Skellefteå weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Skellefteå is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 62/100), with August close behind. Skellefteå averages about 1,764 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 18°C / 64°F and roughly 78 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,764
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 62/100
- Rain / year
- 713 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 4 (moderate)
- Population
- 36k
- Elevation
- 43 m
When is the best time to visit Skellefteå?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Skellefteå is July, then August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 53 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Skellefteå?
Skellefteå isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,764 hours of sunshine a year. 62 Sunshine Score points separate July (62) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #7 of 36 destinations in Sweden for annual sunshine, above the national median of 1,697 hours. The year's 713 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 | -4° / 25°F | -8° / 18°F | 53 mm | 0 |
| February | 0 | -5° / 23°F | -9° / 16°F | 40 mm | 0 |
| March | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -7° / 19°F | 39 mm | 1 |
| April | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -1° / 30°F | 42 mm | 2 |
| May | 7 | 9° / 48°F | 4° / 39°F | 55 mm | 3 |
| June | 39 | 14° / 57°F | 9° / 48°F | 56 mm | 4 |
| July | 62 | 18° / 64°F | 13° / 55°F | 78 mm | 4 |
| August | 56 | 17° / 63°F | 13° / 55°F | 78 mm | 3 |
| September | 31 | 13° / 55°F | 8° / 46°F | 75 mm | 1 |
| October | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 3° / 37°F | 71 mm | 0 |
| November | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -1° / 30°F | 62 mm | 0 |
| December | 0 | -1° / 30°F | -5° / 23°F | 64 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Umeå Sweden · 100 km · best in Jul · 1,887 h sun/yr
- Luleå Sweden · 113 km · best in Jul · 1,895 h sun/yr
- Oulu / Oulunsalo Finland · 205 km · best in Jul · 1,711 h sun/yr
- Rovaniemi Finland · 307 km · best in Jul · 1,636 h sun/yr
- Kittilä Finland · 382 km · best in Jul · 1,732 h sun/yr
- Bodø Norway · 423 km · best in Jul · 1,323 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Lycksele Sweden · 113 km · 1,785 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Arvidsjaur Sweden · 136 km · 1,798 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Kokkola / Kruunupyy Finland · 142 km · 1,706 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Örnsköldsvik Sweden · 169 km · 1,752 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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