Gällivare weather by month & the best time to visit
Sweden · small town · subarctic climate
The best time to visit Gällivare is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 56/100), with August close behind. Gällivare averages about 1,718 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 18°C / 64°F and roughly 117 mm of rain in July.
When is the best time to visit Gällivare?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Gällivare is July, then August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 47 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Gällivare?
Gällivare isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,718 hours of sunshine a year. 56 Sunshine Score points separate July (56) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #14 of 36 destinations in Sweden for annual sunshine, above the national median of 1,697 hours. The year's 799 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 | -15° / 5°F | 47 mm | 0 |
| February | 0 | -8° / 18°F | -15° / 5°F | 39 mm | 0 |
| March | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -11° / 12°F | 36 mm | 1 |
| April | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -5° / 23°F | 43 mm | 2 |
| May | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 1° / 34°F | 73 mm | 3 |
| June | 42 | 15° / 59°F | 7° / 45°F | 93 mm | 3 |
| July | 56 | 18° / 64°F | 11° / 52°F | 117 mm | 3 |
| August | 47 | 16° / 61°F | 9° / 48°F | 99 mm | 2 |
| September | 12 | 10° / 50°F | 4° / 39°F | 81 mm | 1 |
| October | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -3° / 27°F | 60 mm | 0 |
| November | 0 | -5° / 23°F | -9° / 16°F | 56 mm | 0 |
| December | 0 | -7° / 19°F | -13° / 9°F | 55 mm | 0 |
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Gällivare: questions and answers
What kind of destination is Gällivare?
Gällivare is a small town in Sweden at 304 m elevation with a subarctic climate.
How many hours of sunshine does Gällivare get a year?
Gällivare gets about 1,718 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around July.
When is the best time to visit Gällivare?
The sunniest time to visit Gällivare is July, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 56/100 (with August close behind). Expect daytime highs around 18°C / 64°F.
What is the least sunny month in Gällivare?
January is the least sunny month in Gällivare, scoring 0/100 with about 47 mm of rain.
How strong is the sun in Gällivare?
The typical midday UV index in Gällivare peaks around 3 (moderate) in May, easing to about 0 (low) in January. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.
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