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Abisko

Elevation 385 m68.35° N, 18.83° E

When to go?

No ideal month: the best month is July, the least cold. Nothing against May–June, August–October either. Ideal for skiing: February–May (snow on the ground, at least 40 cm). Avoid November–January (freezing and dark).

What is the climate like?

Temperature and rain

January −5°−13° snow likely
February −5°−14° snow likely
March −2°−11° snow likely
April 3°−5° snow likely
May 7°0°
June 13°5°
July 18°9°
August 16°7°
September 10°3°
October 4°−2°
November 0°−6° snow likely
December −3°−11° snow likely

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−15°−10°−5°0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−13.4 · −4.5 °CJanuary: −13.4 · −4.5 °C−13.8 · −4.6 °CFebruary: −13.8 · −4.6 °C−10.8 · −2.3 °CMarch: −10.8 · −2.3 °C−5.4 · 2.6 °CApril: −5.4 · 2.6 °C−0.1 · 7.4 °CMay: −0.1 · 7.4 °C4.6 · 13.1 °CJune: 4.6 · 13.1 °C8.6 · 17.7 °CJuly: 8.6 · 17.7 °C7.2 · 15.6 °CAugust: 7.2 · 15.6 °C3.4 · 10.4 °CSeptember: 3.4 · 10.4 °C−1.8 · 3.8 °COctober: −1.8 · 3.8 °C−6.3 · −0.3 °CNovember: −6.3 · −0.3 °C−10.7 · −3.0 °CDecember: −10.7 · −3.0 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −13.4 – −4.5 °C
Feb −13.8 – −4.6 °C
Mar −10.8 – −2.3 °C
Apr −5.4 – 2.6 °C
May −0.1 – 7.4 °C
Jun 4.6 – 13.1 °C
Jul 8.6 – 17.7 °C
Aug 7.2 – 15.6 °C
Sep 3.4 – 10.4 °C
Oct −1.8 – 3.8 °C
Nov −6.3 – −0.3 °C
Dec −10.7 – −3.0 °C

Temperatures brought to the town's elevation: +2.1 °C (cells at 710 m).

How much it rains

January 53 mm13 d
February 41 mm13 d
March 43 mm13 d
April 36 mm12 d
May 40 mm11 d
June 58 mm13 d
July 72 mm14 d
August 59 mm14 d
September 55 mm14 d
October 48 mm14 d
November 42 mm13 d
December 51 mm13 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec53 mm · 13 rain days · 4 mm a dayJanuary: 53 mm · 13 rain days · 4 mm a day41 mm · 13 rain days · 3 mm a dayFebruary: 41 mm · 13 rain days · 3 mm a day43 mm · 13 rain days · 3 mm a dayMarch: 43 mm · 13 rain days · 3 mm a day36 mm · 12 rain days · 3 mm a dayApril: 36 mm · 12 rain days · 3 mm a day40 mm · 11 rain days · 4 mm a dayMay: 40 mm · 11 rain days · 4 mm a day58 mm · 13 rain days · 4 mm a dayJune: 58 mm · 13 rain days · 4 mm a day72 mm · 14 rain days · 5 mm a dayJuly: 72 mm · 14 rain days · 5 mm a day59 mm · 14 rain days · 4 mm a dayAugust: 59 mm · 14 rain days · 4 mm a day55 mm · 14 rain days · 4 mm a daySeptember: 55 mm · 14 rain days · 4 mm a day48 mm · 14 rain days · 3 mm a dayOctober: 48 mm · 14 rain days · 3 mm a day42 mm · 13 rain days · 3 mm a dayNovember: 42 mm · 13 rain days · 3 mm a day51 mm · 13 rain days · 4 mm a dayDecember: 51 mm · 13 rain days · 4 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 53 mm13 d
Feb 41 mm13 d
Mar 43 mm13 d
Apr 36 mm12 d
May 40 mm11 d
Jun 58 mm13 d
Jul 72 mm14 d
Aug 59 mm14 d
Sep 55 mm14 d
Oct 48 mm14 d
Nov 42 mm13 d
Dec 51 mm13 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 2 h 52
February 7 h 46
March 11 h 35
April 15 h 46
May 20 h 36
June 24 h 00
July 24 h 00
August 17 h 37
September 13 h 19
October 9 h 22
November 4 h 54
December 0 h

Daylight and sky: sunrise, sunset and cloud cover

00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:0000:00JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec↑ 10:28 · ↓ 13:20 · 2 h 52 · 88 % cloudJanuary: ↑ 10:28 · ↓ 13:20 · 2 h 52 · 88 % cloud↑ 08:06 · ↓ 15:52 · 7 h 46 · 86 % cloudFebruary: ↑ 08:06 · ↓ 15:52 · 7 h 46 · 86 % cloud↑ 06:06 · ↓ 17:41 · 11 h 35 · 80 % cloudMarch: ↑ 06:06 · ↓ 17:41 · 11 h 35 · 80 % cloud↑ 04:52 · ↓ 20:38 · 15 h 46 · 77 % cloudApril: ↑ 04:52 · ↓ 20:38 · 15 h 46 · 77 % cloud↑ 02:23 · ↓ 22:59 · 20 h 36 · 76 % cloudMay: ↑ 02:23 · ↓ 22:59 · 20 h 36 · 76 % cloud24 h 00 · 77 % cloudJune: 24 h 00 · 77 % cloud24 h 00 · 77 % cloudJuly: 24 h 00 · 77 % cloud↑ 04:01 · ↓ 21:38 · 17 h 37 · 81 % cloudAugust: ↑ 04:01 · ↓ 21:38 · 17 h 37 · 81 % cloud↑ 06:00 · ↓ 19:20 · 13 h 19 · 85 % cloudSeptember: ↑ 06:00 · ↓ 19:20 · 13 h 19 · 85 % cloud↑ 07:49 · ↓ 17:12 · 9 h 22 · 89 % cloudOctober: ↑ 07:49 · ↓ 17:12 · 9 h 22 · 89 % cloud↑ 09:02 · ↓ 13:56 · 4 h 54 · 91 % cloudNovember: ↑ 09:02 · ↓ 13:56 · 4 h 54 · 91 % cloud0 hDecember: 0 h

daylight under a clear sky (average share)daylight under cloud

Jan 2 h 52 88 % cloud
Feb 7 h 46 86 % cloud
Mar 11 h 35 80 % cloud
Apr 15 h 46 77 % cloud
May 20 h 36 76 % cloud
Jun 24 h 00 77 % cloud
Jul 24 h 00 77 % cloud
Aug 17 h 37 81 % cloud
Sep 13 h 19 85 % cloud
Oct 9 h 22 89 % cloud
Nov 4 h 54 91 % cloud
Dec 0 h

daylight under a clear sky (average share)daylight under cloud

Times on the 15th of each month, in local time: daylight saving where and when it applies, standard time in the other months.

Snow on the ground

January 82 cm
February 100 cm
March 108 cm
April 113 cm
May 98 cm
June 43 cm
July 2 cm
August –
September 2 cm
October 16 cm
November 38 cm
December 59 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

075150 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec82 cmJanuary: 82 cm100 cmFebruary: 100 cm108 cmMarch: 108 cm113 cmApril: 113 cm98 cmMay: 98 cm43 cmJune: 43 cm2 cmJuly: 2 cm0 cmAugust: 0 cm2 cmSeptember: 2 cm16 cmOctober: 16 cm38 cmNovember: 38 cm59 cmDecember: 59 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 82 cm
Feb 100 cm
Mar 108 cm
Apr 113 cm
May 98 cm
Jun 43 cm
Jul 2 cm
Aug 0 cm
Sep 2 cm
Oct 16 cm
Nov 38 cm
Dec 59 cm

Effect of climate change

Today's climate (1996–2025) compared with 1961–1990:

In short

Temperature +1.4 °C warmer
Rain mm ≈ rain days ≈ there were 155 rain days a year in 1961–1990
Snow −7 % less winter snow

Year by year

Temperature of each year

−2.4 °C+2.4 °C

Against 1961–1990 the mean temperature of today (1996–2025) has changed by +1.4 °C; in the last ten years by +1.9 °C. Warmest year: 2025 (+2.9 °C), coldest: 1966 (−2.1 °C).

December and January warmed the most (+2.3 and +2.0 °C), May the least (+0.5 °C). The warm season (above the annual mean of then, −1 °C) begins 5 days earlier and ends 7 days later.

Warming stripes: after an idea by Ed Hawkins (University of Reading), showyourstripes.info, CC BY 4.0.

Rain of each year (% against 1961–1990)

−100−500+50+100 %19501960197019801990200020102020 19501960197019801990200020102020−100−500+50+100 %

more rain than in 1961–1990less rain

Rain in a year: +3 % every ten years.

Snow, then and now

−7 %winter snow today, compared with 1961–1990