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Monthly climate in Lulea, Sweden

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Lulea features a subarctic climate (Dfc).Temperatures typically range between -7 °C (19 °F) and 16 °C (62 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -22 °C (-7 °F) or can rise to as high as 26 °C (78 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 704 mm (27.7 inches) and receives 121 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Lulea enjoys an average of 3340 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 3 hours 25 minutes to 22 hours 23 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Lulea, Sweden §

The warmest months in Lulea are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 13 to 16 °C (55 - 62 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from -7 to -4 °C (19 - 25 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Lulea experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 156 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Lulea, Sweden.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 5°C
(41°F)
Mean maximum 4°C
(39°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 4°C
(39°F)
Average high -4°C
(25°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)
Daily mean -6°C
(22°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)
Average low -8°C
(18°F)		 -10°C
(15°F)		 -7°C
(21°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)
Mean minimum -18°C
(-1°F)		 -18°C
(-0°F)		 -14°C
(6°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -10°C
(15°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)
Minimum -22°C
(-7°F)		 -20°C
(-4°F)		 -17°C
(2°F)		 -11°C
(13°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -14°C
(8°F)		 -17°C
(2°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Lulea, Sweden §

Lulea usually has the most precipitation in August, October and December, with an average of 14 rainy days and 82 mm (3.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Lulea are February, March and April. On average, 37 mm (1.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Lulea, Sweden.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 53 (2.1) 40 (1.6) 42 (1.7) 28 (1.1) 43 (1.7) 54 (2.1) 65 (2.6) 76 (3.0) 71 (2.8) 100 (3.9) 62 (2.4) 72 (2.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 11 7 9 5 7 6 9 12 11 15 12 17

Monthly sunshine hours in Lulea, Sweden §

The sunniest months in Lulea are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 16 hours 19 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Lulea: January, November and December receive an average of 1 hours 41 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Lulea, Sweden.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 36 150 280 372 467 522 512 427 290 161 94 25
Mean daily daylight hours 4h 50m 8h 17m 11h 48m 15h 23m 19h 8m 22h 23m 20h 24m 16h 34m 13h 0m 9h 29m 5h 56m 3h 25m

Solar UV radiation in Lulea, Sweden §

Lulea experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 4 - 6, which corresponds to the Moderate / High category of sun exposure.January, February and November are in the Low exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 1. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Lulea UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Lulea, Sweden.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 1 1 2 4 4 6 6 4 3 2 1 1