Karlstad weather in July

In July, Karlstad sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 78 mm of rain across 12.4 wet days and about 17.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 18 h 12 min at the start of July to 16 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Karlstad's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Karlstad's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 22°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 78 mm; 12.4 wet days
Daylight: 17 h 36 min; 3:24 AM – 8:59 PM
Cloud cover: 64%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 5.35 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.1; out of 10

Karlstad is urban area in Karlstad Municipality, Sweden.

Air quality: Good; PM10 17.2 µg/m³ · 2019

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

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month.

A typical July day in Karlstad reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and about 1°C warmer than August.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	12
2	21	12
3	21	12
4	21	12
5	21	12
6	21	12
7	21	12
8	21	12
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10	21	12
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12	21	12
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24	22	13
25	22	13
26	22	13
27	22	13
28	22	13
29	22	13
30	22	13
31	22	13

How July really feels in Karlstad

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Karlstad weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-0° / -5°	52	10.3	7.5	6.6	0.0
Feb	0° / -5°	40	8.2	6.7	8.7	0.0
Mar	5° / -3°	37	7.8	4.8	11.3	0.3
Apr	10° / 1°	41	8.5	1.8	14.1	2.4
May	16° / 6°	61	10.8	0.2	16.6	4.7
Jun	19° / 10°	77	11.6	0	18.1	5.8
Jul	22° / 13°	78	12.4	0	17.5	6.1
Aug	20° / 12°	88	13.1	0	15.3	5.9
Sep	16° / 8°	64	9.9	0	12.6	4.7
Oct	10° / 4°	64	11.3	0.7	9.8	2.0
Nov	4° / 0°	59	11.1	3.1	7.3	0.1
Dec	1° / -4°	57	10.7	6.1	5.9	0.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	42	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	43	42	42	41	41	41	42	42	41	41	41	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	42	42	42
Cloudier (%)	58	59	59	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	57	58	58	59	59	59	58	58	59	59	59	58	58	58	59	59	59	59	58	58	58

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	41	59
3	41	59
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	41	59
10	41	59
11	43	57
12	42	58
13	42	58
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	41	59
22	42	58
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	41	59
26	41	59
27	41	59
28	41	59
29	42	58
30	42	58
31	42	58

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Karlstad gets around 78 mm of rain over 12.4 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 40% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	40	41	41	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	41	40	39	39	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	40
2	41
3	41
4	41
5	42
6	42
7	42
8	43
9	43
10	43
11	43
12	43
13	43
14	43
15	43
16	42
17	42
18	41
19	40
20	39
21	39
22	38
23	38
24	37
25	37
26	37
27	37
28	37
29	37
30	37
31	38

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 65% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	82	80	79	78	77	76	74	73	72	71	70	69	68	67	66	65	64	63	62	59	59	58	56	55	55	53	53	53	53	53	52
Comfortable (%)	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	35	35	36	37	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39
Humid (%)	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8
Muggy (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	82	15	3	0
2	80	16	4	0
3	79	17	4	0
4	78	18	4	0
5	77	19	4	0
6	76	20	4	0
7	74	21	5	0
8	73	22	5	0
9	72	23	5	0
10	71	24	5	0
11	70	25	5	0
12	69	26	5	0
13	68	27	5	0
14	67	28	5	0
15	66	29	5	0
16	65	30	5	0
17	64	31	5	0
18	63	32	5	0
19	62	33	5	0
20	59	35	6	0
21	59	35	6	0
22	58	36	6	0
23	56	37	7	0
24	55	38	7	0
25	55	38	7	0
26	53	39	8	0
27	53	39	8	0
28	53	39	8	0
29	53	39	8	0
30	53	39	8	0
31	52	39	8	1

Wind in July

Winds average 10 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
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10	10	calm
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28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 18 h 12 min at the start of July to 16 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 96 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:04 AM to 3:55 AM, and sunset from 9:15 PM to 8:30 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	18.2	18.2	18.1	18.1	18.1	18.0	18.0	18.0	17.9	17.9	17.8	17.8	17.7	17.7	17.6	17.6	17.5	17.5	17.4	17.3	17.3	17.2	17.2	17.1	17.0	16.9	16.9	16.8	16.7	16.7	16.6
Sunrise (AM)	3:04	3:05	3:06	3:07	3:08	3:09	3:10	3:12	3:13	3:14	3:16	3:18	3:19	3:21	3:22	3:24	3:26	3:28	3:30	3:32	3:34	3:36	3:38	3:40	3:42	3:44	3:46	3:48	3:50	3:52	3:55
Sunset (PM)	9:15	9:14	9:14	9:13	9:12	9:11	9:10	9:09	9:08	9:07	9:06	9:05	9:03	9:02	9:01	8:59	8:57	8:56	8:54	8:52	8:50	8:49	8:47	8:45	8:43	8:41	8:38	8:36	8:34	8:32	8:30

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	18.2	3:04	9:15
2	18.2	3:05	9:14
3	18.1	3:06	9:14
4	18.1	3:07	9:13
5	18.1	3:08	9:12
6	18.0	3:09	9:11
7	18.0	3:10	9:10
8	18.0	3:12	9:09
9	17.9	3:13	9:08
10	17.9	3:14	9:07
11	17.8	3:16	9:06
12	17.8	3:18	9:05
13	17.7	3:19	9:03
14	17.7	3:21	9:02
15	17.6	3:22	9:01
16	17.6	3:24	8:59
17	17.5	3:26	8:57
18	17.5	3:28	8:56
19	17.4	3:30	8:54
20	17.3	3:32	8:52
21	17.3	3:34	8:50
22	17.2	3:36	8:49
23	17.2	3:38	8:47
24	17.1	3:40	8:45
25	17.0	3:42	8:43
26	16.9	3:44	8:41
27	16.9	3:46	8:38
28	16.8	3:48	8:36
29	16.7	3:50	8:34
30	16.7	3:52	8:32
31	16.6	3:55	8:30

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.2 kWh/m² to a high of 5.79 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.35 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.6	Bright
2	5.6	Bright
3	5.6	Bright
4	5.6	Bright
5	5.6	Bright
6	5.6	Bright
7	5.5	Bright
8	5.5	Bright
9	5.5	Bright
10	5.5	Bright
11	5.4	Bright
12	5.4	Bright
13	5.4	Bright
14	5.4	Bright
15	5.3	Bright
16	5.3	Bright
17	5.3	Bright
18	5.3	Bright
19	5.3	Bright
20	5.2	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.2	Bright
24	5.1	Bright
25	5.1	Bright
26	5.1	Bright
27	5.1	Bright
28	5.0	Bright
29	5.0	Bright
30	5.0	Bright
31	4.9	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Karlstad?

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

6.1

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

4.0

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Karlstad for sightseeing.

What to pack for Karlstad in July

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

In July, Karlstad sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Karlstad in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July 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 Karlstad peaks around June 17 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	2	3	4	5	4	4	3	1	0	0
Level	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	0	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	2	Low
Apr	3	Moderate
May	4	Moderate
Jun	5	Moderate
Jul	4	Moderate
Aug	4	Moderate
Sep	3	Moderate
Oct	1	Low
Nov	0	Low
Dec	0	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Karlstad?

Karlstad sits at 59.4°N, 13.5°E, 58 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Kristinehamn, 35 km away.

Topography around Karlstad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Karlstad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 51 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 113 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 434 m.

The land around Karlstad is covered by artificial surfaces (33%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, trees (41%) and water (36%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km

48 m

artificial surfaces 33%

16 km

113 m

trees 41%

80 km

434 m

trees 61%

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← June Karlstad year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July weather nearby: Kristinehamn 35 km · Karlskoga 58 km · Mariestad 77 km · Örebro 97 km · Kumla 97 km · Lidköping 99 km · Skövde 112 km · Halden 124 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 Karlstad (59.3793°, 13.5036°, elevation 58 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	12
2	21	12
3	21	12
4	21	12
5	21	12
6	21	12
7	21	12
8	21	12
9	21	12
10	21	12
11	21	12
12	21	12
13	21	13
14	21	13
15	22	13
16	22	13
17	22	13
18	22	13
19	22	13
20	22	13
21	22	13
22	22	13
23	22	13
24	22	13
25	22	13
26	22	13
27	22	13
28	22	13
29	22	13
30	22	13
31	22	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	41	59
3	41	59
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	41	59
10	41	59
11	43	57
12	42	58
13	42	58
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	41	59
22	42	58
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	41	59
26	41	59
27	41	59
28	41	59
29	42	58
30	42	58
31	42	58

	Rain chance (%)
1	40
2	41
3	41
4	41
5	42
6	42
7	42
8	43
9	43
10	43
11	43
12	43
13	43
14	43
15	43
16	42
17	42
18	41
19	40
20	39
21	39
22	38
23	38
24	37
25	37
26	37
27	37
28	37
29	37
30	37
31	38

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	82	15	3	0
2	80	16	4	0
3	79	17	4	0
4	78	18	4	0
5	77	19	4	0
6	76	20	4	0
7	74	21	5	0
8	73	22	5	0
9	72	23	5	0
10	71	24	5	0
11	70	25	5	0
12	69	26	5	0
13	68	27	5	0
14	67	28	5	0
15	66	29	5	0
16	65	30	5	0
17	64	31	5	0
18	63	32	5	0
19	62	33	5	0
20	59	35	6	0
21	59	35	6	0
22	58	36	6	0
23	56	37	7	0
24	55	38	7	0
25	55	38	7	0
26	53	39	8	0
27	53	39	8	0
28	53	39	8	0
29	53	39	8	0
30	53	39	8	0
31	52	39	8	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	12
2	21	12
3	21	12
4	21	12
5	21	12
6	21	12
7	21	12
8	21	12
9	21	12
10	21	12
11	21	12
12	21	12
13	21	13
14	21	13
15	22	13
16	22	13
17	22	13
18	22	13
19	22	13
20	22	13
21	22	13
22	22	13
23	22	13
24	22	13
25	22	13
26	22	13
27	22	13
28	22	13
29	22	13
30	22	13
31	22	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	41	59
3	41	59
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	41	59
10	41	59
11	43	57
12	42	58
13	42	58
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	41	59
22	42	58
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	41	59
26	41	59
27	41	59
28	41	59
29	42	58
30	42	58
31	42	58

	Rain chance (%)
1	40
2	41
3	41
4	41
5	42
6	42
7	42
8	43
9	43
10	43
11	43
12	43
13	43
14	43
15	43
16	42
17	42
18	41
19	40
20	39
21	39
22	38
23	38
24	37
25	37
26	37
27	37
28	37
29	37
30	37
31	38

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	82	15	3	0
2	80	16	4	0
3	79	17	4	0
4	78	18	4	0
5	77	19	4	0
6	76	20	4	0
7	74	21	5	0
8	73	22	5	0
9	72	23	5	0
10	71	24	5	0
11	70	25	5	0
12	69	26	5	0
13	68	27	5	0
14	67	28	5	0
15	66	29	5	0
16	65	30	5	0
17	64	31	5	0
18	63	32	5	0
19	62	33	5	0
20	59	35	6	0
21	59	35	6	0
22	58	36	6	0
23	56	37	7	0
24	55	38	7	0
25	55	38	7	0
26	53	39	8	0
27	53	39	8	0
28	53	39	8	0
29	53	39	8	0
30	53	39	8	0
31	52	39	8	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	12
2	21	12
3	21	12
4	21	12
5	21	12
6	21	12
7	21	12
8	21	12
9	21	12
10	21	12
11	21	12
12	21	12
13	21	13
14	21	13
15	22	13
16	22	13
17	22	13
18	22	13
19	22	13
20	22	13
21	22	13
22	22	13
23	22	13
24	22	13
25	22	13
26	22	13
27	22	13
28	22	13
29	22	13
30	22	13
31	22	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	41	59
3	41	59
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	41	59
10	41	59
11	43	57
12	42	58
13	42	58
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	41	59
22	42	58
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	41	59
26	41	59
27	41	59
28	41	59
29	42	58
30	42	58
31	42	58

	Rain chance (%)
1	40
2	41
3	41
4	41
5	42
6	42
7	42
8	43
9	43
10	43
11	43
12	43
13	43
14	43
15	43
16	42
17	42
18	41
19	40
20	39
21	39
22	38
23	38
24	37
25	37
26	37
27	37
28	37
29	37
30	37
31	38

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	82	15	3	0
2	80	16	4	0
3	79	17	4	0
4	78	18	4	0
5	77	19	4	0
6	76	20	4	0
7	74	21	5	0
8	73	22	5	0
9	72	23	5	0
10	71	24	5	0
11	70	25	5	0
12	69	26	5	0
13	68	27	5	0
14	67	28	5	0
15	66	29	5	0
16	65	30	5	0
17	64	31	5	0
18	63	32	5	0
19	62	33	5	0
20	59	35	6	0
21	59	35	6	0
22	58	36	6	0
23	56	37	7	0
24	55	38	7	0
25	55	38	7	0
26	53	39	8	0
27	53	39	8	0
28	53	39	8	0
29	53	39	8	0
30	53	39	8	0
31	52	39	8	1