Weather in Västerbotten

Calculated from weather data of Skellefteå Airport (ESNS) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	-4.2	-8.2	-2.7	-2.1	-7.0	1.3
February	-3.2	-4.7	0.0	-3.3	-5.5	0.1
March	1.1	1.3	-2.5	4.2	2.2	2.5
April	5.9	3.1	5.7	6.2	6.2	6.2
May	13.2		15.5	13.9	11.0	11.5
June	19.5		20.3	20.3	20.8	21.6
July	20.6		19.1	20.6	23.8	17.8
August	19.2		19.6	19.8	17.6	19.8
September	13.3		16.3	12.1	11.5	14.0
October	6.0		3.7	8.3	7.0	6.7
November	0.5		-4.7	1.0	-1.9	4.4
December	-3.6		-6.7	-5.0	-5.7	1.3
Average	6.5	-2.3	7.4	8.5	7.1	8.9

33rd 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	-11.0	-16	-8	-9	-14	-4
February	-12.7	-11	-8	-12	-13	-9
March	-8.2	-6	-13	-6	-6	-4
April	-4.5	-5	-5	-4	-3	-2
May	2.4		3	3	2	1
June	9.2		10	10	10	10
July	11.3		12	12	13	10
August	10.2		13	11	9	10
September	5.7		8	6	5	6
October	0.4		-3	3	2	2
November	-5.5		-8	-3	-6	-1
December	-9.9		-11	-12	-12	-2
Average	-2.4	-10.5	-1.1	0.3	-1.0	1.4

17th 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	1	0	1
25 °C or warmer	0	7	8	15	8
20 °C or warmer	0	47	38	45	38
0 °C or colder	100	189	166	175	162

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	28.3	21	23	13	53	26
February	26.1	22	12	38	34	13
March	16.3	17	16	10	14	6
April	11.1	17	10	10	16	9
May	6.8		4	6	12	6
June	6.4		4	9	7	5
July	7.3		17	5	3	14
August	7.7		12	7	12	3
September	12.3		12	15	12	10
October	17.1		9	9	27	27
November	22.3		43	24	19	14
December	35.4		49	41	34	42
Average	13.2	18.5	13.1	11.4	15.0	10.9

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	12.8	13	14	16	12	17
February	12.9	14	15	12	12	14
March	14.6	12	14	15	17	17
April	13.0	14	12	13	16	16
May	14.0		15	15	14	14
June	12.9		13	13	13	12
July	11.8		12	12	14	12
August	12.6		12	13	13	12
September	12.7		13	13	13	16
October	12.4		11	13	14	12
November	11.8		14	10	11	16
December	11.2		11	14	12	11
Average	12.9	13.0	12.9	13.2	13.6	13.9

30th 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	W	SW	W	N	SW
February	SW	W	W	NW	SW
March	SW	NW	W	W	W
April	N	NE	NW	W	NW
May		SW	W	NE	W
June		W	W	SW	E
July		NE	W	W	SW
August		E	SW	N	SW
September		SW	N	W	W
October		NW	SW	SW	N
November		N	W	W	SW
December		NW	NW	W	SE

Prevailing wind direction

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

Västerbotten weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Västerbotten?

The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 21 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Västerbotten?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of -4 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Västerbotten?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in December with a probability of around 35.5 %.

Which month is the driest in Västerbotten?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in June. The probability is about 6.4 %.