Weather in Oulu in August 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Oulu in August
The temperature in August is +66°F on average, with a range between a maximum of +81°F during the day and a minimum of +43°F at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 48% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +72°F to +54°F.
Is Oulu warm or cold in August?
Oulu is typically mild in August.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +66°F to +63°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +54°F to +52°F.
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 Oulu, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Oulu in August
| July | August | September | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +66°F | +63°F | +54°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +43°F | +36°F | +27°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +90°F | +84°F | +75°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 75 mm | 77 mm | 59 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 74% | 77% | 81% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1009 HPa | 1010 HPa | 1010 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 7 | 6 | 4 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 15 | 16 | 19 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | 7 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
August typically has worse weather conditions compared to July. It’s getting colder in August. From +66°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +63°F. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 75 mm to 77 mm. Humidity rises from 74% to 77%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during August, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 7 sunny days in July to 6 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 Oulu is gradually increasing during August, going from 2 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last August in Oulu?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Oulu in August has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1987 (+58°F) and the highest in 2006 (+74°F). The driest year was 2006 with only 15 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2022 with 147 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Oulu, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
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.