Kiruna in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Kiruna sees average daytime highs around 15°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 271 mm of precipitation over about 42 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 15°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Kiruna's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Kiruna's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 15°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 7°C
- Precipitation
- 271 mm
- 42 wet days
- Avg wind
- 10 km/h
- Travel score
- 4.1
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Kiruna in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 15°C.
A typical summer day in Kiruna reaches about 15°C and drops to 7°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.
How summer really feels in Kiruna
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
summer 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 the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| 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 Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Kiruna gets around 271 mm of rain and snow over 42 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 10 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 22 h 42 min in early June to 14 h 54 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 4.1 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Kiruna
In summer, Kiruna overlaps 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.
Is summer a good time to visit Kiruna?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a reasonable time to visit Kiruna for sightseeing.
What to pack for Kiruna in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Kiruna sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 7°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 42 days see rain.
UV index in Kiruna in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages 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.
| 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 |
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.
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.