Karlskoga weather in August

In August, Karlskoga sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 92 mm of rain across 14.1 wet days and about 15.3 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 19% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 30 min at the start of August to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Karlskoga's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Karlskoga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
92 mm
14.1 wet days
Daylight
15 h 18 min
4:28 AM – 7:44 PM
Cloud cover
67%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Karlskoga is urban area in Karlskoga Municipality, Sweden.

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 Karlskoga reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 24°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)
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How August really feels in Karlskoga

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.

Karlskoga 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-0° / -5°4910.26.86.60.0
Feb / -5°398.46.68.70.0
Mar / -3°368.3511.30.1
Apr / 408.61.914.12.0
May15° / 5711.10.316.64.3
Jun18° / 10°8212.9018.15.4
Jul21° / 12°9013.1017.55.9
Aug20° / 12°9214.1015.35.6
Sep15° / 6210.6012.64.4
Oct / 6211.30.89.81.8
Nov / 54113.37.30.1
Dec / -3°5510.66.15.90.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 63%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
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44060
54060
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Karlskoga gets around 92 mm of rain over 14.1 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 45% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
142
242
342
443
543
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743
844
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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 60% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14742101
24841101
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44940101
55040101
6513991
7523891
8523891
9553780
10553780
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18613360
19623260
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21633160
22653050
23662950
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25682750
26712540
27722440
28742240
29762040
30781930
31801730

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 30 min at the start of August to 14 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 150 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 3:53 AM to 5:03 AM, and sunset from 8:23 PM to 7:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.53:538:23
216.43:558:21
316.33:588:18
416.34:008:16
516.24:028:13
616.14:048:11
716.04:078:08
815.94:098:06
915.94:118:03
1015.84:148:00
1115.74:167:58
1215.64:187:55
1315.54:217:53
1415.44:237:50
1515.44:257:47
1615.34:287:44
1715.24:307:42
1815.14:327:39
1915.04:357:36
2014.94:377:33
2114.84:397:30
2214.84:427:27
2314.74:447:24
2414.64:477:22
2514.54:497:19
2614.44:517:16
2714.34:547:13
2814.24:567:10
2914.14:587:07
3014.15:017:04
3114.05:037:01

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.21 kWh/m² to a high of 5.72 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.12 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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174.1Bright
184.0Bright
194.0Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.4Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Karlskoga?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
2.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Karlskoga for sightseeing.

What to pack for Karlskoga in August

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

In August, Karlskoga sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Karlskoga 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 Karlskoga peaks around June 16 at about 5 (high) — 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateModerateLowJun 16UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul4Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Karlskoga?

Karlskoga sits at 59.3°N, 14.5°E, 119 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Kristinehamn, 24 km away.

MotalaLudvika

Topography around Karlskoga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Karlskoga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m around an average of 116 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 205 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 447 m.

The land around Karlskoga is covered by trees (40%) and water (23%) within 3 km, trees (75%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and water (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
91 m
16 km
205 m
80 km
447 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Kristinehamn 24 km · Örebro 39 km · Kumla 42 km · Karlstad 58 km · Mariestad 79 km · Köping 86 km · Motala 93 km · Ludvika 99 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 Karlskoga (59.3267°, 14.5239°, elevation 119 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).