Väståboland weather in August

In August, Väståboland sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 68 mm of rain across 11.3 wet days and about 15.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 42 min at the start of August to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Väståboland's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Väståboland's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
68 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
15 h 24 min
4:52 AM – 8:17 PM
Cloud cover
60%
4th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Väståboland is town in the region of Southwest Finland, Finland.

Density
3/km²
people per km²
Founded
2009

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 18°C by the end.

A typical August day in Väståboland reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Väståboland

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.

Väståboland weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -5°4810.186.30.0
Feb-2° / -6°368.47.18.60.0
Mar / -4°3585.211.30.0
Apr / 328.11.614.20.9
May12° / 347.6016.83.6
Jun17° / 11°529.2018.45.5
Jul20° / 14°5910.1017.86.4
Aug20° / 14°6811.3015.46.0
Sep15° / 10°539.7012.64.4
Oct / 63110.49.71.7
Nov / 5911.72.97.10.1
Dec / -2°5912.76.45.60.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25347
35248
45149
55149
65149
75149
85050
95050
104951
114951
124951
134852
144852
154852
164753
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264258
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284159
294159
304060
314060

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Väståboland gets around 68 mm of rain over 11.3 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 36% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
133
234
334
434
535
635
735
835
936
1036
1136
1237
1337
1437
1537
1637
1737
1837
1938
2038
2138
2238
2338
2438
2537
2637
2737
2837
2937
3037
3137

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 52% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14138174
24238174
34337174
44337173
54436173
64536173
74636172
84636162
94736161
104736161
114836151
124836151
134936141
144936141
155036131
165136121
175136121
185336110
195336110
205436100
215436100
22553690
23563590
24573580
25583480
26603370
27613270
28623260
29633160
30653050
31672940

Wind in August

Winds average 15 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
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414light breeze
514light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 42 min at the start of August to 14 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 162 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:16 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 8:58 PM to 7:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.74:168:58
216.64:188:55
316.54:218:53
416.54:238:50
516.44:258:48
616.34:288:45
716.24:308:42
816.14:338:40
916.04:358:37
1015.94:388:34
1115.94:408:32
1215.84:428:29
1315.74:458:26
1415.64:478:23
1515.54:508:20
1615.44:528:17
1715.34:558:15
1815.24:578:12
1915.15:008:09
2015.15:028:06
2115.05:058:03
2214.95:078:00
2314.85:107:57
2414.75:127:54
2514.65:157:51
2614.55:177:48
2714.45:207:45
2814.35:227:41
2914.25:257:38
3014.15:277:35
3114.05:307:32

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.17 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.0Bright
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84.9Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.5Bright
164.4Bright
174.4Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.2Bright
214.1Bright
224.1Bright
234.0Bright
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Väståboland?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Väståboland for sightseeing.

What to pack for Väståboland in August

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

In August, Väståboland sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Väståboland in August

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 20 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in March near 1°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan2Bracing
Feb1Bracing
Mar1Bracing
Apr2Bracing
May6Bracing
Jun12Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep14Bracing
Oct10Bracing
Nov7Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Väståboland 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 Väståboland peaks around June 17 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 17UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Väståboland?

Väståboland sits at 60.3°N, 22.3°E, in Finland. The nearest listed city is Kaarina, 13 km away.

RaseborgLoimaa

Topography around Väståboland

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Väståboland has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 276 m.

The land around Väståboland is covered by trees (50%) and water (23%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and water (39%) within 16 km, and water (44%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
174 m
16 km
178 m
80 km
276 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Kaarina 13 km · Turku 17 km · Raisio 22 km · Naantali 24 km · Lieto 25 km · Salo 47 km · Raseborg 73 km · Loimaa 74 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 Väståboland (60.2997°, 22.3004°), 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).