Winter is the longest season lasting approximately from mid-November until the end of March, although March daytime temperatures tend to be mild.[5] With an average high temperature of 23 °C (73.4 °F), July is the warmest month. However, the all-time heat record was set on August 4, 2014 when 35.1 °C (95.2 °F) was measured. This was in turn the highest measured temperature of the intense heat wave that summer that affected most of Scandinavia.[6] The climate of Falun is more continental than most of Sweden since it is relatively far from large bodies of waters moderating temperatures. As a result, the highs of July in Falun are normally warmer than many areas much further south in the country. Winters, however, are cold but also highly variable due to the proximity to some maritime influence that often brings mild temperatures above freezing, moderating average temperatures. The most precipitation occurs during the summer months of July and August. The lowest temperature ever recorded in Falun is ?40.0 °C (?40.0 °F).[7] The weather station has however, not recorded below ?37.2 °C (?35.0 °F) according to the open data.
