23	25	75
24	25	75
25	25	75
26	26	74
27	25	75
28	24	76
29	24	76
30	24	76
31	25	75

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	37
3	38
4	38
5	38
6	38
7	38
8	38
9	38
10	39
11	39
12	39
13	39
14	39
15	39
16	39
17	39
18	38
19	38
20	38
21	38
22	37
23	37
24	37
25	36
26	36
27	35
28	35
29	34
30	34
31	33

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	72	22	6
2	73	21	6
3	75	20	5
4	76	19	5
5	76	19	5
6	78	18	4
7	79	17	4
8	81	16	3
9	81	16	3
10	83	15	2
11	84	14	2
12	84	14	2
13	86	13	1
14	86	13	1
15	87	12	1
16	88	11	1
17	89	11	0
18	90	10	0
19	90	10	0
20	91	9	0
21	91	9	0
22	91	9	0
23	92	8	0
24	92	8	0
25	92	8	0
26	93	7	0
27	93	7	0
28	93	7	0
29	94	6	0
30	94	6	0
31	95	5	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	11
2	19	11
3	19	11
4	19	11
5	19	10
6	19	10
7	19	10
8	18	10
9	18	10
10	18	10
11	18	10
12	18	9
13	18	9
14	17	9
15	17	9
16	17	9
17	17	9
18	17	9
19	17	9
20	17	8
21	16	8
22	16	8
23	16	8
24	16	8
25	16	8
26	16	8
27	15	8
28	15	7
29	15	7
30	15	7
31	15	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	29	71
3	28	72
4	28	72
5	26	74
6	26	74
7	25	75
8	24	76
9	23	77
10	23	77
11	23	77
12	22	78
13	22	78
14	22	78
15	23	77
16	23	77
17	23	77
18	23	77
19	24	76
20	24	76
21	25	75
22	25	75
23	25	75
24	25	75
25	25	75
26	26	74
27	25	75
28	24	76
29	24	76
30	24	76
31	25	75

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	37
3	38
4	38
5	38
6	38
7	38
8	38
9	38
10	39
11	39
12	39
13	39
14	39
15	39
16	39
17	39
18	38
19	38
20	38
21	38
22	37
23	37
24	37
25	36
26	36
27	35
28	35
29	34
30	34
31	33

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	72	22	6
2	73	21	6
3	75	20	5
4	76	19	5
5	76	19	5
6	78	18	4
7	79	17	4
8	81	16	3
9	81	16	3
10	83	15	2
11	84	14	2
12	84	14	2
13	86	13	1
14	86	13	1
15	87	12	1
16	88	11	1
17	89	11	0
18	90	10	0
19	90	10	0
20	91	9	0
21	91	9	0
22	91	9	0
23	92	8	0
24	92	8	0
25	92	8	0
26	93	7	0
27	93	7	0
28	93	7	0
29	94	6	0
30	94	6	0
31	95	5	0