City in Finland

Helsinki Weather Forecast

Helsinki weather: 56°F, mainly clear. Hourly forecast, 14-day outlook, UV, air quality and the best time to visit.

🌤️ 56°F now🕔 2:34 AM local📅 Best: May, June, July, August and September👥 660.000

7-day forecast for Helsinki

Daily highs and lows, precipitation and UV.

DayConditionsHigh / LowPrecipWindUV
Mon, Aug 24☁️ Overcast66° / 56°35%13 mph4
Tue, Aug 25☁️ Overcast71° / 56°0%11 mph4
Wed, Aug 26☁️ Overcast71° / 58°12% · 0,0 in10 mph4
Thu, Aug 27⛅ Partly cloudy66° / 52°14%5 mph2
Fri, Aug 28🌦️ Light drizzle65° / 52°12% · 0,0 in10 mph4
Sat, Aug 29🌦️ Light showers62° / 60°46% · 0,3 in20 mph4
Sun, Aug 30🌦️ Drizzle63° / 60°57% · 0,4 in11 mph1

Weekend outlook

Saturday, Aug 29

🌦️ 62° / 60°

Light showers · 46% rain · wind 20 mph

Sunday, Aug 30

🌦️ 63° / 60°

Drizzle · 57% rain · wind 11 mph

Is today a good day to visit?

Activity scores from 0 to 10 based on temperature, rain, wind, sun and visibility.

Sightseeing8.1
Outdoors7.6
Beach day5.4
Swimming4.6
Hiking8.5
Running8.5
Cycling8.2
Camping7.9
Fishing7.9
Photography8.7
Stargazing7.8
Family time7.6
Driving7.9
Flying out7.8

What to pack, what to skip

Pack for the next 7 days
  • A packable rain shell - 2 of the next 7 days carry a real chance of rain
Worth avoiding
  • If your dates are flexible, avoid January, February and December - historically the least comfortable months here.

Active alerts for Helsinki

⚠️Sat, Aug 29: damaging gusts to 42 mph.

Derived from the forecast. No official alert feed is wired for this country yet.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Helsinki?

Helsinki is a city in Finland. Its coordinates are 60.1699, 24.9384. It lies in Europe.

What is the weather like in Helsinki right now?

It is currently 56°F (13°C) with mainly clear. Humidity is 89% and wind is 12 mph.

When is the best time to visit Helsinki?

May, June, July, August and September offer the most comfortable conditions in Helsinki, which has a subarctic climate. January, February and December are usually the hardest months for outdoor plans.

What time zone is Helsinki in?

Helsinki observes Europe/Helsinki (UTC+03:00). The local time is 2:34 AM.

How many people live in Helsinki?

Helsinki has a population of approximately 660.000.

What is the nearest airport to Helsinki?

The closest airports are Helsinki Airport (HEL), 10 mi away and Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN), 246 mi away.

What places are in Helsinki?

Helsinki covers 1 places in this atlas, including Helsinki Airport.

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Data sources and methodology

Place dataUSPOTUS Atlas dataset (cities-world) - coordinates, hierarchy and facts.
Forecast and observationsOpen-Meteo (ECMWF and national models).
Air quality and pollenCopernicus CAMS via Open-Meteo. US AQI scale.
Climate averagesERA5 reanalysis via the Open-Meteo archive, aggregated over 3 years.
MethodScores, comparisons and advice on this page are computed from the inputs above. Distances are straight-line. Nothing is estimated where data is missing - the block is simply not shown.

Last updated August 25, 2026 at 2:34 AM local time. Live blocks refresh every 15 minutes; climate averages monthly.

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