Annual mean -0°C · wettest around December · prevailing wind W
Warmest
17.2 °C
Coldest
-12.1 °C
Wettest
28%
Windiest
4.9 m/s
Prevailing
W
3.7 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 Kiruna over the whole year is -0°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 16°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -13°C. The rainy (wet) season in Kiruna runs from October to February, peaking in December with a 26% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is March to September; May is the driest month, at 10%. Winds in Kiruna are highest in March, averaging 3.7 m/s (13 km/h), and lightest in January, at 2.9 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Kiruna come in March, when the sky is typically 54% covered; September is the cloudiest month, at 67%.
Month by month Kiruna 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
-12°C
-13°C
-17°C
23%
61%
2.9 m/s
0
0
0
February
-9°C
-12°C
-14°C
19%
61%
3.3 m/s
0
0
0
March
-4°C
-10°C
-10°C
13%
54%
3.7 m/s
0
0
0
April
1°C
-5°C
-5°C
13%
56%
3.2 m/s
0
0
3
May
7°C
1°C
1°C
10%
58%
3.5 m/s
4
0
21
June
13°C
7°C
9°C
12%
59%
3.5 m/s
21
0
60
July
16°C
10°C
13°C
16%
60%
3.1 m/s
41
3
75
August
14°C
9°C
11°C
16%
65%
3.0 m/s
21
0
74
September
9°C
4°C
5°C
17%
67%
3.2 m/s
2
0
36
October
1°C
-2°C
-3°C
21%
66%
2.9 m/s
0
0
4
November
-6°C
-7°C
-10°C
20%
64%
2.9 m/s
0
0
0
December
-9°C
-9°C
-14°C
26%
66%
2.9 m/s
0
0
0
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 Kiruna weather by season
Year round, Kiruna has days of about -12°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 16°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -13°C to 10°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is -0°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around December and least likely around May. 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.
Kiruna weather in winterDecember to February
High -10°CLow -11°CRain 22%
Winter in Kiruna has typical daily highs of about -10°C and lows of about -11°C, with a 22% chance of rain on a given day.
Kiruna weather in springMarch to May
High 1°CLow -4°CRain 12%
Spring in Kiruna has typical daily highs of about 1°C and lows of about -4°C, with a 12% chance of rain on a given day.
Kiruna weather in summerJune to August
High 15°CLow 9°CRain 15%
Summer in Kiruna has typical daily highs of about 15°C and lows of about 9°C, with a 15% chance of rain on a given day.
Kiruna weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 1°CLow -2°CRain 19%
Autumn in Kiruna has typical daily highs of about 1°C and lows of about -2°C, with a 19% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Kiruna?
The rainy (wet) season in Kiruna runs from October to February, peaking in December with a 26% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is March to September; May is the driest month, at 10%.
What time of year is Kiruna windiest?
Winds in Kiruna are highest in March, averaging 3.7 m/s (13 km/h), and lightest in January, at 2.9 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Kiruna year round?
The average temperature in Kiruna over the whole year is -0°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 16°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -13°C.