Östersund weather in July

In July, Östersund sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 96 mm of rain across 13.5 wet days and about 18.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 19 h 42 min at the start of July to 17 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Östersund's 4th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Östersund's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
1st warmest
Overnight low
10°
12th coldest
Rainfall
96 mm
13.5 wet days
Daylight
18 h 48 min
2:42 AM – 9:32 PM
Cloud cover
72%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Östersund is urban area in Östersund Municipality, Sweden.

Founded
1991

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 18°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical July day in Östersund reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 24°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 Östersund

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.

Östersund weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-4° / -9°391010.65.30.0
Feb-3° / -9°277.78.38.10.0
Mar / -6°318.37.711.20.0
Apr / -2°358.35.114.50.7
May12° / 5410.91.617.62.9
Jun16° / 7712.20.119.64.5
Jul18° / 10°9613.5018.85.4
Aug17° / 8112.4015.95.0
Sep12° / 6110.80.112.73.1
Oct / 5910.73.59.40.5
Nov / -4°4510.386.30.0
Dec-2° / -7°4010.19.64.40.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Östersund gets around 96 mm of rain over 13.5 wet days in July, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 43% and peaks near 45% 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 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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49370
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Wind in July

Winds average 10 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 19 h 42 min at the start of July to 17 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 132 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 2:13 AM to 3:22 AM, and sunset from 9:56 PM to 8:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
119.72:139:56
219.72:149:56
319.62:169:55
419.62:179:53
519.62:199:52
619.52:219:51
719.52:229:49
819.42:249:48
919.32:269:46
1019.32:289:45
1119.22:309:43
1219.12:329:41
1319.12:359:39
1419.02:379:37
1518.92:399:35
1618.82:429:32
1718.82:449:30
1818.72:479:28
1918.62:499:26
2018.52:529:23
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2218.42:579:18
2318.33:009:15
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2518.13:059:10
2618.03:089:07
2717.93:119:05
2817.83:149:02
2917.73:168:59
3017.63:198:56
3117.53:228:53

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.07 kWh/m² to a high of 5.14 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 4.66 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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314.3Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Östersund?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
2.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Östersund for sightseeing.

What to pack for Östersund in July

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

In July, Östersund sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Östersund 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 Östersund peaks around June 21 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.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Östersund?

Östersund sits at 63.2°N, 14.6°E, 328 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Åre, 82 km away.

SundsvallLevangerHärnösandStjørdalshalsenÖrnsköldsvikHudiksvallTrondheim

Topography around Östersund

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Östersund has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 m around an average of 329 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 227 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,292 m.

The land around Östersund is covered by trees (36%), water (31%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and water (20%) within 16 km, and trees (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
174 m
16 km
227 m
80 km
1,292 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermoss and lichen
July weather nearby: Åre 82 km · Sundsvall 162 km · Levanger 177 km · Härnösand 178 km · Stjørdalshalsen 188 km · Örnsköldsvik 205 km · Hudiksvall 205 km · Trondheim 214 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 Östersund (63.1792°, 14.6357°, elevation 328 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).