Weather in Kuusamo in August 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Kuusamo in August
Going from a maximum of +26°C during the day to a minimum of +6°C during the night, the temperature in August averages around +18°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 25% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +21°C to +16°C.
Is Kuusamo warm or cold in August?
Kuusamo is typically mild in August.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +18°C to +16°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +11°C to +9°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
August is one of the warmest months in Kuusamo, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Kuusamo in August
| July | August | September | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +18°C | +16°C | +10°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +3°C | 0°C | -4°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +29°C | +29°C | +21°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 81 mm | 74 mm | 54 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 77% | 82% | 87% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1010 HPa | 1011 HPa | 1010 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 4 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 7 | 9 | 11 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 20 | 19 | 16 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
August weather is still as ok as in July. It’s getting colder in August. From +18°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +16°C. As August arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 81 mm to 74 mm. Humidity rises from 77% to 82%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during August, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 4 sunny days in July to 3 in August.
September brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Kuusamo is gradually increasing during August, going from 1 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last August in Kuusamo?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Kuusamo in August has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1985 (+1°C) and the highest in 2020 (+6°C). The driest year was 1990 with only 201 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2015 with 481 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Kuusamo, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.