Sweden · 1991–2020 normal

Kiruna in
October.

Typical October weather in Kiruna: 2.3°C by day, -4.8°C at night, 39 mm of rain over 8 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high2.3°C
Typical low-4.8°C
Rain39 mm
Wet days8

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 50). Daylight is calculated as 9 h 05 from latitude 67.86°.

Event window

Long northern nights in October

At 67.9° the calculated mid-month daylight is 9 h 05. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in October. Typical nights are -4.8°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in October

The measured night-time normal is -4.8°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 605155
NOAA station
SWE00140926 · RENSJON_A
Station distance
28.7 km from the place centre
Coverage
Strong coverage · 25 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.