Your holiday weather, at a glance

Finland in August: where is it warmest?

In August, Helsinki is the warmest place with 20 °C by day, Rovaniemi, Lapland the coolest with 17 °C. 5 of 7 destinations have good holiday weather.

All destinations in August, warmest first

Long-term averages for the month: daytime high, sea, sunshine and rainy days.

PlaceScoreAirSeaSunRain days
Helsinki7820°17°8 h13
Espoo7820°17°8 h13
Turku7620°17°8 h13
Porvoo3220°18°8 h12
Vaasa2219°16°7 h12
Oulu7518°16°7 h13
Rovaniemi, Lapland7117°–6 h12

Finland in August: quick answers

Finland in August: where is it warmest?

The warmest places in August are Helsinki (20 °C), Espoo (20 °C) and Turku (20 °C).

Finland in August: where is the sea warmest?

The sea is warmest at Porvoo (18 °C), Helsinki (17 °C) and Espoo (17 °C).

Finland in August: where is the weather best?

The best holiday weather in August – warm, sunny and dry – is in Helsinki, Espoo and Turku.

Finland month by month

Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences