Karlstad weather in June

In June, Karlstad sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 77 mm of rain across 11.6 wet days and about 18.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 17 h 42 min at the start of June to 18 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Karlstad's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Karlstad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10°
10th coldest
Rainfall
77 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
18 h 12 min
3:00 AM – 9:13 PM
Cloud cover
65%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
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.

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical June day in Karlstad reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 4°C warmer than May and about 2°C cooler than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1189
2189
3199
4199
5199
6199
7199
8199
91910
101910
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How June really feels in Karlstad

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June 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

June 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 June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-0° / -5°5210.37.56.60.0
Feb / -5°408.26.78.70.0
Mar / -3°377.84.811.30.3
Apr10° / 418.51.814.12.4
May16° / 6110.80.216.64.7
Jun19° / 10°7711.6018.15.8
Jul22° / 13°7812.4017.56.1
Aug20° / 12°8813.1015.35.9
Sep16° / 649.9012.64.7
Oct10° / 6411.30.79.82.0
Nov / 5911.13.17.30.1
Dec / -4°5710.76.15.90.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24555
34456
44456
54456
64456
74357
84258
94258
104060
113961
123862
133763
143565
153664
163565
173565
183664
193466
203565
213664
223664
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253763
263862
273961
284060
294060
304159

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Karlstad gets around 77 mm of rain over 11.6 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 39% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
133
233
333
433
534
634
735
835
936
1037
1138
1239
1340
1441
1541
1642
1742
1842
1942
2042
2142
2242
2342
2442
2542
2642
2741
2841
2941
3040

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the dry band about 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19730
29730
39631
49631
59631
69631
79631
89631
99541
109541
119541
129451
139451
149361
159361
169271
179271
189181
199181
209181
219091
229091
2389101
2488111
2587112
2686122
2786122
2885132
2983143
3082153

Wind in June

Winds average 11 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 17 h 42 min at the start of June to 18 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 3:13 AM to 3:03 AM, and sunset from 8:54 PM to 9:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
117.73:138:54
217.73:128:56
317.83:108:57
417.83:098:59
517.93:089:01
617.93:079:02
718.03:069:03
818.03:059:05
918.03:049:06
1018.13:039:07
1118.13:029:08
1218.13:019:09
1318.23:019:10
1418.23:009:11
1518.23:009:12
1618.23:009:13
1718.22:599:14
1818.32:599:14
1918.32:599:15
2018.32:599:15
2118.32:599:16
2218.32:599:16
2318.32:599:16
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2718.33:019:16
2818.23:029:16
2918.23:029:16
3018.23:039:15

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.79 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

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 — June's 5.79 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.7Bright
175.7Bright
185.7Bright
195.7Bright
205.7Bright
215.7Bright
225.7Bright
235.7Bright
245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.6Bright
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Karlstad?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
2.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Karlstad for sightseeing.

What to pack for Karlstad in June

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

In June, Karlstad sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Karlstad in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 5 — 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 17UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
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.

ÖrebroKumlaLidköpingSkövdeHalden

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
16 km
113 m
80 km
434 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
June 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
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 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).