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Kiruna in January: weather & travel advice

This month's data profile

Balanced monthly profile

Kiruna in January is climatically mixed. The average daily high is around -10 °C. With about 10 rainy days it is moderate.

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

Rank among 12 monthly averages

30/100 · #9

Warmth

#12

Dryness

Sun

#11

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Northern lights over snowy Kiruna in Lapland

Kiruna · JanuaryPhoto: Moskenes · CC BY 4.0

Average high: -10 °C
Average low: -16 °C
Rainy days (est.): 10 rainy days (est.)
Sun (est.): 0 h/day
Humidity: 97 %

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
December	-9	-14	11	40	0.0	97	2.3	27
January (selected)	-10	-16	10	35	0.0	97	2.5	30
February	-9	-16	9	32	0.6	96	2.4	33

How do the previous and next months compare?

Baseline: January (30/100)

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
December	-3	+1.4 °C	+1.6 °C	+0.9	+5.1 mm	±0 h	+0.7 %	-0.2 m/s
February	+3	+0.6 °C	-0.1 °C	-1	-3 mm	+0.6 h	-0.4 %	-0.1 m/s

All twelve months in context

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

Average daily high°C

-10

-9

-5

-1

-6

-8

Rainy days (estimated)

Sunshine hours (estimated)h/day

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Frequently asked questions

How warm is Kiruna in January?

The average daily high is around -10 °C, with an average daily low of about -16 °C.

Does it rain a lot in Kiruna in January?

The curated estimate is about 10 rainy days per month, not a directly measured long-term average. Total precipitation averages around 35 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.