When to go · Kiruna
Kiruna, month by month
The best months for Kiruna: Feb, Mar, Jun, Jul, Aug. Months to avoid: Jan, Nov, Dec.
Month by month
- JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Jan (polar night, very cold, limited daylight).-10 °C / -19 °C, 8 rain days14 °F / −2 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryGreatInside Kiruna's best window: Feb–Mar (auroras, snow), Jun–Aug (midnight sun, hiking).-9 °C / -19 °C, 7 rain days16 °F / −2 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MarchGreatInside Kiruna's best window: Feb–Mar (auroras, snow), Jun–Aug (midnight sun, hiking).-4 °C / -15 °C, 7 rain days25 °F / 5 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AprilMixedOutside the best window (Feb–Mar (auroras, snow), Jun–Aug (midnight sun, hiking)). Across Sweden: Thaw and mud; Valborg bonfires on the 30th; the south greens late in the month.2 °C / -8 °C, 6 rain days36 °F / 18 °F, 6 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MayGoodOutside the best window (Feb–Mar (auroras, snow), Jun–Aug (midnight sun, hiking)). Across Sweden: Light evenings, blossom, few crowds; archipelago boats move to summer timetables at month's end.9 °C / -1 °C, 7 rain days48 °F / 30 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JuneGreatInside Kiruna's best window: Feb–Mar (auroras, snow), Jun–Aug (midnight sun, hiking).16 °C / 5 °C, 8 rain days61 °F / 41 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- JulyGreatInside Kiruna's best window: Feb–Mar (auroras, snow), Jun–Aug (midnight sun, hiking).19 °C / 8 °C, 10 rain days66 °F / 46 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustGreatInside Kiruna's best window: Feb–Mar (auroras, snow), Jun–Aug (midnight sun, hiking).17 °C / 6 °C, 10 rain days63 °F / 43 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (Feb–Mar (auroras, snow), Jun–Aug (midnight sun, hiking)). Across Sweden: Autumn colour in Lapland and the first auroras; west-coast lobster season opens late in the month.11 °C / 2 °C, 9 rain days52 °F / 36 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberMixedOutside the best window (Feb–Mar (auroras, snow), Jun–Aug (midnight sun, hiking)). Across Sweden: Grey and wet, days shorten fast; good museum and city month.3 °C / -4 °C, 8 rain days37 °F / 25 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Jan (polar night, very cold, limited daylight).-4 °C / -12 °C, 8 rain days25 °F / 10 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Jan (polar night, very cold, limited daylight).-8 °C / -17 °C, 8 rain days18 °F / 1 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday