What is the weather and climate like in Kiruna?
The mean annual temperature in Kiruna is -0.8 °C. The figures below are measured climate normals, not forecasts, and describe a typical year rather than next week.
- Mean annual temperature
- -0.8 °C
- Highest recorded
- 25 °C
- Lowest recorded
- -27 °C
- Precipitation per year
- 652 mm
- Rainy days
- 151 days
- Snowy days
- 82 days
- Sunshine hours per day
- 6.5 h
- Average wind
- 18.7 km/h
How much snow does Kiruna get?
It snows on average 82 days a year.
How much sun does Kiruna get?
The sun shines an average of 6.5 hours a day across the whole year, which means long summer days and short winter ones, not an even spread.
How cold and how warm does Kiruna get?
Recorded extremes are -27 °C and 25 °C.
The figures come from Statistics Sweden and Kolada and are shown in full on the municipal page for Kiruna, along with a map, development over time and comparable municipalities. The sources are listed under data sources.