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Kiruna in August: weather & travel advice

This month's data profile

Rain shapes the decision

Kiruna in August is climatically mixed. The average daily high is around 14 °C. With about 17 rainy days it is very wet.

Historical monthly averages, not a weather forecast. Individual days and years can differ substantially.

Rank among 12 monthly averages

39/100 · #3

Warmth

Dryness

#11

Sun

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Northern lights over snowy Kiruna in Lapland

Kiruna · AugustPhoto: Moskenes · CC BY 4.0

Average high: 14 °C
Average low: 7 °C
Rainy days (est.): 17 rainy days (est.)
Sun (est.): 4 h/day
Humidity: 84 %

Climate evidence with direct month comparison

The highlighted row is the selected month. Precipitation total and rainy days are separate monthly averages.

Climate averages for Kiruna: selected and adjacent months
Month	Avg high °C	Avg low °C	Rainy days (est.)	Precipitation mm	Sun h/day (est.)	Humidity %	Wind m/s	Score
July	16	8	19	121	5.7	79	2.0	45
August (selected)	14	7	17	95	4.0	84	1.9	39
September	8	2	13	69	2.2	90	2.0	32

How do the previous and next months compare?

Baseline: August (39/100)

Positive and negative values show the change from the selected month.

	Score Δ	Average high Δ	Average low Δ	Rainy days Δ	Rain Δ	Sun Δ	Humidity Δ	Wind Δ
July	+6	+2.2 °C	+1.9 °C	+1.9	+26.2 mm	+1.7 h	-5.2 %	+0.1 m/s
September	-7	-5.6 °C	-4.5 °C	-4.2	-25.9 mm	-1.8 h	+5.8 %	+0.1 m/s

All twelve months in context

JanUnsuitable30 FebUnsuitable33 MarUnsuitable36 AprUnsuitable37 MayUnsuitable34 JunUnsuitable40 JulLimited45 AugUnsuitable39 SepUnsuitable32 OctUnsuitable25 NovUnsuitable28 DecUnsuitable27

Rainy days (estimated)

Sunshine hours (estimated)h/day

Average daily high°C

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-9

-5

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Frequently asked questions

How warm is Kiruna in August?

The average daily high is around 14 °C, with an average daily low of about 7 °C.

Does it rain a lot in Kiruna in August?

The curated estimate is about 17 rainy days per month, not a directly measured long-term average. Total precipitation averages around 95 mm for the month. A rainy day does not mean all-day rain.

When is the best time to visit Kiruna?

No month in Kiruna reaches the threshold for a clear recommendation in the climate score; the month comparison above shows the differences.