Weather in Kiruna in August 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Kiruna in August
Going from a maximum of +21°C during the day to a minimum of +2°C during the night, the temperature in August averages around +15°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 47% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +18°C to +9°C.
Is Kiruna warm or cold in August?
Kiruna is typically mild in August.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +16°C to +14°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +8°C to +6°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
August is one of the warmest months in Kiruna, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Kiruna in August
| July | August | September | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +16°C | +14°C | +9°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +1°C | -3°C | -11°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +29°C | +26°C | +20°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 106 mm | 80 mm | 57 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 71% | 76% | 79% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1009 HPa | 1009 HPa | 1008 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 3 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 17 | 20 | 20 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 11 | 9 | 6 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
August typically has worse weather conditions compared to July. It’s getting colder in August. From +16°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +14°C. As August arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 106 mm to 80 mm. Humidity rises from 71% to 76%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during August, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 3 sunny days in July to 2 in August.
September brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 9 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Kiruna is gradually increasing during August, going from 2 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last August in Kiruna?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Kiruna in August has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1987 (+11°C) and the highest in 2006 (+19°C). The driest year was 1997 with only 22 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2016 with 144 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Kiruna, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.