Karlstad weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Karlstad is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 67/100), with August and June close behind. Karlstad averages about 1,645 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 113 mm of rain in July.

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Sun hours / year

1,645

Sunniest month

July

Peak score

67/100

Rain / year

946 mm

Snow / year

≈1.8 m

Midday UV at peak

4 (moderate)

Population

61k

Elevation

100 m

When is the best time to visit Karlstad?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Karlstad is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 68 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Karlstad?

Karlstad isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,645 hours of sunshine a year. 67 Sunshine Score points separate July (67) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #24 of 36 destinations in Sweden for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,697 hours. The year's 946 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Oslo (Gardermoen) Norway · 150 km · best in Jul · 1,634 h sun/yr
• Sandefjord(Torp) Norway · 177 km · best in Jul · 1,649 h sun/yr
• Göteborg Sweden · 207 km · best in Jul · 1,574 h sun/yr
• Stockholm Sweden · 260 km · best in Jul · 1,710 h sun/yr
• Aalborg Denmark · 331 km · best in Jul · 1,764 h sun/yr
• Kristiansand(Kjevik) Norway · 332 km · best in Jul · 1,709 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Råda Sweden · 65 km · 1,613 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Torsby Sweden · 82 km · 1,614 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Örebro Sweden · 100 km · 1,655 h sun/yr · best in Aug
• Trollhättan Sweden · 138 km · 1,692 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Borlange Sweden · 163 km · 1,634 h sun/yr · best in Jul