climigo

Sweden

When to go?

No ideal month: the best month is July, the least rainy with the right temperature. Nothing against April–June, August–October either.

Very varied climate The climate changes a lot from one part to another: look at the cities below for the details.

Climate zones

GermanyPolandLithuaniaDenmarkLatviaEstoniaÅlandNorwayRussiaBelarusFinlandStockholmStockholmStockholmGothenburgGothenburgMalmöMalmöMalmöUppsalaUppsalaUppsalaKirunaKirunaKirunaÖrebroÖrebroÅreÅreÅreAbiskoAbiskoAbiskoGotlandGotlandGotlandÖlandÖlandÖland

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January −4°−11° snow likely
February −3°−11° snow likely
March 2°−8° snow likely
April 7°−3°
May 13°2°
June 18°7°
July 20°10°
August 19°9°
September 14°5°
October 7°0°
November 1°−5° snow likely
December −2°−9° snow likely

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−15°−10°−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−11.0 · −3.6 °CJanuary: −11.0 · −3.6 °C−10.7 · −2.7 °CFebruary: −10.7 · −2.7 °C−7.6 · 1.5 °CMarch: −7.6 · 1.5 °C−2.8 · 7.1 °CApril: −2.8 · 7.1 °C2.3 · 12.9 °CMay: 2.3 · 12.9 °C7.3 · 17.8 °CJune: 7.3 · 17.8 °C9.9 · 20.2 °CJuly: 9.9 · 20.2 °C8.9 · 18.7 °CAugust: 8.9 · 18.7 °C5.4 · 13.9 °CSeptember: 5.4 · 13.9 °C0.4 · 6.8 °COctober: 0.4 · 6.8 °C−4.7 · 1.0 °CNovember: −4.7 · 1.0 °C−9.0 · −2.3 °CDecember: −9.0 · −2.3 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −11.0 – −3.6 °C
Feb −10.7 – −2.7 °C
Mar −7.6 – 1.5 °C
Apr −2.8 – 7.1 °C
May 2.3 – 12.9 °C
Jun 7.3 – 17.8 °C
Jul 9.9 – 20.2 °C
Aug 8.9 – 18.7 °C
Sep 5.4 – 13.9 °C
Oct 0.4 – 6.8 °C
Nov −4.7 – 1.0 °C
Dec −9.0 – −2.3 °C

How much it rains

January 48 mm11 d
February 37 mm10 d
March 33 mm8 d
April 34 mm8 d
May 48 mm10 d
June 65 mm11 d
July 83 mm12 d
August 78 mm12 d
September 60 mm10 d
October 63 mm11 d
November 53 mm11 d
December 53 mm12 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec48 mm · 11 rain days · 4 mm a dayJanuary: 48 mm · 11 rain days · 4 mm a day37 mm · 10 rain days · 4 mm a dayFebruary: 37 mm · 10 rain days · 4 mm a day33 mm · 8 rain days · 4 mm a dayMarch: 33 mm · 8 rain days · 4 mm a day34 mm · 8 rain days · 4 mm a dayApril: 34 mm · 8 rain days · 4 mm a day48 mm · 10 rain days · 5 mm a dayMay: 48 mm · 10 rain days · 5 mm a day65 mm · 11 rain days · 6 mm a dayJune: 65 mm · 11 rain days · 6 mm a day83 mm · 12 rain days · 7 mm a dayJuly: 83 mm · 12 rain days · 7 mm a day78 mm · 12 rain days · 7 mm a dayAugust: 78 mm · 12 rain days · 7 mm a day60 mm · 10 rain days · 6 mm a daySeptember: 60 mm · 10 rain days · 6 mm a day63 mm · 11 rain days · 6 mm a dayOctober: 63 mm · 11 rain days · 6 mm a day53 mm · 11 rain days · 5 mm a dayNovember: 53 mm · 11 rain days · 5 mm a day53 mm · 12 rain days · 4 mm a dayDecember: 53 mm · 12 rain days · 4 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 48 mm11 d
Feb 37 mm10 d
Mar 33 mm8 d
Apr 34 mm8 d
May 48 mm10 d
Jun 65 mm11 d
Jul 83 mm12 d
Aug 78 mm12 d
Sep 60 mm10 d
Oct 63 mm11 d
Nov 53 mm11 d
Dec 53 mm12 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 5 h 50
February 8 h 50
March 11 h 42
April 14 h 51
May 17 h 56
June 20 h 27
July 19 h 19
August 16 h 09
September 13 h 01
October 10 h 01
November 6 h 55
December 4 h 39

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 40 cm
February 50 cm
March 49 cm
April 39 cm
May 18 cm
June 4 cm
July 1 cm
August –
September –
October 3 cm
November 13 cm
December 27 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

02550 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec40 cmJanuary: 40 cm50 cmFebruary: 50 cm49 cmMarch: 49 cm39 cmApril: 39 cm18 cmMay: 18 cm4 cmJune: 4 cm1 cmJuly: 1 cm0 cmAugust: 0 cm0 cmSeptember: 0 cm3 cmOctober: 3 cm13 cmNovember: 13 cm27 cmDecember: 27 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 40 cm
Feb 50 cm
Mar 49 cm
Apr 39 cm
May 18 cm
Jun 4 cm
Jul 1 cm
Aug 0 cm
Sep 0 cm
Oct 3 cm
Nov 13 cm
Dec 27 cm

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Tourist areas

Cities