Örnsköldsvik weather in August

In August, Örnsköldsvik sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 77 mm of rain across 10.6 wet days and about 15.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 17 h 30 min at the start of August to 14 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Örnsköldsvik's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Örnsköldsvik's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
77 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
3:52 AM – 7:47 PM
Cloud cover
66%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Örnsköldsvik is urban area in Örnsköldsvik Municipality, Sweden.

Air quality
Good
PM10 20.7 µg/m³ · 2019

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical August day in Örnsköldsvik reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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51913
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How August really feels in Örnsköldsvik

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August 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

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Örnsköldsvik weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -7°5511.211.15.30.0
Feb-3° / -8°388.38.88.10.0
Mar / -5°367.77.111.20.0
Apr / -1°377.84.214.50.3
May10° / 408.70.517.62.4
Jun15° / 519019.74.5
Jul18° / 12°7411.5018.85.8
Aug18° / 12°7710.6015.95.5
Sep13° / 619.8012.73.6
Oct / 6910.629.40.9
Nov / -1°6410.966.30.0
Dec-0° / -5°6211.69.24.30.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34357
44357
54258
64159
74159
84060
94060
103961
113961
123961
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213862
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304159
314258

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Örnsköldsvik gets around 77 mm of rain over 10.6 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 34% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
134
234
334
434
534
634
734
833
933
1033
1133
1233
1333
1433
1533
1633
1733
1833
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2134
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3037
3136

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 70% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1523792
2543682
3553582
4563482
5593371
6603271
7613171
8632971
9652861
10662761
11672760
12692650
13702550
14702550
15722440
16722440
17732430
18742330
19742330
20742330
21752320
22752320
23762220
24762220
25772120
26792010
27792010
28801910
29811810
30821710
31831610

Wind in August

Winds average 14 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
113light breeze
213light breeze
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514light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 17 h 30 min at the start of August to 14 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 192 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 3:08 AM to 4:35 AM, and sunset from 8:35 PM to 6:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
117.53:088:35
217.43:118:32
317.33:138:29
417.23:168:26
517.13:198:22
617.03:228:19
716.83:258:16
816.73:288:13
916.63:318:10
1016.53:348:07
1116.43:378:03
1216.33:408:00
1316.23:437:57
1416.13:467:53
1516.03:497:50
1615.93:527:47
1715.83:557:43
1815.73:587:40
1915.64:017:37
2015.54:047:33
2115.44:067:30
2215.34:097:26
2315.24:127:23
2415.14:157:19
2515.04:187:16
2614.94:217:12
2714.84:247:09
2814.64:277:05
2914.54:307:02
3014.44:336:58
3114.34:356:55

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.07 kWh/m² to a high of 5.72 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 3.97 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.2Bright
134.2Bright
144.1Bright
154.1Bright
164.0Bright
174.0Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.2Moderate
303.2Moderate
313.1Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Örnsköldsvik?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Örnsköldsvik for sightseeing.

What to pack for Örnsköldsvik in August

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

In August, Örnsköldsvik sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Örnsköldsvik in August

The nearest coast averages about 16°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 20 km away) is warmest in August at about 16°C and coldest in March near 1°C.

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

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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Jun10Bracing
Jul15Bracing
Aug16Cool
Sep13Bracing
Oct9Bracing
Nov6Bracing
Dec3Bracing

UV index in Örnsköldsvik in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Örnsköldsvik peaks around June 19 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 19UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Örnsköldsvik?

Örnsköldsvik sits at 63.3°N, 18.7°E, 1 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Härnösand, 83 km away.

UmeåSundsvallVaasaKorsholmHudiksvallSkellefteåKurikka

Topography around Örnsköldsvik

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Örnsköldsvik has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 214 m around an average of 51 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 342 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 596 m.

The land around Örnsköldsvik is covered by trees (54%) within 3 km, trees (68%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and water (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
214 m
16 km
342 m
80 km
596 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Härnösand 83 km · Umeå 97 km · Sundsvall 123 km · Vaasa 147 km · Korsholm 150 km · Hudiksvall 192 km · Skellefteå 195 km · Kurikka 202 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 Örnsköldsvik (63.2909°, 18.7153°, elevation 1 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).