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Monthly climate in Umea, Sweden

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Umea features a subarctic climate (Dfc).Temperatures typically range between -5 °C (24 °F) and 16 °C (61 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -20 °C (-4 °F) or can rise to as high as 26 °C (80 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 794 mm (31.3 inches) and receives 135 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Umea enjoys an average of 3371 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 4 hours 30 minutes to 20 hours 34 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Umea, Sweden §

The warmest months in Umea are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 13 to 16 °C (56 - 61 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -5 to -2 °C (24 - 29 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Umea experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 138 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Umea, 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 7°C
(45°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 6°C
(44°F)
Mean maximum 4°C
(40°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 5°C
(41°F)
Average high -2°C
(29°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)
Daily mean -4°C
(25°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)
Average low -6°C
(21°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)
Mean minimum -15°C
(5°F)		 -15°C
(6°F)		 -13°C
(9°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -10°C
(15°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)
Minimum -20°C
(-4°F)		 -19°C
(-3°F)		 -17°C
(1°F)		 -9°C
(17°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -16°C
(4°F)		 -16°C
(4°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Umea, Sweden §

Umea usually has the most precipitation in September, October and December, with an average of 15 rainy days and 97 mm (3.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Umea are March, April and May. On average, 40 mm (1.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Umea, 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) 55 (2.2) 53 (2.1) 47 (1.8) 28 (1.1) 46 (1.8) 55 (2.2) 63 (2.5) 77 (3.0) 85 (3.4) 114 (4.5) 79 (3.1) 91 (3.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 10 9 10 7 9 9 11 12 12 17 13 16

Monthly sunshine hours in Umea, Sweden §

The sunniest months in Umea are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 15 hours 59 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Umea: January, November and December receive an average of 2 hours 11 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Umea, 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 51 140 276 360 462 506 501 430 294 196 108 42
Mean daily daylight hours 5h 37m 8h 36m 11h 49m 15h 6m 18h 21m 20h 34m 19h 19m 16h 10m 12h 55m 9h 42m 6h 32m 4h 30m

Solar UV radiation in Umea, Sweden §

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

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Umea, 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 3 5 6 6 5 3 2 1 1