Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Dorotea Sweden

In Dorotea, the summers are cool and mostly cloudy and the winters are long, freezing, snowy, and overcast. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 8°F to 66°F and is rarely below -13°F or above 76°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Dorotea for warm-weather activities is from late June to early August.

The warm season lasts for 3.2 months, from May 27 to September 2, with an average daily high temperature above 57°F. The hottest month of the year in Dorotea is July, with an average high of 65°F and low of 49°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.9 months, from November 13 to March 8, with an average daily high temperature below 29°F. The coldest month of the year in Dorotea is January, with an average low of 8°F and high of 21°F.

In Dorotea, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Dorotea begins around April 15 and lasts for 4.7 months, ending around September 7.

The clearest month of the year in Dorotea is June, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 47% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 7 and lasts for 7.3 months, ending around April 15.

The cloudiest month of the year in Dorotea is November, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 77% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Dorotea varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 4.5 months, from May 18 to October 3, with a greater than 30% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Dorotea is July, with an average of 12.2 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 7.5 months, from October 3 to May 18. The month with the fewest wet days in Dorotea is February, with an average of 6.1 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation in Dorotea changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 7.1 months, from April 5 to November 6. The month with the most days of rain alone in Dorotea is July, with an average of 12.2 days.

Snow alone is the most common for 4.9 months, from November 6 to April 5. The month with the most days of snow alone in Dorotea is January, with an average of 7.1 days.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Dorotea experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 7.9 months, from March 30 to November 27, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Dorotea is July, with an average rainfall of 3.6 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 4.1 months, from November 27 to March 30. The month with the least rain in Dorotea is January, with an average rainfall of 0.1 inches.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Dorotea experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 7.4 months, from September 28 to May 9, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Dorotea is January, with an average snowfall of 12.5 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 4.6 months, from May 9 to September 28. The least snow falls around July 24, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Dorotea varies extremely over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 4 hours, 3 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 21 hours, 15 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 2:18 AM on June 20, and the latest sunrise is 7 hours, 33 minutes later at 9:51 AM on December 24. The earliest sunset is at 1:53 PM on December 18, and the latest sunset is 9 hours, 40 minutes later at 11:33 PM on June 21.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Dorotea during 2024, starting in the spring on March 31, lasting 6.9 months, and ending in the fall on October 27.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level in Dorotea, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining a virtually constant 0% throughout.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Dorotea experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 7.2 months, from November 8 to June 13, with average wind speeds of more than 4.6 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Dorotea is January, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.1 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 4.8 months, from June 13 to November 8. The calmest month of the year in Dorotea is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.2 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Dorotea varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the south for 4.0 weeks, from February 22 to March 21 and for 4.2 months, from July 18 to November 25, with a peak percentage of 37% on September 24. The wind is most often from the west for 3.9 months, from March 21 to July 18 and for 2.9 months, from November 25 to February 22, with a peak percentage of 33% on June 24.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Dorotea throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Dorotea for general outdoor tourist activities is from late June to early August, with a peak score in the third week of July.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Dorotea for hot-weather activities is for the entire month of July, with a peak score in the third week of July.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Dorotea typically lasts for 3.6 months (110 days), from around May 25 to around September 12, rarely starting before May 6 or after June 15, and rarely ending before August 24 or after October 1.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Dorotea should appear around June 5, only rarely appearing before May 23 or after June 23.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.8 months, from May 9 to August 4, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 4.6 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Dorotea is June, with an average of 5.7 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 4.8 months, from October 6 to February 29, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 1.2 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Dorotea is December, with an average of 0.0 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Dorotea are 64.262 deg latitude, 16.413 deg longitude, and 1,047 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Dorotea contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 702 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,124 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,010 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (2,969 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Dorotea is covered by trees (84%), within 10 miles by trees (75%) and herbaceous vegetation (14%), and within 50 miles by trees (78%) and herbaceous vegetation (13%).