Annual mean 5°C · wettest around December · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
20.0 °C
Coldest
-6.5 °C
Wettest
33%
Windiest
5.3 m/s
Prevailing
SW
4.6 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 Umeå over the whole year is 5°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 19°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -6°C. The rainy (wet) season in Umeå runs from October to February, peaking in December with a 29% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is March to September; May is the driest month, at 10%. Winds in Umeå are highest in January, averaging 4.4 m/s (16 km/h), and lightest in July, at 3.5 m/s (13 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Umeå come in June, when the sky is typically 48% covered; November is the cloudiest month, at 72%.
Month by month Umeå 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
-5°C
-6°C
-11°C
22%
67%
4.4 m/s
0
0
0
February
-3°C
-6°C
-9°C
20%
62%
4.1 m/s
0
0
0
March
0°C
-4°C
-6°C
15%
56%
4.2 m/s
0
0
1
April
5°C
0°C
-1°C
10%
52%
3.8 m/s
0
0
9
May
11°C
5°C
5°C
10%
49%
4.0 m/s
7
0
39
June
16°C
11°C
13°C
10%
48%
3.9 m/s
33
2
76
July
19°C
14°C
17°C
11%
49%
3.5 m/s
62
8
77
August
17°C
13°C
15°C
12%
57%
3.9 m/s
54
1
84
September
13°C
9°C
9°C
15%
64%
3.8 m/s
12
0
67
October
7°C
4°C
2°C
22%
69%
4.1 m/s
0
0
19
November
1°C
-0°C
-4°C
26%
72%
4.4 m/s
0
0
2
December
-3°C
-3°C
-8°C
29%
71%
4.3 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 Umeå weather by season
Year round, Umeå has days of about -5°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 19°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -6°C to 14°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 5°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.
Umeå weather in winterDecember to February
High -4°CLow -5°CRain 24%
Winter in Umeå has typical daily highs of about -4°C and lows of about -5°C, with a 24% chance of rain on a given day.
Umeå weather in springMarch to May
High 5°CLow 0°CRain 12%
Spring in Umeå has typical daily highs of about 5°C and lows of about 0°C, with a 12% chance of rain on a given day.
Umeå weather in summerJune to August
High 18°CLow 13°CRain 11%
Summer in Umeå has typical daily highs of about 18°C and lows of about 13°C, with a 11% chance of rain on a given day.
Umeå weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 7°CLow 4°CRain 21%
Autumn in Umeå has typical daily highs of about 7°C and lows of about 4°C, with a 21% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Umeå?
The rainy (wet) season in Umeå runs from October to February, peaking in December with a 29% 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 Umeå windiest?
Winds in Umeå are highest in January, averaging 4.4 m/s (16 km/h), and lightest in July, at 3.5 m/s (13 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Umeå year round?
The average temperature in Umeå over the whole year is 5°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 19°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -6°C.