Kiruna weather in August

In August, Kiruna sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 80 mm of rain across 13.6 wet days and about 17 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 19 h 12 min at the start of August to 14 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kiruna's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kiruna's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 80 mm; 13.6 wet days
Daylight: 17 hours; 3:14 AM – 8:12 PM
Cloud cover: 77%; 10th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 3.08 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.0; out of 10

Kiruna is urban area in Kiruna Municipality, Sweden.

Air quality: Excellent; PM2.5 3 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded: 1900

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

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical August day in Kiruna reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C cooler than July and about 5°C warmer than September.

	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)	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5

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

How August really feels in Kiruna

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Kiruna weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-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	-9° / -15°	31	7.8	9.7	2.1	0.0
Feb	-8° / -15°	26	7.4	8.9	7	0.0
Mar	-3° / -11°	24	7	8.9	11	0.0
Apr	2° / -6°	28	6.9	7.1	15.1	0.0
May	8° / 0°	55	9.9	5.1	19.6	1.3
Jun	14° / 6°	80	13	0.3	23.9	3.5
Jul	17° / 9°	111	15	0	22.1	4.7
Aug	15° / 7°	80	13.6	0	17	4.0
Sep	10° / 3°	64	10.8	1.5	12.8	1.9
Oct	2° / -3°	48	9.7	6.8	8.7	0.0
Nov	-4° / -9°	39	9.3	10	4.2	0.0
Dec	-6° / -13°	36	9.4	10.6	0.1	0.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

	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 (%)	25	25	24	24	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	23	23	22	22	23	22	22	22	22	21	22	23	23	23	23	23	23
Cloudier (%)	75	75	76	76	77	77	78	78	78	78	78	78	79	79	77	77	78	78	77	78	78	78	78	79	78	77	77	77	77	77	77

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	24	76
4	24	76
5	23	77
6	23	77
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	22	78
11	22	78
12	22	78
13	21	79
14	21	79
15	23	77
16	23	77
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	23	77
20	22	78
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	21	79
25	22	78
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	23	77
29	23	77
30	23	77
31	23	77

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kiruna gets around 80 mm of rain over 13.6 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 44% and peaks near 46% 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 (%)	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	45	45	45	44	44	44	43	43	43	42	42	41	41

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	44
3	44
4	44
5	44
6	44
7	44
8	45
9	45
10	45
11	46
12	46
13	46
14	46
15	46
16	46
17	46
18	46
19	45
20	45
21	45
22	44
23	44
24	44
25	43
26	43
27	43
28	42
29	42
30	41
31	41

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 98% 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 (%)	93	93	94	94	95	95	96	97	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	6	6	5	5	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Humid (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	93	6	1
2	93	6	1
3	94	5	1
4	94	5	1
5	95	4	1
6	95	4	1
7	96	3	1
8	97	3	0
9	98	2	0
10	98	2	0
11	98	2	0
12	99	1	0
13	99	1	0
14	99	1	0
15	99	1	0
16	99	1	0
17	99	1	0
18	99	1	0
19	99	1	0
20	99	1	0
21	99	1	0
22	99	1	0
23	99	1	0
24	99	1	0
25	99	1	0
26	99	1	0
27	99	1	0
28	99	1	0
29	99	1	0
30	99	1	0
31	99	1	0

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 19 h 12 min at the start of August to 14 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 258 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 2:09 AM to 4:12 AM, and sunset from 9:21 PM to 7:06 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)	19.2	19.0	18.9	18.7	18.6	18.4	18.3	18.1	18.0	17.8	17.7	17.6	17.4	17.3	17.1	17.0	16.8	16.7	16.6	16.4	16.3	16.1	16.0	15.9	15.7	15.6	15.4	15.3	15.2	15.0	14.9
Sunrise (AM)	2:09	2:14	2:18	2:23	2:27	2:32	2:36	2:40	2:45	2:49	2:53	2:57	3:02	3:06	3:10	3:14	3:18	3:22	3:26	3:30	3:34	3:38	3:42	3:46	3:49	3:53	3:57	4:01	4:05	4:08	4:12
Sunset (PM)	9:21	9:16	9:12	9:07	9:02	8:58	8:53	8:49	8:44	8:40	8:35	8:30	8:26	8:21	8:17	8:12	8:08	8:04	7:59	7:55	7:50	7:46	7:41	7:37	7:33	7:28	7:24	7:19	7:15	7:10	7:06

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	19.2	2:09	9:21
2	19.0	2:14	9:16
3	18.9	2:18	9:12
4	18.7	2:23	9:07
5	18.6	2:27	9:02
6	18.4	2:32	8:58
7	18.3	2:36	8:53
8	18.1	2:40	8:49
9	18.0	2:45	8:44
10	17.8	2:49	8:40
11	17.7	2:53	8:35
12	17.6	2:57	8:30
13	17.4	3:02	8:26
14	17.3	3:06	8:21
15	17.1	3:10	8:17
16	17.0	3:14	8:12
17	16.8	3:18	8:08
18	16.7	3:22	8:04
19	16.6	3:26	7:59
20	16.4	3:30	7:55
21	16.3	3:34	7:50
22	16.1	3:38	7:46
23	16.0	3:42	7:41
24	15.9	3:46	7:37
25	15.7	3:49	7:33
26	15.6	3:53	7:28
27	15.4	3:57	7:24
28	15.3	4:01	7:19
29	15.2	4:05	7:15
30	15.0	4:08	7:10
31	14.9	4:12	7:06

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0 kWh/m² to a high of 4.96 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 3.08 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.0	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.9	Moderate
2	3.8	Moderate
3	3.8	Moderate
4	3.7	Moderate
5	3.7	Moderate
6	3.6	Moderate
7	3.6	Moderate
8	3.5	Moderate
9	3.4	Moderate
10	3.4	Moderate
11	3.3	Moderate
12	3.3	Moderate
13	3.2	Moderate
14	3.2	Moderate
15	3.1	Moderate
16	3.0	Moderate
17	3.0	Moderate
18	3.0	Moderate
19	2.9	Moderate
20	2.9	Moderate
21	2.8	Moderate
22	2.8	Moderate
23	2.7	Moderate
24	2.7	Moderate
25	2.6	Moderate
26	2.6	Moderate
27	2.5	Moderate
28	2.5	Moderate
29	2.5	Moderate
30	2.4	Moderate
31	2.4	Moderate

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Kiruna

In seasonPeak

In August, Kiruna sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Kiruna's rainy season runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Kiruna?

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

4.0

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

August is a reasonable time to visit Kiruna for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kiruna in August

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

In August, Kiruna sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Kiruna in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kiruna peaks around July 14 at about 4 (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	0	1	2	3	4	4	3	1	1	0	0
Level	Low	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low	Low

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

Location & terrain

Where is Kiruna?

Kiruna sits at 67.9°N, 20.2°E, 579 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Harstad, 184 km away.

Topography around Kiruna

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kiruna has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 322 m around an average of 523 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 470 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,846 m.

The land around Kiruna is covered by trees (41%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km

322 m

trees 41%

16 km

470 m

trees 50%

80 km

1,846 m

trees 40%

treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewaterwetlandmoss and lichen

← July Kiruna year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Harstad 184 km · Levi 192 km · Tromsdalen 205 km · Tromso 206 km · Boden 235 km · Lofoten 239 km · Bodø 256 km · Alta 265 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 Kiruna (67.8557°, 20.2251°, elevation 579 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	17	9
2	17	9
3	17	9
4	17	9
5	17	8
6	17	8
7	16	8
8	16	8
9	16	8
10	16	8
11	16	8
12	16	8
13	15	8
14	15	7
15	15	7
16	15	7
17	15	7
18	15	7
19	15	7
20	14	7
21	14	7
22	14	6
23	14	6
24	14	6
25	14	6
26	14	6
27	13	6
28	13	6
29	13	6
30	13	5
31	13	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	24	76
4	24	76
5	23	77
6	23	77
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	22	78
11	22	78
12	22	78
13	21	79
14	21	79
15	23	77
16	23	77
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	23	77
20	22	78
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	21	79
25	22	78
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	23	77
29	23	77
30	23	77
31	23	77

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	44
3	44
4	44
5	44
6	44
7	44
8	45
9	45
10	45
11	46
12	46
13	46
14	46
15	46
16	46
17	46
18	46
19	45
20	45
21	45
22	44
23	44
24	44
25	43
26	43
27	43
28	42
29	42
30	41
31	41

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	93	6	1
2	93	6	1
3	94	5	1
4	94	5	1
5	95	4	1
6	95	4	1
7	96	3	1
8	97	3	0
9	98	2	0
10	98	2	0
11	98	2	0
12	99	1	0
13	99	1	0
14	99	1	0
15	99	1	0
16	99	1	0
17	99	1	0
18	99	1	0
19	99	1	0
20	99	1	0
21	99	1	0
22	99	1	0
23	99	1	0
24	99	1	0
25	99	1	0
26	99	1	0
27	99	1	0
28	99	1	0
29	99	1	0
30	99	1	0
31	99	1	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	24	76
4	24	76
5	23	77
6	23	77
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	22	78
11	22	78
12	22	78
13	21	79
14	21	79
15	23	77
16	23	77
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	23	77
20	22	78
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	21	79
25	22	78
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	23	77
29	23	77
30	23	77
31	23	77

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	44
3	44
4	44
5	44
6	44
7	44
8	45
9	45
10	45
11	46
12	46
13	46
14	46
15	46
16	46
17	46
18	46
19	45
20	45
21	45
22	44
23	44
24	44
25	43
26	43
27	43
28	42
29	42
30	41
31	41

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	93	6	1
2	93	6	1
3	94	5	1
4	94	5	1
5	95	4	1
6	95	4	1
7	96	3	1
8	97	3	0
9	98	2	0
10	98	2	0
11	98	2	0
12	99	1	0
13	99	1	0
14	99	1	0
15	99	1	0
16	99	1	0
17	99	1	0
18	99	1	0
19	99	1	0
20	99	1	0
21	99	1	0
22	99	1	0
23	99	1	0
24	99	1	0
25	99	1	0
26	99	1	0
27	99	1	0
28	99	1	0
29	99	1	0
30	99	1	0
31	99	1	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	24	76
4	24	76
5	23	77
6	23	77
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	22	78
11	22	78
12	22	78
13	21	79
14	21	79
15	23	77
16	23	77
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	23	77
20	22	78
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	21	79
25	22	78
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	23	77
29	23	77
30	23	77
31	23	77

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	44
3	44
4	44
5	44
6	44
7	44
8	45
9	45
10	45
11	46
12	46
13	46
14	46
15	46
16	46
17	46
18	46
19	45
20	45
21	45
22	44
23	44
24	44
25	43
26	43
27	43
28	42
29	42
30	41
31	41

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	93	6	1
2	93	6	1
3	94	5	1
4	94	5	1
5	95	4	1
6	95	4	1
7	96	3	1
8	97	3	0
9	98	2	0
10	98	2	0
11	98	2	0
12	99	1	0
13	99	1	0
14	99	1	0
15	99	1	0
16	99	1	0
17	99	1	0
18	99	1	0
19	99	1	0
20	99	1	0
21	99	1	0
22	99	1	0
23	99	1	0
24	99	1	0
25	99	1	0
26	99	1	0
27	99	1	0
28	99	1	0
29	99	1	0
30	99	1	0
31	99	1	0