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Monthly climate in Karlstad, Sweden

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Karlstad features a humid continental climate (Dfb).Temperatures typically range between -1 °C (30 °F) and 18 °C (65 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -17 °C (2 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (91 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 760 mm (29.9 inches) and receives 133 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Karlstad enjoys an average of 3344 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 6 hours 10 minutes to 18 hours 28 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Karlstad, Sweden §

The warmest months in Karlstad are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 16 to 18 °C (62 - 65 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -1 to 0 °C (30 - 32 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Karlstad experiences 18 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 106 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Karlstad, 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 9°C
(49°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 9°C
(49°F)
Mean maximum 7°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 7°C
(46°F)
Average high 1°C
(34°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 2°C
(35°F)
Daily mean -1°C
(31°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)
Average low -3°C
(27°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)
Mean minimum -12°C
(10°F)		 -11°C
(12°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -11°C
(12°F)
Minimum -17°C
(2°F)		 -15°C
(5°F)		 -14°C
(7°F)		 -9°C
(17°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -10°C
(15°F)		 -17°C
(2°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Karlstad, Sweden §

Karlstad usually has the most precipitation in August, September and October, with an average of 13 rainy days and 83 mm (3.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Karlstad are January, February and April. On average, 42 mm (1.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Karlstad, 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) 48 (1.9) 47 (1.9) 49 (1.9) 31 (1.2) 64 (2.5) 60 (2.4) 69 (2.7) 86 (3.4) 78 (3.1) 85 (3.4) 68 (2.7) 74 (2.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 8 9 9 7 12 11 11 15 12 13 12 14

Monthly sunshine hours in Karlstad, Sweden §

The sunniest months in Karlstad are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 14 hours 48 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Karlstad: January, November and December receive an average of 3 hours 1 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Karlstad, 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 77 163 270 370 425 463 473 400 284 212 121 79
Mean daily daylight hours 6h 57m 9h 13m 11h 52m 14h 33m 17h 3m 18h 28m 17h 42m 15h 24m 12h 46m 10h 6m 7h 36m 6h 10m

Solar UV radiation in Karlstad, Sweden §

Karlstad experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 5 - 7, 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 Karlstad UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Karlstad, 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 3 4 5 7 7 5 4 2 1 1