Weather in Rovaniemi in August 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Rovaniemi in August
The temperature in August is +19°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +28°C during the day and a minimum of +4°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 25% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +21°C to +15°C.
Is Rovaniemi warm or cold in August?
Rovaniemi is typically mild in August.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +20°C to +17°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 Rovaniemi, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Rovaniemi in August
| July | August | September | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +20°C | +17°C | +11°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +3°C | -1°C | -7°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +32°C | +29°C | +23°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 79 mm | 76 mm | 54 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 70% | 77% | 83% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1010 HPa | 1010 HPa | 1010 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 4 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 9 | 10 | 12 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 17 | 17 | 15 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
August typically has worse weather conditions compared to July. It’s getting colder in August. From +20°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +17°C. As August arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 79 mm to 76 mm. Humidity rises from 70% to 77%. 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 3 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Rovaniemi is gradually increasing during August, going from 2 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last August in Rovaniemi?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Rovaniemi in August has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1985 (+2°C) and the highest in 2020 (+7°C). The driest year was 1997 with only 206 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2020 with 551 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Rovaniemi, 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.