Luleå weather in July

In July, Luleå sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 60 mm of rain across 9.9 wet days and about 20 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 21 h 24 min at the start of July to 18 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Luleå's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Luleå's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
60 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
20 h 06 min
1:35 AM – 9:39 PM
Cloud cover
62%
1st clearest
Wind
15 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Luleå is urban area in Luleå Municipality, Sweden.

Air quality
Excellent
PM10 14 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1650

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical July day in Luleå reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 5°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Luleå

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.

Luleå 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-5° / -9°418.99.84.20.0
Feb-6° / -10°307.48.37.60.0
Mar-2° / -7°307.17.811.10.0
Apr / -3°306.44.714.80.0
May / 387.60.718.41.2
Jun13° / 538.3021.33.5
Jul17° / 13°609.90205.5
Aug16° / 13°6210.1016.45.1
Sep12° / 599.3012.73.1
Oct / 569.61.89.10.6
Nov / -2°5611.46.85.50.0
Dec-2° / -6°5111.39.82.70.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34357
44258
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Luleå gets around 60 mm of rain over 9.9 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 31% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 67% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1891100
2881200
3871300
4861400
5841510
6831610
7821710
8801910
9782020
10772120
11762220
12732430
13712540
14702640
15682750
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Wind in July

Winds average 15 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
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516light breeze
616light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 21 h 24 min at the start of July to 18 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 186 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 12:52 AM to 2:28 AM, and sunset from 10:17 PM to 8:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
121.412:5210:17
221.412:5410:16
321.312:5610:14
421.212:5910:12
521.11:0110:10
621.11:0410:07
721.01:0710:05
820.91:1010:02
920.81:1310:00
1020.71:169:57
1120.61:199:54
1220.51:229:51
1320.41:259:48
1420.31:299:45
1520.21:329:42
1620.11:359:39
1719.91:399:36
1819.81:429:32
1919.71:459:29
2019.61:499:26
2119.51:529:22
2219.41:569:19
2319.31:599:15
2419.22:039:12
2519.02:079:09
2618.92:109:05
2718.82:149:01
2818.72:178:58
2918.62:218:54
3018.42:248:51
3118.32:288:47

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.02 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.39 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Luleå?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
1.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Luleå for sightseeing.

What to pack for Luleå in July

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

In July, Luleå sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Luleå in July

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 15°C and coldest in February near -0°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

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Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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Jun10Bracing
Jul15Bracing
Aug15Cool
Sep12Bracing
Oct8Bracing
Nov4Bracing
Dec2Bracing

UV index in Luleå in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks 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 Luleå peaks around July 14 at about 4 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 17 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 4Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Luleå?

Luleå sits at 65.6°N, 22.2°E, 17 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Boden, 34 km away.

TornioSkellefteåKemiRaaheHaukipudasOulu

Topography around Luleå

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Luleå has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 140 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 426 m.

The land around Luleå is covered by water (39%), trees (34%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and water (40%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and water (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
69 m
16 km
140 m
80 km
426 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
July weather nearby: Boden 34 km · Piteå 43 km · Tornio 96 km · Skellefteå 108 km · Kemi 112 km · Raahe 148 km · Haukipudas 155 km · Oulu 167 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 Luleå (65.5841°, 22.1547°, elevation 17 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).