Weather in Norrbotten

Calculated from weather data of Pajala Airport (ESUP) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	-7.9	-11.0	0.0	-7.5	-11.3	-5.0
February	-7.7	-8.7	-1.0	-6.0	-9.9	-6.4
March	-1.0	-1.6	0.0	0.5	-1.5	-1.6
April	4.0		3.7	4.2	4.5	2.6
May	9.9		11.5	11.0	7.9	9.1
June	17.5		18.5	18.6	19.1	20.3
July	19.8		18.6	19.3	21.6	17.8
August	17.2		18.6	18.5	16.1	17.6
September	11.0		13.5	10.3	9.8	12.0
October	2.4		-1.8	5.2	3.3	4.0
November	-3.1		-8.5	-4.5	-4.1	1.8
December	-6.7		-9.4	-6.2	-9.5	-2.0
Average	3.8	-7.8	5.6	5.9	4.2	6.0

45th highest temperature of Sweden

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	-16.2	-22	-1	-16	-18	-15
February	-17.6	-15	-5	-15	-19	-18
March	-11.0	-9	0	-8	-12	-9
April	-6.2		-3	-6	-5	-6
May	-1.8		0	1	0	0
June	6.1		7	9	8	8
July	8.4		10	10	11	9
August	6.3		8	8	6	7
September	2.0		5	3	2	3
October	-4.2		-8	-1	-2	0
November	-11.8		-17	-8	-12	-5
December	-14.0		-17	-16	-19	-7
Average	-6.2	-16.4	-2.2	-3.1	-5.2	-3.2

2nd lowest temperature of Sweden

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
30 °C or warmer	0	0	0	1	0
25 °C or warmer	0	4	8	11	5
20 °C or warmer	0	38	26	33	27
0 °C or colder	85	116	193	207	197

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	31.2	17	24	17	50	24
February	26.2	39	22	32	29	19
March	16.7	15	20	7	17	12
April	12.3		10	16	13	13
May	9.1		6	9	15	6
June			0	0	0	0
July	8.1		15	11	5	12
August	8.2		9	7	9	3
September	11.2		15	12	14	6
October	16.2		11	10	31	18
November	17.6		17	17	20	11
December	34.4		51	30	35	45
Average	14.6	23.2	13.4	12.3	16.7	10.8

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (km/h)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	9.3	9	11	12	8	11
February	10.2	12	12	10	10	11
March	12.1	10	9	13	15	16
April	11.9		10	12	14	16
May	11.8		14	13	12	13
June			0	0	0	0
July	9.9		10	9	13	12
August	9.5		9	13	10	10
September	12.0		12	11	13	13
October	9.9		7	10	12	10
November	9.1		7	9	8	15
December	9.1		7	6	8	12
Average	10.8	10.5	10.3	11.5	11.9	12.6

40th highest wind speed of Sweden

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	SW	S	SW	NE	S
February	S	SW	SE	SW	S
March	S	NW	SW	SW	SW
April		S	NW	NW	NW
May		SW	W	N	W
June		N	N	N	N
July		NE	NW	W	SE
August		SE	S	NE	SW
September		SW	NE	SW	SW
October		W	SW	SE	E
November		NE	S	S	S
December		SE	N	N	SE

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Norrbotten weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Norrbotten?

The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 20 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Norrbotten?

The coldest month is February with an average daytime temperature of -6 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Norrbotten?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in December with a probability of around 34.4 %.

Which month is the driest in Norrbotten?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in June. The probability is about 0.0 %.