Kalmar weather by month & the best time to visit
🇸🇪 Sweden · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
The best time to visit Kalmar is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 77/100), with July and June close behind. Kalmar averages about 1,876 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 66 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,876
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 77/100
- Rain / year
- 641 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈61 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 5 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 20°C / 68°F
- Population
- 38k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Kalmar?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Kalmar is August, then July and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 49 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Kalmar?
Kalmar gets a moderate 1,876 hours of sunshine a year. 77 Sunshine Score points separate August (77) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #4 of 36 destinations in Sweden for annual sunshine, above the national median of 1,697 hours. The year's 641 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -1° / 30°F | 49 mm | 0 | 1° / 34°F |
| February | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -2° / 28°F | 42 mm | 0 | 1° / 34°F |
| March | 0 | 4° / 39°F | 0° / 32°F | 35 mm | 1 | 2° / 36°F |
| April | 7 | 9° / 48°F | 3° / 37°F | 32 mm | 3 | 6° / 43°F |
| May | 41 | 14° / 57°F | 7° / 45°F | 42 mm | 4 | 13° / 55°F |
| June | 73 | 19° / 66°F | 12° / 54°F | 53 mm | 5 | 19° / 66°F |
| July | 75 | 22° / 72°F | 15° / 59°F | 80 mm | 5 | 20° / 68°F |
| August | 77 | 21° / 70°F | 15° / 59°F | 66 mm | 4 | 19° / 66°F |
| September | 60 | 17° / 63°F | 11° / 52°F | 52 mm | 3 | 18° / 64°F |
| October | 19 | 11° / 52°F | 7° / 45°F | 66 mm | 1 | 11° / 52°F |
| November | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 4° / 39°F | 67 mm | 0 | 7° / 45°F |
| December | 0 | 3° / 37°F | 1° / 34°F | 57 mm | 0 | 3° / 37°F |
Sea temperature in Kalmar by month
The sea off Kalmar is warmest in July at around 20°C / 68°F, and coolest in January at 1°C / 34°F. It never reaches comfortable swimming temperatures (21°C+). Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Malmö Sweden · 221 km · best in Jul · 1,701 h sun/yr
- Copenhagen Denmark · 254 km · best in Jul · 1,702 h sun/yr
- Göteborg Sweden · 265 km · best in Jul · 1,574 h sun/yr
- Gdańsk Poland · 291 km · best in Aug · 1,636 h sun/yr
- Kaliningrad Russia · 335 km · best in Aug · 1,700 h sun/yr
- Stockholm Sweden · 343 km · best in Jul · 1,710 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Ronneby Sweden · 78 km · 1,578 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Växjö Sweden · 99 km · 1,584 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Visby Sweden · 165 km · 1,890 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Jönköping Sweden · 179 km · 1,631 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Linköping Sweden · 195 km · 1,707 h sun/yr · best in Jun
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