Kristinehamn weather in July

In July, Kristinehamn sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 106 mm of rain across 13.7 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 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 Kristinehamn's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kristinehamn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
106 mm
13.7 wet days
Daylight
17 h 36 min
3:22 AM – 8:56 PM
Cloud cover
60%
3rd clearest
Wind
15 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Kristinehamn is urban area in Kristinehamn Municipality, Sweden.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.4 µg/m³ · 2016

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 20°C through the month.

A typical July day in Kristinehamn reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C warmer than June and about 1°C warmer than August.

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How July really feels in Kristinehamn

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.

Kristinehamn 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°5811.36.76.60.0
Feb-0° / -4°459.46.48.70.0
Mar / -2°408.84.511.30.0
Apr / 4381.514.11.0
May13° / 5710.30.116.63.5
Jun17° / 12°9012.5018.15.3
Jul20° / 15°10613.7017.55.8
Aug19° / 15°11415.3015.35.4
Sep15° / 11°8311.9012.64.2
Oct / 9014.20.59.81.7
Nov / 7613.22.87.30.1
Dec / -1°7012.75.35.90.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
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54753
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Kristinehamn gets around 106 mm of rain over 13.7 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 45% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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244
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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 50% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1692560
2672670
3662770
4622981
5613081
6603181
7593281
8593281
9583381
10573481
11563581
12553681
13553681
14533791
15523891
16513991
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184840101
194741111
204642111
214442121
224343131
234143141
244044151
253944161
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Wind in July

Winds average 15 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
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815light breeze
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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 3:02 AM to 3:53 AM, and sunset from 9:12 PM to 8:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
118.23:029:12
218.13:039:11
318.13:049:11
418.13:059:10
518.03:069:09
618.03:079:08
718.03:099:07
817.93:109:06
917.93:119:05
1017.93:139:04
1117.83:149:03
1217.83:169:02
1317.73:179:00
1417.73:198:59
1517.63:218:58
1617.63:228:56
1717.53:248:54
1817.43:268:53
1917.43:288:51
2017.33:308:49
2117.33:328:48
2217.23:348:46
2317.13:368:44
2417.13:388:42
2517.03:408:40
2616.93:428:38
2716.93:448:36
2816.83:468:33
2916.73:488:31
3016.63:508:29
3116.63:538:27

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.21 kWh/m² to a high of 5.85 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.41 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Kristinehamn?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Kristinehamn for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kristinehamn in July

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

In July, Kristinehamn sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Kristinehamn 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 Kristinehamn peaks around June 17 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 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 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kristinehamn?

Kristinehamn sits at 59.3°N, 14.1°E, 55 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Karlskoga, 24 km away.

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Topography around Kristinehamn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kristinehamn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 71 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 452 m.

The land around Kristinehamn is covered by trees (51%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and water (24%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and water (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
98 m
16 km
184 m
80 km
452 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Karlskoga 24 km · Karlstad 35 km · Kumla 62 km · Örebro 63 km · Mariestad 69 km · Motala 101 km · Skövde 103 km · Lidköping 105 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 Kristinehamn (59.3098°, 14.1081°, elevation 55 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).