Kiruna weather in July

In July, Kiruna sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 111 mm of rain across 15 wet days and about 22.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 24 hours at the start of July to 19 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Kiruna's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kiruna's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12th coldest
Rainfall
111 mm
15 wet days
Daylight
22 h 06 min
12:41 AM – 10:49 PM
Cloud cover
75%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
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.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month.

A typical July day in Kiruna reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C warmer than June and about 2°C warmer than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1168
2168
3168
4168
5168
6168
7169
8179
9179
10179
11179
12179
13179
14179
15179
16179
17179
18179
19179
20179
21179
22179
23179
24179
25179
26179
27179
28179
29179
30179
31179

How July really feels in Kiruna

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Kiruna weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-9° / -15°317.89.72.10.0
Feb-8° / -15°267.48.970.0
Mar-3° / -11°2478.9110.0
Apr / -6°286.97.115.10.0
May / 559.95.119.61.3
Jun14° / 80130.323.93.5
Jul17° / 11115022.14.7
Aug15° / 8013.60174.0
Sep10° / 6410.81.512.81.9
Oct / -3°489.76.88.70.0
Nov-4° / -9°399.3104.20.0
Dec-6° / -13°369.410.60.10.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22377
32377
42377
52377
62377
72278
82278
92278
102278
112278
122377
132377
142377
152377
162476
172476
182476
192476
202476
212476
222575
232575
242575
252575
262575
272674
282674
292674
302476
312575

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Kiruna gets around 111 mm of rain over 15 wet days in July, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 48% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
145
245
346
446
546
647
747
848
948
1048
1149
1249
1349
1449
1550
1650
1750
1850
1950
2050
2149
2249
2348
2448
2547
2646
2746
2845
2945
3044
3144

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39820
49820
59820
69730
79730
89730
99640
109640
119451
129451
139361
149361
159271
169271
179271
189181
199181
209181
219181
229181
239181
249181
259181
269181
279181
289181
299271
309271
319361

Wind in July

Winds average 10 km/h in July.

Across July, 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 24 hours at the start of July to 19 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
124.0
224.0
324.0
424.0
524.0
624.0
724.0
824.0
924.0
1024.0
1124.0
1223.711:5211:36
1323.112:1211:16
1422.712:2411:05
1522.412:3310:56
1622.112:4110:49
1721.912:4810:42
1821.712:5510:35
1921.51:0110:29
2021.31:0710:23
2121.11:1310:17
2220.91:1910:12
2320.71:2410:06
2420.51:3010:01
2520.31:359:56
2620.21:409:51
2720.01:459:46
2819.81:509:41
2919.71:559:36
3019.52:009:31
3119.42:049:26

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.31 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 — July's 4.31 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
194.2Bright
204.2Bright
214.2Bright
224.2Bright
234.1Bright
244.1Bright
254.1Bright
264.1Bright
274.0Bright
284.0Bright
294.0Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Kiruna

In seasonPeak

In July, 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 July a good time to visit Kiruna?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

July is a reasonable time to visit Kiruna for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kiruna in July

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

In July, Kiruna sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer. About 15 days see rain.

rain geara warm layer

UV index in Kiruna 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 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 14UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Low
May3Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep1Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
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.

HarstadLeviTromsdalenTromsoBodenLofotenBodø

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
16 km
470 m
80 km
1,846 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewaterwetlandmoss and lichen
July 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
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 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).