Piteå weather in July

In July, Piteå sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 71 mm of rain across 11.4 wet days and about 19.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 21 h 12 min at the start of July to 18 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Piteå's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Piteå's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
71 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
19 h 54 min
1:43 AM – 9:37 PM
Cloud cover
64%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Piteå is locality and the seat of Piteå Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden.

Air quality
Good
PM10 21.6 µg/m³ · 2019

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 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical July day in Piteå reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°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 22°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 4°C warmer than June and about 1°C warmer than August.

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How July really feels in Piteå

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.

Piteå 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-5° / -10°429.210.44.30.0
Feb-5° / -10°297.287.70.0
Mar-1° / -7°327.3811.10.0
Apr / -3°327514.70.1
May / 408.10.818.32.1
Jun14° / 589.60214.2
Jul18° / 13°7111.4019.85.7
Aug17° / 12°6610.7016.35.3
Sep12° / 569.1012.73.3
Oct / 579.62.79.10.6
Nov / -3°5210.57.85.60.0
Dec-2° / -7°5010.5102.90.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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

Any precipitation

Piteå gets around 71 mm of rain over 11.4 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 36% and peaks near 39% 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 72% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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6851410
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Wind in July

Winds average 13 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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

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Daylight runs from about 21 h 12 min at the start of July to 18 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 180 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 1:02 AM to 2:34 AM, and sunset from 10:12 PM to 8:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
121.21:0210:12
221.11:0410:11
321.01:0610:09
421.01:0910:07
520.91:1110:05
620.81:1310:03
720.71:1610:01
820.71:199:59
920.61:219:56
1020.51:249:54
1120.41:279:51
1220.31:309:48
1320.21:339:45
1420.11:369:43
1520.01:409:40
1619.91:439:37
1719.81:469:34
1819.71:499:30
1919.61:539:27
2019.51:569:24
2119.41:599:21
2219.22:039:18
2319.12:069:14
2419.02:099:11
2518.92:139:08
2618.82:169:04
2718.72:209:01
2818.62:238:57
2918.52:278:54
3018.32:308:50
3118.22:348:47

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.02 kWh/m² to a high of 5.7 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.11 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Piteå?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
2.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Piteå for sightseeing.

What to pack for Piteå in July

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

In July, Piteå sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Piteå in July

The nearest coast averages about 14°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 19 km away) 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.

0°5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan1Bracing
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Jun9Bracing
Jul14Bracing
Aug15Cool
Sep12Bracing
Oct8Bracing
Nov4Bracing
Dec2Bracing

UV index in Piteå 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 Piteå peaks around July 15 at about 5 (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 15UV 5Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
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Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
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Location & terrain

Where is Piteå?

Piteå sits at 65.3°N, 21.5°E, 6 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Luleå, 43 km away.

TornioKemiRaaheUmeåHaukipudas

Topography around Piteå

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Piteå has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 213 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 589 m.

The land around Piteå is covered by trees (42%) and water (26%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and water (30%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
213 m
80 km
589 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
July weather nearby: Luleå 43 km · Boden 57 km · Skellefteå 68 km · Tornio 136 km · Kemi 150 km · Raahe 158 km · Umeå 175 km · Haukipudas 181 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 Piteå (65.3172°, 21.4794°, elevation 6 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).