Kristinehamn in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Kristinehamn sees average daytime highs around 19°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 310 mm of rain 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 19°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Kristinehamn's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Kristinehamn's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 19°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 14°C
- Rainfall
- 310 mm
- 42 wet days
- Avg wind
- 15 km/h
- Travel score
- 5.5
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Kristinehamn in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 19°C.
A typical summer day in Kristinehamn reaches about 19°C and drops to 14°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.
How summer really feels in Kristinehamn
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.
Kristinehamn 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 | 0° / -3° | 58 | 11.3 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 0.0 |
| Feb | -0° / -4° | 45 | 9.4 | 6.4 | 8.7 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 3° / -2° | 40 | 8.8 | 4.5 | 11.3 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 7° / 2° | 43 | 8 | 1.5 | 14.1 | 1.0 |
| May | 13° / 7° | 57 | 10.3 | 0.1 | 16.6 | 3.5 |
| Jun | 17° / 12° | 90 | 12.5 | 0 | 18.1 | 5.3 |
| Jul | 20° / 15° | 106 | 13.7 | 0 | 17.5 | 5.8 |
| Aug | 19° / 15° | 114 | 15.3 | 0 | 15.3 | 5.4 |
| Sep | 15° / 11° | 83 | 11.9 | 0 | 12.6 | 4.2 |
| Oct | 9° / 6° | 90 | 14.2 | 0.5 | 9.8 | 1.7 |
| Nov | 5° / 2° | 76 | 13.2 | 2.8 | 7.3 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 2° / -1° | 70 | 12.7 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 0.0 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Kristinehamn gets around 310 mm of rain 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 15 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 17 h 42 min in early June to 14 hours 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 5.2 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Kristinehamn?
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 Kristinehamn for sightseeing.
What to pack for Kristinehamn in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Kristinehamn sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 42 days see rain.
UV index in Kristinehamn in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages 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 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Level | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | Low |
| Feb | 1 | Low |
| Mar | 2 | Low |
| Apr | 3 | Moderate |
| May | 4 | Moderate |
| Jun | 5 | Moderate |
| Jul | 4 | Moderate |
| Aug | 4 | Moderate |
| Sep | 3 | Moderate |
| Oct | 1 | Low |
| Nov | 0 | Low |
| Dec | 0 | Low |
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.
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.
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 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.