Umeå weather in July

In July, Umeå sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 74 mm of rain across 12.3 wet days and about 19 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 19°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 20 h 06 min at the start of July to 17 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Umeå's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Umeå's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
74 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
19 h 06 min
2:11 AM – 9:18 PM
Cloud cover
62%
1st clearest
Wind
14 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Umeå is urban area in Umeå Municipality, Sweden.

Air quality
Excellent
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1622

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 19°C by the end.

A typical July day in Umeå reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 5°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, July runs about 4°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Umeå

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.

Umeå 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-3° / -7°4910.210.55.10.0
Feb-3° / -8°367.98.880.0
Mar-0° / -5°358.17.811.20.0
Apr / -1°357.74.314.50.1
May / 428.70.417.82.0
Jun14° / 589.80204.0
Jul18° / 13°7412.30195.5
Aug17° / 12°7510.90165.3
Sep13° / 6210012.73.4
Oct / 7211.22.19.30.7
Nov / -1°6912.26.76.10.0
Dec-1° / -5°62129.740.0

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 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34258
44258
54258
64357
74357
84258
94258
104357
114357
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Umeå gets around 74 mm of rain over 12.3 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 39% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
135
236
336
437
537
638
738
839
939
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1140
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1440
1540
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3138

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
4851500
5831610
6821710
7801910
8792010
9772120
10762220
11742330
12732430
13712540
14692650
15682750
16662860
17642970
18623080
19613180
20593290
215732101
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Wind in July

Winds average 14 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
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914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 20 h 06 min at the start of July to 17 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 144 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 1:40 AM to 2:54 AM, and sunset from 9:45 PM to 8:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
120.11:409:45
220.01:419:44
320.01:439:43
420.01:449:41
519.91:469:40
619.81:489:39
719.81:509:37
819.71:529:35
919.71:549:33
1019.61:569:32
1119.51:589:30
1219.42:019:28
1319.42:039:25
1419.32:069:23
1519.22:089:21
1619.12:119:18
1719.02:139:16
1819.02:169:13
1918.92:199:11
2018.82:229:08
2118.72:249:06
2218.62:279:03
2318.52:309:00
2418.42:338:57
2518.32:368:54
2618.22:398:52
2718.12:428:49
2818.02:458:46
2917.92:488:43
3017.82:518:40
3117.72:548:36

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.05 kWh/m² to a high of 5.84 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.38 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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55.7Bright
65.6Bright
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245.2Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Umeå?

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
1.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Umeå for sightseeing.

What to pack for Umeå in July

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

In July, Umeå sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Umeå 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 at the nearest coast (about 23 km away) is warmest in August at about 16°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°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan1Bracing
Feb0Bracing
Mar0Bracing
Apr2Bracing
May5Bracing
Jun10Bracing
Jul15Bracing
Aug16Cool
Sep13Bracing
Oct8Bracing
Nov5Bracing
Dec3Bracing

UV index in Umeå 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 Umeå peaks around July 14 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 14UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Umeå?

Umeå sits at 63.8°N, 20.3°E, 24 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Örnsköldsvik, 97 km away.

ÖrnsköldsvikVaasaKorsholmSkellefteåJakobstadKokkolaKauhavaSeinäjoki

Topography around Umeå

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Umeå has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m around an average of 22 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 486 m.

The land around Umeå is covered by trees (39%) and artificial surfaces (38%) within 3 km, trees (68%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and water (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
81 m
16 km
197 m
80 km
486 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Örnsköldsvik 97 km · Vaasa 106 km · Korsholm 106 km · Skellefteå 108 km · Jakobstad 121 km · Kokkola 141 km · Kauhava 161 km · Seinäjoki 172 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 Umeå (63.8284°, 20.2597°, elevation 24 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).