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Finland · City

Helsinki
in July.

Illustration of Red riverside warehouses in Old Porvoo
Old Porvoo, Helsinki-UusimaaDestination view, not month-specific.

Is July a good time?

Temperature unit

Warm days.
A steady visitor season.

July averages 73°F afternoons and 62°F seas, with about 10 rain days. Later July is typically warmer.

Afternoons
73°F
Sea
62°F
Visitor demand
100%of July peak

Historical Helsinki-Uusimaa regional averages, not a forecast or a measure of queues. Overnight demand compares average stays per day. Covers Helsinki and Porvoo; conditions vary within the region.

Overall match

7.5/10 · scores & priorities

What matters most?

Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%

#1 of 12 months here · Balanced mix

Weather9.0/10Excellent
CrowdsSteady all yearsimilar all year; overnight stays do not measure queues
CostPriceyfor Europe

Overall combines weather, overnight demand and cost. It does not include sea temperature.

Plan your July

What to expect.

What should I pack?

Afternoons around 73°F (23°C): T-shirt weather; nights around 56°F (13°C): a sweater and a light jacket. Bring rain gear: about 10 days with at least 1 mm of rain. About 18 hours of daylight.

Can I swim in July?

The sea averages 62°F. Our swimming guide: cold: short dips, or a wetsuit. Your comfort will vary. This is open water near the coast, not a beach-specific reading.

Monthly coastal averages from NOAA, 2011–2025. Sea temperature is separate from the weather and Overall scores.

A typical day: temperatures & daylightAfternoons, nights, sea temperature & daylight Show detailsHide details

About 18 hours of daylight.

Sunrise 04:19Sunset 22:3456°F73°F00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00

The sun rises about 04:19 and sets about 22:34 (local time, mid-month). Mornings start around 56°F (13°C); afternoons reach about 73°F (23°C). Expect rain on about 10 days in a typical July.

Typical afternoon
73°F (23°C)
average daily high, 15 recent Julys
Night low
56°F (13°C)
average daily minimum
Sea
62°F (17°C)
cold; open water near the coast, NOAA satellite record 2011–2025
Daylight
18h 15m
on the 15th, computed from latitude

Early, middle or late?

Early or late July?

Late July is typically warmer. The afternoon high averages 72°F on the 1st, versus 74°F on the 31st. Historical wet-day frequency falls from 39% to 34% between those dates.

Early July 1 July

72°F

Typical afternoon high

39% historical wet-day frequency

Mid July 15 July

73°F

Typical afternoon high

34% historical wet-day frequency

Late July 31 July

74°F

Typical afternoon high

34% historical wet-day frequency

Historical daily averages from 2011–2025, smoothed over two weeks. A seasonal pattern, not a forecast. This does not establish which week has the lowest prices or fewest visitors.

Daily calendar & holiday datesJuly 2027 · historical weather & dated holidays Show calendarHide calendar

July 2027 calendar

Weather shows historical patterns, not a forecast. Holidays and events use the dates shown for 2027.

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
172°272°372°472°
572°672°772°872°972°1072°1172°
1272°1372°1473°1573°1673°1773°1874°
1974°2074°2175°2275°2375°2475°2575°
2675°2775°2875°2975°3074°3174°

Afternoon high rain likely (25%+) local school holidays public holiday event

School-holiday dates for July 2027 aren't available in our data yet. A day without a school marker doesn't mean schools are open.

Afternoons warm from about 72°F (22°C) in the first week to 75°F (24°C) in the last. The chance of a wet day runs 28–39%.

Elsewhere in July 2027, the share of people living where schools are out on a typical day: Italy 100%, Spain 100%, Germany 54%, Netherlands 64%. (School holidays: OpenHolidays, ODbL.)

Crowds, cost and getting there

Visitor season

Will it be busy?

Steady all year. July averages 100% of July's overnight stays per day. Overnight demand varies little across the year.

Overnight stays across Helsinki-Uusimaa do not measure queues, day visitors or congestion at individual sights.

Accommodation price season

Will it be cheaper?

A little below usual. Historical regional accommodation revenue (2024–2025 monthly average): €110 per occupied unit per night. An average, not a booking quote.

Fewer overnight stays do not automatically mean cheaper rooms. Check actual quotes for your trip.

Historical accommodation average
€110
2024–2025 monthly average; accommodation revenue per occupied unit per night; not a current booking quote. −5% vs this region's usual month.
Finland as a whole
Above EU average
2024 restaurants and hotels price level: 127 where the EU average is 100. A relative index, not a room rate.
Recorded US nonstop flights · 2024
Recorded this month
from New York JFK and Dallas; 2024 schedule, Eurostat

Statistics Finland 11ix covers hotels and other registered accommodation, including VAT. Units and coverage.

Year-to-year variation

How much does July vary?

Across the recorded years

In the 15 years from 2011 to 2025, the month's afternoons averaged between 69°F (20°C) and 80°F (26°C); in 6 of them they were within 3°F (1.5°C) of the typical 73°F (23°C). Rain days ranged from 7 to 16; half the years had 9–12.

Rain days in each July

Historical rain days; exact figures in the table below. 2011: 10 rain days1020112012: 10 rain days102013: 8 rain days82014: 9 rain days92015: 15 rain days152016: 11 rain days112017: 10 rain days102018: 8 rain days82019: 9 rain days92020: 16 rain days162021: 7 rain days72022: 9 rain days92023: 12 rain days122024: 15 rain days152025: 11 rain days112025
Rain days
10
at least 1 mm, typical year; about 15 in a wet year
Mostly sunny days
5 of 31
cloud cover under 30%
Years with a 95°F+ day
0 of 15
no July in the last 15 years had a day at or above 95°F (35°C)
Good weather days
26 of 31
rated very good or better
See every recorded JulyHistorical monthly averages, year by year Show detailsHide details
Historical monthly averages, not daily extremes.
YearAfternoon highRain days
201177°F10
201272°F10
201373°F8
201477°F9
201569°F15
201672°F11
201769°F10
201878°F8
201972°F9
202069°F16
202180°F7
202273°F9
202371°F12
202473°F15
202577°F11

Checked against 13 local weather stations. How we check

Compare dates

June, July
or August?

Historical regional averages. Overnight demand vs July peak, measured as average stays per day.
Typical conditionsJunJulAug
Afternoons70°F73°F70°F
Sea55°F62°F64°F
Rain days91011
Overnight demand93%100%98%

June: Cooler afternoons and cooler sea than July. June guide →

August: Cooler afternoons than July. August guide →

Overnight demand measures accommodation stays, not queues. Sea temperatures are monthly coastal averages.

Compare any of the 12 monthsChoose another month and compare it with July Show comparisonHide comparison

Yellow marks the top three months on the Balanced mix. July stays as your reference.

Hotel stays vary little through the year. No other scored month has a Weather score at least 1.0 point higher than July.

Your comparison

July or June?

Overnight stays vary little through the year.

Historical regional accommodation revenue (2024–2025 monthly average): €133 per occupied unit per night. An average, not a booking quote.

Read the June guide →
July compared with another month
Typical conditionsJulyJune
Afternoons73°F70°F
Nights56°F51°F
Sea62°F55°F
Rain days109
Visitor seasonSteady all yearSteady all year
Overall / 107.57.2
Month rank#1#3
Every month, in detail Show detailsHide details
All 12 months. Scores and ranks follow your priorities. Explore the whole year.
MonthOverallRankHighLowSeaRain daysWeatherVisitor season
January3.9#1229°F19°F36°F142.9Steady all year
February4.3#1030°F20°F34°F103.3Steady all year
March5.3#837°F24°F34°F74.6Steady all year
April5.8#648°F32°F37°F75.5Steady all year
May6.7#461°F42°F45°F77.6Steady all year
June7.2#370°F51°F55°F98.7Steady all year
July7.5#173°F56°F62°F109.0Steady all year
August7.4#270°F54°F64°F118.9Steady all year
September6.5#562°F47°F60°F107.1Steady all year
October5.5#749°F38°F52°F115.0Steady all year
November4.8#941°F32°F46°F123.9Steady all year
December4.2#1134°F26°F41°F143.2Steady all year

Near here

Nearby places in July

Nearby regions, nearest first. Distances are centre to centre, as the crow flies; they are not road distances or journey times.

Elsewhere in Europe

As good as Helsinki in July, but quieter

Helsinki's weather ranks 8 of 41 city regions this month. Helsinki already has excellent weather in July; these city regions outside Finland are about as good and quieter for their season, nearest first.

All of Finland in July · Everywhere in July

How we knowSources, regional scope & scoring method Show detailsHide details

The Finnish series covers hotels, cottages and other registered accommodation with at least 20 beds or electrical caravan pitches. A rental unit may be a room, a cottage or an electrical pitch. Prices include VAT. Accommodation coverage.

Hotel stays are steady all year here: this month is 100% of the busiest and 36% above average. That counts overnight stays, not how busy the sights are.The figures cover the whole Helsinki-Uusimaa region, suburbs included. That means about 26,000 overnight visitors on a typical July night across the region, 56% of them from Finland itself. Rentals booked through Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor add up to 6,000 more: 23 for every 100 counted above. Some are the same properties counted twice.

Climate suitability (HCI:Urban, 0–100)80
How our weather was checked13 open weather stations in this region, January and July: afternoon highs typically within 1°F (0.3°C), night lows within 1°F (0.7°C).
Tourist nights per 1,000 residents per day15
Busiest month hereJuly · 15
Visitors as share of people present1.5%
Rank among Europe's regions this month32nd percentile
Domestic share of nights56%
Platform rental nights per 100 counted nights23
Visitor share if every platform night were extra1.8%
Population used1.8 million
Statistical regionFI1B · Helsinki-Uusimaa

Crowds: Eurostat nights spent at tourist accommodation, by month and NUTS 2 region, 2024–2025 average. Overnight visitors per night is the month's nights divided by its days; the per-1,000 figure is Eurostat's, against each year's population. Platform rentals: Eurostat nights booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor, 2024–2025 average, shown separately because some properties are in both counts. Weather: Holiday Climate Index computed from ERA5 reanalysis with daily highs, night lows and rain days corrected from open national weather-service station records, 2011–2025, population-weighted to the region; day-by-day figures are the same data averaged by date. Heat and rain odds are counted across those years. Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations, local time. Prices: Eurostat price level index and HICP, national; the first figure is regional (Statistics Finland, StatFin 11ix: average room price per occupied room (incl. VAT)). Full method · this region's data.