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When to go to Karlstad

Twelve months of averages for Karlstad, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Karlstad has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in June to August.

Cold months (a mean high under 10°C): October to March.
The warmest month is July (21°C) and the coolest January (-3°C). The wettest is July (116 mm) and the driest March (47 mm); about 949 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Karlstad: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanCold
FebCold
MarCold
AprCool
MayCool
JunMild–warm, mixed
JulMild–warm, mixed
AugMild–warm, mixed
SeptCool
OctCold
NovCold
DecCold

Month by month

Every month in Karlstad

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Karlstad by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	-3°C	-7°C	69 mm	98%	81%	0.3	23°C	Cold
February	-1°C	-7°C	53 mm	97%	81%	0.9	24°C	Cold
March	3°C	-3°C	47 mm	89%	74%	2.3	27°C	Cold
April	10°C	2°C	50 mm	81%	70%	3.8	31°C	Cool
May	15°C	8°C	89 mm	78%	70%	5	35°C	Cool
June	19°C	12°C	102 mm	76%	69%	5.7	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
July	21°C	14°C	116 mm	78%	69%	5.1	39°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
August	19°C	13°C	111 mm	82%	69%	4	39°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
September	15°C	9°C	74 mm	86%	72%	2.6	37°C	Cool
October	8°C	4°C	89 mm	92%	74%	1.2	34°C	Cold
November	3°C	-1°C	80 mm	96%	79%	0.4	29°C	Cold
December	-1°C	-5°C	69 mm	98%	80%	0.2	25°C	Cold

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

-3°C

-7°C

69 mm

98%

81%

0.3

23°C

Cold

February

-1°C

-7°C

53 mm

97%

81%

0.9

24°C

Cold

March

3°C

-3°C

47 mm

89%

74%

2.3

27°C

Cold

April

10°C

2°C

50 mm

81%

70%

3.8

31°C

Cool

May

15°C

8°C

89 mm

78%

70%

35°C

Cool

June

19°C

12°C

102 mm

76%

69%

5.7

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

July

21°C

14°C

116 mm

78%

69%

5.1

39°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

August

19°C

13°C

111 mm

82%

69%

39°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

September

15°C

9°C

74 mm

86%

72%

2.6

37°C

Cool

October

8°C

4°C

89 mm

92%

74%

1.2

34°C

Cold

November

3°C

-1°C

80 mm

96%

79%

0.4

29°C

Cold

December

-1°C

-5°C

69 mm

98%

80%

0.2

25°C

Cold