Jyväskylä weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Jyväskylä is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 68/100), with August and June close behind. Jyväskylä averages about 1,539 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 104 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,539
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 68/100
- Rain / year
- 836 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.5 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 4 (moderate)
- Population
- 149k
- Elevation
- 139 m
When is the best time to visit Jyväskylä?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Jyväskylä is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 55 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Jyväskylä?
Jyväskylä isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,539 hours of sunshine a year. 68 Sunshine Score points separate July (68) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #19 of 20 destinations in Finland for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,638 hours. The year's 836 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -7° / 19°F | -12° / 10°F | 55 mm | 0 |
| February | 0 | -6° / 21°F | -12° / 10°F | 44 mm | 0 |
| March | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -8° / 18°F | 42 mm | 1 |
| April | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -1° / 30°F | 53 mm | 2 |
| May | 37 | 14° / 57°F | 5° / 41°F | 70 mm | 3 |
| June | 58 | 18° / 64°F | 10° / 50°F | 95 mm | 4 |
| July | 68 | 21° / 70°F | 13° / 55°F | 104 mm | 4 |
| August | 65 | 19° / 66°F | 12° / 54°F | 87 mm | 3 |
| September | 31 | 13° / 55°F | 7° / 45°F | 74 mm | 1 |
| October | 0 | 5° / 41°F | 1° / 34°F | 76 mm | 1 |
| November | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -4° / 25°F | 71 mm | 0 |
| December | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -9° / 16°F | 65 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Helsinki (Vantaa) Finland · 235 km · best in Jul · 1,584 h sun/yr
- Oulu / Oulunsalo Finland · 282 km · best in Jul · 1,711 h sun/yr
- Umeå Sweden · 312 km · best in Jul · 1,887 h sun/yr
- Tallinn Estonia · 335 km · best in Jul · 1,693 h sun/yr
- St. Petersburg Russia · 380 km · best in Jul · 1,522 h sun/yr
- Luleå Sweden · 390 km · best in Jul · 1,895 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Kuopio / Siilinjärvi Finland · 127 km · 1,575 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Tampere / Pirkkala Finland · 154 km · 1,564 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Savonlinna Finland · 177 km · 1,544 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Kokkola / Kruunupyy Finland · 195 km · 1,706 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Lappeenranta Finland · 199 km · 1,531 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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