Pajala weather by month & the best time to visit
🇸🇪 Sweden · small town · subarctic climate
The best time to visit Pajala is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 65/100). Pajala averages about 1,757 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 19°C / 66°F and roughly 98 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,757
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 65/100
- Rain / year
- 756 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.8 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 3 (moderate)
- Population
- 2k
- Elevation
- 165 m
When is the best time to visit Pajala?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Pajala is July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 45 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Pajala?
Pajala isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,757 hours of sunshine a year. 65 Sunshine Score points separate July (65) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #8 of 36 destinations in Sweden for annual sunshine, above the national median of 1,697 hours. The year's 756 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -10° / 14°F | -16° / 3°F | 45 mm | 0 |
| February | 0 | -9° / 16°F | -15° / 5°F | 37 mm | 0 |
| March | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -11° / 12°F | 36 mm | 1 |
| April | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -5° / 23°F | 42 mm | 2 |
| May | 13 | 10° / 50°F | 2° / 36°F | 69 mm | 3 |
| June | 48 | 16° / 61°F | 8° / 46°F | 90 mm | 3 |
| July | 65 | 19° / 66°F | 11° / 52°F | 98 mm | 3 |
| August | 54 | 17° / 63°F | 9° / 48°F | 90 mm | 2 |
| September | 19 | 11° / 52°F | 4° / 39°F | 78 mm | 1 |
| October | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -2° / 28°F | 60 mm | 0 |
| November | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -9° / 16°F | 57 mm | 0 |
| December | 0 | -7° / 19°F | -13° / 9°F | 54 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Kittilä Finland · 91 km · best in Jul · 1,732 h sun/yr
- Rovaniemi Finland · 142 km · best in Jul · 1,636 h sun/yr
- Luleå Sweden · 194 km · best in Jul · 1,895 h sun/yr
- Ivalo Finland · 236 km · best in Jul · 1,726 h sun/yr
- Oulu / Oulunsalo Finland · 277 km · best in Jul · 1,711 h sun/yr
- Harstad/Narvik Norway · 302 km · best in Jul · 1,431 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Gällivare Sweden · 98 km · 1,718 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Enontekio Finland · 125 km · 1,777 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Kiruna Sweden · 133 km · 1,731 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Kemi / Tornio Finland · 176 km · 1,747 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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