Weather in Gällivare kommun

Calculated from weather data of Gällivare Airport (ESNG) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	-8.3	-11.0	0.0	-7.4	-12.6	-5.0
February	-7.5	-8.4	-3.0	-7.0	-7.2	-5.0
March	-1.0	-1.7	-1.0	1.6	-1.5	-1.7
April	4.5		4.9	4.2	4.0	2.9
May	10.1		11.0	10.6	8.0	8.5
June	17.4		18.3	18.0	18.6	20.8
July	19.0		18.1	18.3	21.8	16.8
August	16.1		18.1	17.6	15.9	17.3
September	11.0		12.6	10.1	9.6	11.8
October	2.0		-0.0	4.7	2.6	0.3
November	-4.2		-7.4	-4.2	-5.2	0.7
December	-6.0		-10.3	-2.3	-8.2	-3.0
Average	3.3	-7.7	5.2	5.8	4.2	5.4

47th 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	-17.5	-21	-11	-16	-18	-13
February	-17.7	-16	-13	-17	-17	-16
March	-12.0	-11	-15	-9	-10	-10
April	-6.5		-4	-6	-6	-6
May	0.0		-1	1	-1	-1
June	6.9		8	8	7	8
July	9.0		9	10	10	9
August	6.4		8	7	6	6
September	2.5		4	3	2	3
October	-5.4		-8	-3	-3	-4
November	-11.3		-15	-9	-13	-6
December	-14.2		-18	-14	-16	-8
Average	-6.1	-16.2	-5.3	-4.7	-5.2	-4.9

1st 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	6	8	10	7
20 °C or warmer	0	34	17	30	26
0 °C or colder	89	209	201	215	203

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	32.5	23	24	18	53	33
February	30.2	32	26	34	36	20
March	18.0	24	16	12	17	14
April	13.8		13	17	11	19
May	10.1		7	11	14	8
June			0	0	0	0
July	14.0		16	21	6	24
August	12.4		14	7	18	5
September	13.6		16	15	14	9
October	17.8		20	9	34	13
November	22.7		35	21	24	16
December	42.2		68	33	41	55
Average	17.5	26.3	16.6	15.0	18.6	14.6

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	9.9	11	10	14	9	11
February	10.4	11	13	11	11	9
March	14.3	11	13	14	17	15
April	13.9		13	15	17	17
May	14.4		16	15	12	14
June			0	0	0	0
July	11.8		11	11	15	11
August	11.9		10	13	12	11
September	12.3		12	11	14	13
October	10.6		11	11	13	10
November	9.1		8	9	8	14
December	9.0		7	8	9	9
Average	12.2	10.5	12.1	12.9	13.4	13.0

35th 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	W	W	N	W
February	S	W	NW	NW	W
March	N	NW	W	W	W
April		W	NW	NW	NW
May		W	W	N	W
June		N	N	N	N
July		NE	NW	W	E
August		SE	SW	N	W
September		W	NE	SW	SW
October		NW	SW	NE	NE
November		N	W	NW	SW
December		SW	NW	NW	SE

Prevailing wind direction

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

Gällivare kommun weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Gällivare kommun?

The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 19 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Gällivare kommun?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of -8 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Gällivare kommun?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in December with a probability of around 42.2 %.

Which month is the driest in Gällivare kommun?

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