Akureyri vs Kiruna: which is better, month by month

Akureyri beats Kiruna in 5 of 12 months — its lead peaks in April (68 vs 57) — while Kiruna wins September; they are within 3 points in the other 6 months.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Akureyri vs Kiruna — all 12 months

MonthAkureyriKirunaWinnerGap
January31Ffreezing, rainy, clean air24Ffreezing, dry, clean airAkureyri7
February40Ffreezing, rainy, clean air34Ffreezing, dry, clean airAkureyri6
March49Fcold, rainy, clean air47Ffreezing, dry, clean airTie2
April68Ccold, a little rain, clean air57Dfreezing, a little rain, clean airAkureyri11
May76Bcold, a little rain, clean air74Bcold, a little rain, clean airTie2
June80Acool, rainy, clean air83Acool, a little rain, clean airTie3
July84Acool, rainy, clean air87Anice, rainy, clean airTie3
August78Bcool, rainy, clean air80Acool, rainy, clean airTie2
September64Ccool, rainy, clean air68Ccold, a little rain, clean airKiruna4
October52Dcold, rainy, clean air44Ffreezing, a little rain, clean airAkureyri8
November38Fcold, rainy, clean air32Ffreezing, a little rain, clean airAkureyri6
December28Ffreezing, rainy, clean air27Ffreezing, a little rain, clean airTie1

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is April (68 vs 57). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Akureyri

🇮🇸 Iceland · mild climate

Best month
July 84/100
Months won
5 of 12

Kiruna

🇸🇪 Sweden · continental climate

Best month
July 87/100
Months won
1 of 12

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