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What is the weather like in Sweden in July?

SMHI normals for July, Sweden's warmest month.

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Short answer

In July the normal mean temperature is about 19 °C in Stockholm and Lund and 13 °C in Kiruna, according to SMHI. Precipitation is 62 mm in both Stockholm and Lund but 108 mm in Kiruna. Sunshine has a normal of 280 hours in Stockholm, 247 in Lund and 226 in Kiruna.

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Why

  1. SMHI's 1991–2020 normal mean temperature for July is 18.6 °C in Stockholm, 18.3 °C in Lund, 13.2 °C at Kiruna airport and 16.3 °C at Luleå airport.
  2. According to SMHI, the July precipitation normal is 62 mm in Stockholm, 62 in Lund, 81 in Gothenburg and 108 in Kiruna.
  3. SMHI's July sunshine normal is 280 hours in Stockholm, 247 in Lund, 246 in Gothenburg and 226 in Kiruna.

Details

July is the warmest month of the year at every place quoted here. In Kiruna it is also the month with the highest precipitation normal of the twelve (108 mm), well above the 62 mm in Stockholm. The normal in the north (Kiruna 13.2 °C) is still about five degrees below the south.

Tip

Pack rain gear for northern hiking trips: in Kiruna July has more precipitation (108 mm) than any other month, even though the temperature normal is at its yearly peak.

What may differ

Single summers can run hot. In SMHI's July 2025 table Stockholm averaged 20.1 °C (normal 18.6), Kiruna 16.1 °C (normal 13.2) and Luleå 19.9 °C (normal 16.3).

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Information checked on 27 October 2026.

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