Falun weather in August

In August, Falun sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 81 mm of rain across 13.3 wet days and about 15.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 48 min at the start of August to 14 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Falun's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Falun's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
10°
11th coldest
Rainfall
81 mm
13.3 wet days
Daylight
15 h 30 min
4:18 AM – 7:45 PM
Cloud cover
69%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Falun is urban area in Falun Municipality, Sweden.

Air quality
Excellent
PM2.5 4.7 µg/m³ · 2016
Founded
1641

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical August day in Falun reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12212
22212
32212
42112
52111
62111
72111
82111
92111
102111
112111
122011
132011
142011
152011
162010
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192010
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221910
231910
241910
25199
26189
27189
28189
29189
30189
31189

How August really feels in Falun

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Falun weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -7°378.47.66.20.0
Feb-1° / -7°277.178.50.0
Mar / -5°307.25.911.30.1
Apr / -1°367.92.514.22.0
May15° / 55110.716.94.4
Jun19° / 7512.1018.55.6
Jul21° / 11°7812.6017.96.0
Aug20° / 10°8113.3015.45.7
Sep15° / 479012.64.4
Oct / 559.81.19.71.4
Nov / -2°499.54.870.0
Dec-1° / -5°441085.50.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33664
43565
53565
63466
73466
83466
93466
103466
113466
123466
133367
143367
153466
163466
173367
183367
193367
203367
213268
223268
233169
243169
253070
263070
272971
282971
292971
303070
313070

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Falun gets around 81 mm of rain over 13.3 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 42% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
140
240
341
441
542
642
742
843
943
1043
1143
1244
1344
1444
1544
1644
1744
1844
1944
2043
2143
2243
2343
2442
2542
2641
2741
2840
2939
3038
3137

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 75% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
166286
265287
367276
468266
569256
669256
770246
871236
972235
1072235
1173225
1273225
1374224
1474224
1574224
1675223
1776213
1876213
1976213
2077203
2177203
2278193
2378193
2479183
2580173
2681163
2782153
2883143
2985123
3086113
3187103

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
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2810calm
2910calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 48 min at the start of August to 14 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 162 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 3:40 AM to 4:55 AM, and sunset from 8:27 PM to 7:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.83:408:27
216.73:438:24
316.63:458:22
416.53:488:19
516.43:508:16
616.33:538:14
716.33:558:11
816.23:588:08
916.14:008:05
1016.04:038:03
1115.94:058:00
1215.84:087:57
1315.74:107:54
1415.64:137:51
1515.64:157:48
1615.54:187:45
1715.44:207:43
1815.34:237:40
1915.24:257:37
2015.14:287:34
2115.04:307:31
2214.94:337:28
2314.84:357:24
2414.74:387:21
2514.64:407:18
2614.54:437:15
2714.44:457:12
2814.44:487:09
2914.34:507:06
3014.24:537:03
3114.14:557:00

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 3.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.1Bright
114.0Bright
124.0Bright
134.0Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.9Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.7Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.2Moderate
293.2Moderate
303.1Moderate
313.1Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Falun?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Falun for sightseeing.

What to pack for Falun in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Falun sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Falun in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks 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 Falun peaks around June 17 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 17UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Falun?

Falun sits at 60.6°N, 15.6°E, 97 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Borlänge, 17 km away.

VästeråsKöpingEnköpingGamla Uppsala

Topography around Falun

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Falun.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Falun has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 209 m around an average of 154 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 345 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 566 m.

The land around Falun is covered by trees (60%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (70%) within 16 km, and trees (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
209 m
16 km
345 m
80 km
566 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Borlänge 17 km · Ludvika 56 km · Sandviken 62 km · Gävle 83 km · Västerås 121 km · Köping 123 km · Enköping 134 km · Gamla Uppsala 136 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
Church of Sweden 54%none or unspecified 37%other 9%

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 Falun (60.6036°, 15.626°, elevation 97 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).