Annual mean 7°C · wettest around December · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
20.9 °C
Coldest
-2.1 °C
Wettest
20%
Windiest
4.5 m/s
Prevailing
SW
3.9 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Karlstad over the whole year is 7°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 20°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -2°C. Karlstad has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 9% in April, the driest month, to 20% in December, the wettest. Winds in Karlstad are highest in February, averaging 3.7 m/s (13 km/h), and lightest in July, at 3.1 m/s (11 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Karlstad come in June, when the sky is typically 39% covered; November is the cloudiest month, at 74%.
Month by month Karlstad climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
-1°C
-2°C
-6°C
16%
69%
3.6 m/s
0
0
0
February
1°C
-2°C
-4°C
13%
65%
3.7 m/s
0
0
1
March
4°C
-1°C
-1°C
11%
57%
3.4 m/s
0
0
6
April
9°C
2°C
4°C
9%
45%
3.4 m/s
3
0
30
May
14°C
8°C
11°C
10%
43%
3.2 m/s
27
0
67
June
19°C
13°C
16°C
9%
39%
3.3 m/s
62
6
79
July
20°C
14°C
18°C
9%
42%
3.1 m/s
70
12
75
August
19°C
13°C
17°C
12%
48%
3.2 m/s
70
4
82
September
15°C
10°C
13°C
12%
57%
3.2 m/s
30
1
82
October
9°C
6°C
6°C
15%
64%
3.7 m/s
1
0
42
November
4°C
2°C
-0°C
17%
74%
3.6 m/s
0
0
11
December
0°C
-1°C
-4°C
20%
73%
3.4 m/s
0
0
1
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Karlstad weather by season
Year round, Karlstad has days of about -1°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 20°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -2°C to 14°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 7°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around December and least likely around April. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Karlstad weather in winterDecember to February
High -0°CLow -2°CRain 16%
Winter in Karlstad has typical daily highs of about -0°C and lows of about -2°C, with a 16% chance of rain on a given day.
Karlstad weather in springMarch to May
High 9°CLow 3°CRain 10%
Spring in Karlstad has typical daily highs of about 9°C and lows of about 3°C, with a 10% chance of rain on a given day.
Karlstad weather in summerJune to August
High 19°CLow 13°CRain 10%
Summer in Karlstad has typical daily highs of about 19°C and lows of about 13°C, with a 10% chance of rain on a given day.
Karlstad weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 9°CLow 6°CRain 15%
Autumn in Karlstad has typical daily highs of about 9°C and lows of about 6°C, with a 15% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Karlstad?
Karlstad has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 9% in April, the driest month, to 20% in December, the wettest.
What time of year is Karlstad windiest?
Winds in Karlstad are highest in February, averaging 3.7 m/s (13 km/h), and lightest in July, at 3.1 m/s (11 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Karlstad year round?
The average temperature in Karlstad over the whole year is 7°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 20°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -2°C.