Kiruna is typically cool in October.

Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +9°C to +1°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +2°C to -4°C.

Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.

Take a look at how October is compared to other months in Kiruna:

October weather is still as ok as in September. It’s getting colder in October. From +9°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +1°C. As October arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 56 mm to 17 mm. Humidity rises from 80% to 83%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during October, staying around 2 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in October, from 2 to 3.

November brings much the same weather, it remains ok.

October is one of the snowiest months in Kiruna.

Here’s how October is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:

The climate in Kiruna in October has not changed much over the last 43 years.

The average temperature was the lowest in 1985 (0°C) and the highest in 2020 (+4°C). The driest year was 1994 with only 161 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2004 with 567 mm.

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, 2023.

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.