Sysmä Weather in August
Sysmä in August
The short of it: Sysmä in August averages a high of 20 °C (68 °F) and a low of 11 °C (52 °F), with 68 mm (2.7 in) of rain and about 15 h 51 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 68 mm · daylight 15 h 51 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & June
Thirty years of records give Sysmä an average August high of 20°, a low of 11° and some 68 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 20°, nights near 11°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 68 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 51 min in mid-August, 164 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, 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, Sysmä runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Hartola, 20 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
August in Sysmä, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 2° colder, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 6° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 51 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HartolaPaijat-Hame | 20 km ENE | 20° | 11° | 66 mm |
| PadasjokiPaijat-Hame | 27 km SW | 20° | 11° | 69 mm |
| KuhmoinenPirkanmaa | 28 km WNW | 20° | 11° | 72 mm |
| AsikkalaPaijat-Hame | 33 km SSW | 20° | 11° | 67 mm |
| LuhankaCentral Finland | 33 km N | 20° | 11° | 69 mm |
| JoutsaCentral Finland | 35 km NE | 20° | 11° | 67 mm |
| HeinolaPaijat-Hame | 38 km SSE | 20° | 11° | 65 mm |
| AuttoinenPaijat-Hame | 39 km SW | 20° | 10° | 70 mm |