Joutsa Weather in August
Joutsa in August
The short of it: Joutsa in August averages a high of 20 °C (67 °F) and a low of 11 °C (51 °F), with 67 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 15 h 53 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 11° · rain 67 mm · daylight 15 h 53 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & June
Thirty years of records give Joutsa an average August high of 20°, a low of 11° and some 67 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 20°, nights near 11°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 67 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 53 min in mid-August, 166 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 4 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Joutsa runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Hartola, 17 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
August in Joutsa, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 2° colder, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 6° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 53 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HartolaPaijat-Hame | 17 km SSW | 20° | 11° | 66 mm |
| LeivonmäkiCentral Finland | 20 km N | 19° | 10° | 70 mm |
| LuhankaCentral Finland | 23 km WNW | 20° | 11° | 69 mm |
| PertunmaaSouth Savo | 32 km SE | 20° | 11° | 66 mm |
| SysmäPaijat-Hame | 35 km SW | 20° | 11° | 68 mm |
| HirvensalmiSouth Savo | 38 km ESE | 20° | 11° | 66 mm |
| KangasniemiSouth Savo | 40 km NE | 20° | 10° | 68 mm |
| ToivakkaCentral Finland | 41 km N | 20° | 10° | 70 mm |