🇸🇪 Weather in Kiruna in May
This is what the weather in Kiruna (Lapland, Sweden) was like in May in 2017–2026.
Key facts at a glance
Avg. daytime high
5.4 °C
1.5 °C – 9.2 °C
Avg. night-time low
-1.5 °C
-4.7 °C – 1.0 °C
Avg. rain days in period
12.9
42 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm
Avg. precipitation in period
63.8 mm
21.5 mm – 108 mm
Avg. cloud cover
71 %
This data source has no sunshine hours – average cloud cover shown instead.
Avg. sea temperature
–
No sea nearby – no sea temperature.
Extremes: Highest temperature 20.6 °C (28 May 2024) · Lowest temperature -12.9 °C (1 May 2021) · Avg. daily peak wind 20 km/h
Weather mix of all days
- 17Sunny
- 86Partly cloudy
- 78Cloudy
- 51Light rain
- 14Rain
- 64Snow
Summary
- On average 5.4 °C during the day and -1.5 °C at night.
- On average 12.9 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 63.8 mm of precipitation in total.
- Prevailing: Partly cloudy.
- Warmest year: 2018 (avg. 9.2 °C), coolest: 2017 (avg. 1.5 °C).
- Wettest year: 2019 (108 mm), driest: 2024 (21.5 mm).
- Extremes: 20.6 °C on 28 May 2024 and -12.9 °C on 1 May 2021.
Overall values from all 10 years. How is this calculated?
Charts
Temperatures per year
Average over your travel period
Precipitation & rain days
Year by year
2026
Avg. max7.3°Avg. min0.4°- Rain days
- 15 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 99.6 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 71 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 13.9 °C · Min -5.7 °C
2025
Avg. max5.4°Avg. min-1.3°- Rain days
- 14 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 51.0 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 70 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 11.5 °C · Min -7.6 °C
2024
Avg. max8.1°Avg. min0.4°- Rain days
- 7 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 21.5 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 65 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 20.6 °C · Min -8.6 °C
2023
Avg. max6.4°Avg. min-1.3°- Rain days
- 9 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 68.1 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 66 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 16.0 °C · Min -12.7 °C
2022
Avg. max5.5°Avg. min-1.2°- Rain days
- 17 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 69.1 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 75 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 15.5 °C · Min -9.7 °C
2021
Avg. max2.7°Avg. min-3.2°- Rain days
- 17 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 75.4 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 79 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 9.4 °C · Min -12.9 °C
2020
Avg. max1.9°Avg. min-4.2°- Rain days
- 12 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 47.4 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 67 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 14.4 °C · Min -10.9 °C
2019
Avg. max6.0°Avg. min-0.7°- Rain days
- 20 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 108 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 79 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 18.0 °C · Min -7.7 °C
2018
Avg. max9.2°Avg. min1.0°- Rain days
- 11 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 59.9 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 66 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 18.3 °C · Min -4.5 °C
2017
Avg. max1.5°Avg. min-4.7°- Rain days
- 7 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 38.3 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 75 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 7.5 °C · Min -10.5 °C
Frequently asked questions
- How warm is it in Kiruna in May?
- Daytime highs averaged 5.4 °C, night-time lows -1.5 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 20.6 °C (28 May 2024), the lowest -12.9 °C (1 May 2021).
- How often does it rain in Kiruna in May?
- On average there were 12.9 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 63.8 mm of precipitation in total.
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Data sources
- Weather data
- Data obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations) on a coarse grid of about 50 km. Values represent a large area and can differ from local conditions, especially on islands, coasts and in mountains. Snow depth is the model value for the grid cell, not the depth on the slopes. No sunshine duration.
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations)
Reanalysis values represent a grid cell (approx. 25–50 km) and may differ from local measurements on coasts, islands and in mountains. - Sea temperature
- MUR SST data were provided by JPL under support by NASA MEaSUREs program; accessed via NOAA CoastWatch ERDDAP
Daily multi-scale ultra-high resolution (≈ 1 km) analysis of satellite measurements (infrared, microwave) and in-situ data. Represents the foundation temperature below the daily warm surface layer. (Satellite and in-situ analysis) - Place search
- Natural Earth (public domain) · GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) / OpenStreetMap (ODbL)