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Luleå

Town · Luleå Municipality, 🇸🇪 Sweden
Population 49,646
Area 13 km²
Time zone Europe/Stockholm
Luleå

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Luleå Essentials

Luleå’s urban center blends mid-century modernism with historic landmarks. This selection features the 19th-century neo-Gothic Luleå Cathedral and Ralph Erskine’s "Shopping," the world’s first purpose-built indoor mall. Cultural life centers around Kulturens Hus, which houses the municipal library and an art gallery, while Smedjan offers extensive retail space on the main Storgatan thoroughfare. For natural scenery, Skurholmsfjärden provides a central lakeside setting, reflecting the city’s unique position at the edge of the Gulf of Bothnia.

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Climate & when to visit

Best time to visit: July

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Typical weather in January

Poor
  • -5° (feels like -11°) · extremes -21°–3°
  • -10° at night
  • 11 rainy days
  • 0 sunny days
  • 0 hours of sunshine per day
  • Dry air
  • Light breeze
  • -1°C · too cold to swim
  • UV index 0 · low
  • 4 hours of daylight

Typical weather in February

Poor
  • -6° (feels like -11°) · extremes -21°–3°
  • -10° at night
  • 10 rainy days
  • 3 sunny days
  • 2 hours of sunshine per day
  • Dry air
  • Light breeze
  • -2°C · too cold to swim
  • UV index 0 · low
  • 8 hours of daylight

Typical weather in March

Poor
  • -2° (feels like -8°) · extremes -16°–5°
  • -7° at night
  • 8 rainy days
  • 11 sunny days
  • 6 hours of sunshine per day
  • Dry air
  • Light breeze
  • -2°C · too cold to swim
  • UV index 1 · low
  • 11 hours of daylight

Typical weather in April

Poor
  • 3° (feels like -2°) · extremes -8°–8°
  • -3° at night
  • 7 rainy days
  • 11 sunny days
  • 9 hours of sunshine per day
  • Dry air
  • Light breeze
  • -1°C · too cold to swim
  • UV index 2 · low
  • 15 hours of daylight

Typical weather in May

Poor
  • 9° (feels like 5°) · extremes -2°–16°
  • 3° at night
  • 8 rainy days
  • 10 sunny days
  • 10 hours of sunshine per day
  • Dry air
  • Light breeze
  • 3°C · too cold to swim
  • UV index 3 · moderate
  • 19 hours of daylight

Typical weather in June

Good
  • 15° (feels like 11°) · extremes 5°–20°
  • 10° at night
  • 9 rainy days
  • 9 sunny days
  • 12 hours of sunshine per day
  • Dry air
  • Light breeze
  • 9°C · too cold to swim
  • UV index 4 · moderate
  • 22 hours of daylight

Typical weather in July

Great
  • 18° (feels like 17°) · extremes 10°–24°
  • 14° at night
  • 11 rainy days
  • 10 sunny days
  • 10 hours of sunshine per day
  • Dry air
  • Light breeze
  • 15°C · too cold to swim
  • UV index 4 · moderate
  • 20 hours of daylight

Typical weather in August

Good
  • 17° (feels like 15°) · extremes 9°–22°
  • 13° at night
  • 12 rainy days
  • 7 sunny days
  • 7 hours of sunshine per day
  • Dry air
  • Light breeze
  • 16°C · too cold to swim
  • UV index 3 · moderate
  • 16 hours of daylight

Typical weather in September

Fair
  • 12° (feels like 9°) · extremes 4°–17°
  • 9° at night
  • 11 rainy days
  • 5 sunny days
  • 4 hours of sunshine per day
  • Dry air
  • Light breeze
  • 12°C · too cold to swim
  • UV index 1 · low
  • 13 hours of daylight

Typical weather in October

Poor
  • 6° (feels like 1°) · extremes -4°–11°
  • 2° at night
  • 12 rainy days
  • 3 sunny days
  • 2 hours of sunshine per day
  • Dry air
  • Light breeze
  • 7°C · too cold to swim
  • UV index 0 · low
  • 9 hours of daylight

Typical weather in November

Poor
  • 1° (feels like -5°) · extremes -11°–6°
  • -3° at night
  • 13 rainy days
  • 0 sunny days
  • 1 hour of sunshine per day
  • Dry air
  • Light breeze
  • 4°C · too cold to swim
  • UV index 0 · low
  • 5 hours of daylight

Typical weather in December

Poor
  • -3° (feels like -9°) · extremes -16°–4°
  • -7° at night
  • 14 rainy days
  • 0 sunny days
  • 0 hours of sunshine per day
  • Dry air
  • Light breeze
  • 1°C · too cold to swim
  • UV index 0 · low
  • 2 hours of daylight

Climate data: NASA POWER + Copernicus ERA5-Land and ERA5 · 1996–2025

Practical information

Currency
Swedish Krona SEK kr · Card payments · Widely accepted
Emergency numbers
112
Electricity
Type C / Type F
230 V · 50 Hz
Languages
Swedish
Tap water
Safe to drink
Driving side
Right
Calling code
+46
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Tours & Activities

Luleå Cathedral
Walk
Shopping
Walk
Kulturens Hus

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