Åre in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Åre sees average daytime highs around 15°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 262 mm of precipitation over about 45 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 15°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Åre's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Åre's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 15°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 8°C
- Precipitation
- 262 mm
- 45 wet days
- Avg wind
- 10 km/h
- Travel score
- 4.0
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Åre in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 15°C.
A typical summer day in Åre reaches about 15°C and drops to 8°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.
How summer really feels in Åre
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Åre weather by month
How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -4° / -9° | 63 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 5.3 | 0.0 |
| Feb | -3° / -9° | 51 | 11.3 | 12.4 | 8.1 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 0° / -7° | 59 | 13.3 | 13.7 | 11.2 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 5° / -3° | 47 | 11.9 | 9 | 14.5 | 0.2 |
| May | 9° / 2° | 54 | 12.7 | 4.2 | 17.6 | 1.7 |
| Jun | 14° / 6° | 85 | 15.4 | 0.4 | 19.7 | 3.2 |
| Jul | 17° / 9° | 90 | 15.1 | 0 | 18.9 | 4.5 |
| Aug | 16° / 9° | 88 | 14.1 | 0 | 15.9 | 4.3 |
| Sep | 11° / 5° | 76 | 14.5 | 0.5 | 12.7 | 2.4 |
| Oct | 5° / 1° | 71 | 14.1 | 6.2 | 9.4 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 0° / -4° | 63 | 12.6 | 10.6 | 6.3 | 0.0 |
| Dec | -2° / -7° | 62 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Åre gets around 262 mm of rain and snow over 45 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 10 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 19 h 06 min in early June to 14 h 18 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 4.3 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Åre?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a reasonable time to visit Åre for sightseeing.
What to pack for Åre in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Åre sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 45 days see rain.
UV index in Åre in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Åre peaks around June 23 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Level | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | Low |
| Feb | 1 | Low |
| Mar | 1 | Low |
| Apr | 3 | Moderate |
| May | 4 | Moderate |
| Jun | 5 | Moderate |
| Jul | 5 | Moderate |
| Aug | 4 | Moderate |
| Sep | 2 | Low |
| Oct | 1 | Low |
| Nov | 0 | Low |
| Dec | 0 | Low |
Where is Åre?
Åre sits at 63.4°N, 13.1°E, 0 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Östersund, 82 km away.
Topography around Åre
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Åre.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Åre has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 949 m around an average of 615 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,050 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,770 m.
The land around Åre is covered by trees (54%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.
Sweden travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 2
- Exercise Increased Caution
- Power plugs
- Type C / F
- 230 V · 50 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 87% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $63,133
- 2025
- Happiness
- 7.3 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 100%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 1.1
- per 100k, 2023
- Road deaths
- 3.1
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- High
- World Bank
- English
- Very high
- EF EPI 609
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Åre (63.3991°, 13.08°, elevation 0 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.