Best time to visit, weather and climate Sweden

The best time to visit Sweden is from may until september, when you will have a soft or pleasant temperature and limited rainfall. The highest average temperature in Sweden is 21°C in july and the lowest is -1°C in january. The weather and climate of Sweden is suitable for a winter sports.

The average climate figure for Sweden is an 6,9. This is based on various factors, such as average temperatures, the chance of precipitation and weather experiences of others.

Sweden has 2 types of climates prevailing, namely the oceanic climate and continental climate. If you want to know what the average temperature is in Sweden or when most precipitation (rain or snow) falls, you can find an overview below. This way, you are well prepared. Our average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 30 years.

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Climate North Sweden per month

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
-10°C	-9°C	-6°C	-1°C	5°C	12°C	17°C	15°C	10°C	1°C	-4°C	-7°C
20 mm	17 mm	16 mm	17 mm	26 mm	32 mm	37 mm	31 mm	37 mm	26 mm	20 mm	23 mm

All climate data from North Sweden

Climate data from: Jukkasjärvi

Climate Southeast Sweden per month

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
-1°C	0°C	3°C	9°C	15°C	18°C	21°C	20°C	16°C	10°C	5°C	1°C
21 mm	19 mm	21 mm	16 mm	21 mm	30 mm	34 mm	29 mm	20 mm	29 mm	26 mm	23 mm

All climate data from Southeast Sweden

Climate data from: Stockholm

Climate South Sweden per month

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2°C	2°C	5°C	10°C	15°C	18°C	21°C	20°C	17°C	12°C	8°C	4°C
21 mm	18 mm	20 mm	13 mm	21 mm	24 mm	30 mm	31 mm	18 mm	26 mm	23 mm	29 mm

All climate data from South Sweden

Climate data from: Malmö

Climate Central Sweden per month

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
-5°C	-5°C	-1°C	4°C	12°C	15°C	19°C	17°C	13°C	6°C	0°C	-4°C
19 mm	16 mm	22 mm	17 mm	26 mm	29 mm	35 mm	36 mm	23 mm	26 mm	20 mm	28 mm

All climate data from Central Sweden

Climate data from: Östersund

Sweden in brief

Capital	Stockholm
Flight time ¹	12 h. 10 min
Population	10.151.588
Area	449.964 km²
Currency	Swedish krona/kronor
Local date	fr 29 may 2020
Local time	15:36 hour in the afternoon

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14 day weather forecast Sweden

The weather for Stockholm in Sweden will be 17° till 22° degrees in the next 14 days with a few days chance of light rain showers or even quite a bit of rain.

The weather forecast for Sweden is based on the weather in Stockholm.

Weather forecast this week

Dag	Max	Min	Water	Precip	Change	Wind	UV
Fr 29 May	16°C	9°C	9°C	0 mm	0%	2m/s	3
Sa 30 May	17°C	9°C	9°C	0.4 mm	30%	3m/s	4
Su 31 May	19°C	8°C	9°C	0 mm	0%	3m/s	6
Mo 1 Jun	20°C	9°C	9°C	0 mm	0%	3m/s	7
Tu 2 Jun	22°C	11°C	9°C	0 mm	0%	3m/s	3
We 3 Jun	26°C	12°C	9°C	0 mm	0%	3m/s	5
Th 4 Jun	21°C	14°C	9°C	0.1 mm	20%	6m/s	6

Weather forecast next week

Dag	Max	Min	Water	Precip	Change	Wind	UV
Fr 5 Jun	21°C	12°C	9°C	1.6 mm	35%	5m/s	3
Sa 6 Jun	16°C	10°C	9°C	8.2 mm	90%	5m/s	4
Su 7 Jun	14°C	9°C	9°C	0.3 mm	25%	6m/s	4
Mo 8 Jun	15°C	9°C	9°C	0.3 mm	20%	6m/s	3
Tu 9 Jun	18°C	9°C	9°C	0 mm	0%	3m/s	2
We 10 Jun	21°C	10°C	9°C	0 mm	0%	3m/s	6
Th 11 Jun	22°C	10°C	9°C	0 mm	0%	3m/s	7

Climate Sweden

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Climate North Sweden per Month

North Sweden has 2 types of climates prevailing, namely the oceanic climate and continental climate. The average annual temperature for North Sweden is 2° degrees and there is about 301 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 149 days a year with an average humidity of 85% and an UV-index of 2.


Day
Night
Precip
Rain days
Snow days
Dry days
Sun hours per day
Wind force in Bft
UV-index

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day	-10°C	-9°C	-6°C	-1°C	5°C	12°C	17°C	15°C	10°C	1°C	-4°C	-7°C
Night	-16°C	-16°C	-13°C	-8°C	-2°C	6°C	9°C	7°C	3°C	-3°C	-8°C	-13°C
Precip	20 mm	17 mm	16 mm	17 mm	26 mm	32 mm	37 mm	31 mm	37 mm	26 mm	20 mm	23 mm
Rain days	5	4	6	8	11	13	15	13	13	9	5	6
Snow days	19	18	17	16	10	2	0	0	3	12	16	21
Dry days	7	6	8	6	10	15	16	18	14	10	9	4
Sun hours per day	1	4	5	6	6	0	6	9	7	5	2	0
Wind force in Bft	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3
UV-index	1	1	2	1	3	4	4	3	2	2	1	1

Climate data from: Jukkasjärvi

Climate North Sweden january

On average, it is maximum -10° in january in North Sweden and at least around -16° degrees. In january there are 5 days of rainfall with a total of 20 mm. The it will be dry 7 days this month in Sweden and on average, it snows 19 days in january.

Climate North Sweden february

On average, it is maximum -9° in february in North Sweden and at least around -16° degrees. In february there are 4 days of rainfall with a total of 17 mm. The it will be dry 6 days this month in Sweden and on average, it snows 18 days in february.

Climate North Sweden march

On average, it is maximum -6° in march in North Sweden and at least around -13° degrees. In march there are 6 days of rainfall with a total of 16 mm. The it will be dry 8 days this month in Sweden and on average, it snows 17 days in march.

Climate North Sweden april

On average, it is maximum -1° in april in North Sweden and at least around -8° degrees. In april there are 8 days of rainfall with a total of 17 mm. The it will be dry 6 days this month in Sweden and on average, it snows 16 days in april.

Climate North Sweden may

On average, it is maximum 5° in may in North Sweden and at least around -2° degrees. In may there are 11 days of rainfall with a total of 26 mm. The it will be dry 10 days this month in Sweden and on average, it snows 10 days in may.

Climate North Sweden june

On average, it is maximum 12° in june in North Sweden and at least around 6° degrees. In june there are 13 days of rainfall with a total of 32 mm. The it will be dry 15 days this month in Sweden and on average, it snows 2 days in june.

Climate North Sweden july

On average, it is maximum 17° in july in North Sweden and at least around 9° degrees. In july there are 15 days of rainfall with a total of 37 mm and the it will be dry 16 days this month in Sweden.

Climate North Sweden august

On average, it is maximum 15° in august in North Sweden and at least around 7° degrees. In august there are 13 days of rainfall with a total of 31 mm and the it will be dry 18 days this month in Sweden.

Climate North Sweden september

On average, it is maximum 10° in september in North Sweden and at least around 3° degrees. In september there are 13 days of rainfall with a total of 37 mm. The it will be dry 14 days this month in Sweden and on average, it snows 3 days in september.

Climate North Sweden october

On average, it is maximum 1° in october in North Sweden and at least around -3° degrees. In october there are 9 days of rainfall with a total of 26 mm. The it will be dry 10 days this month in Sweden and on average, it snows 12 days in october.

Climate North Sweden november

On average, it is maximum -4° in november in North Sweden and at least around -8° degrees. In november there are 5 days of rainfall with a total of 20 mm. The it will be dry 9 days this month in Sweden and on average, it snows 16 days in november.

Climate North Sweden december

On average, it is maximum -7° in december in North Sweden and at least around -13° degrees. In december there are 6 days of rainfall with a total of 23 mm. The it will be dry 4 days this month in Sweden and on average, it snows 21 days in december.

Climate Southeast Sweden per Month

Southeast Sweden has 2 types of climates prevailing, namely the oceanic climate and continental climate. The average annual temperature for Southeast Sweden is 10° degrees and there is about 289 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 162 days a year with an average humidity of 81% and an UV-index of 3.


Day
Night
Water °C
Precip
Rain days
Snow days
Dry days
Sun hours per day
Wind force in Bft
UV-index

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day	-1°C	0°C	3°C	9°C	15°C	18°C	21°C	20°C	16°C	10°C	5°C	1°C
Night	-4°C	-4°C	-2°C	3°C	7°C	10°C	14°C	13°C	10°C	6°C	2°C	-2°C
Water	5°C	3°C	3°C	5°C	11°C	18°C	22°C	22°C	19°C	13°C	9°C	8°C
Precip	21 mm	19 mm	21 mm	16 mm	21 mm	30 mm	34 mm	29 mm	20 mm	29 mm	26 mm	23 mm
Rain days	6	4	10	10	12	14	16	14	11	12	12	8
Snow days	13	13	10	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	10
Dry days	12	11	11	17	19	16	15	17	19	18	14	13
Sun hours per day	3	3	5	8	10	13	11	10	8	4	4	2
Wind force in Bft	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
UV-index	1	1	2	3	4	5	5	4	3	2	2	2

Climate data from: Stockholm

Climate Southeast Sweden january

On average, it is maximum -1° in january in Southeast Sweden and at least around -4° degrees. The sea temperature is around 5° degrees. In january there are 6 days of rainfall with a total of 21 mm. The it will be dry 12 days this month in Sweden and on average, it snows 13 days in january.

Climate Southeast Sweden february

On average, it is maximum 0° in february in Southeast Sweden and at least around -4° degrees. The sea temperature is around 3° degrees. In february there are 4 days of rainfall with a total of 19 mm. The it will be dry 11 days this month in Sweden and on average, it snows 13 days in february.

Climate Southeast Sweden march

On average, it is maximum 3° in march in Southeast Sweden and at least around -2° degrees. The sea temperature is around 3° degrees. In march there are 10 days of rainfall with a total of 21 mm. The it will be dry 11 days this month in Sweden and on average, it snows 10 days in march.

Climate Southeast Sweden april

On average, it is maximum 9° in april in Southeast Sweden and at least around 3° degrees. The sea temperature is around 5° degrees. In april there are 10 days of rainfall with a total of 16 mm. The it will be dry 17 days this month in Sweden and on average, it snows 3 days in april.

Climate Southeast Sweden may

On average, it is maximum 15° in may in Southeast Sweden and at least around 7° degrees. The sea temperature is around 11° degrees. In may there are 12 days of rainfall with a total of 21 mm and the it will be dry 19 days this month in Sweden.

Climate Southeast Sweden june

On average, it is maximum 18° in june in Southeast Sweden and at least around 10° degrees. The sea temperature is around 18° degrees. In june there are 14 days of rainfall with a total of 30 mm and the it will be dry 16 days this month in Sweden.

Climate Southeast Sweden july

On average, it is maximum 21° in july in Southeast Sweden and at least around 14° degrees. The sea temperature is around 22° degrees. In july there are 16 days of rainfall with a total of 34 mm and the it will be dry 15 days this month in Sweden.

Climate Southeast Sweden august

On average, it is maximum 20° in august in Southeast Sweden and at least around 13° degrees. The sea temperature is around 22° degrees. In august there are 14 days of rainfall with a total of 29 mm and the it will be dry 17 days this month in Sweden.

Climate Southeast Sweden september

On average, it is maximum 16° in september in Southeast Sweden and at least around 10° degrees. The sea temperature is around 19° degrees. In september there are 11 days of rainfall with a total of 20 mm and the it will be dry 19 days this month in Sweden.

Climate Southeast Sweden october

On average, it is maximum 10° in october in Southeast Sweden and at least around 6° degrees. The sea temperature is around 13° degrees. In october there are 12 days of rainfall with a total of 29 mm. The it will be dry 18 days this month in Sweden and on average, it snows 1 day in october.

Climate Southeast Sweden november

On average, it is maximum 5° in november in Southeast Sweden and at least around 2° degrees. The sea temperature is around 9° degrees. In november there are 12 days of rainfall with a total of 26 mm. The it will be dry 14 days this month in Sweden and on average, it snows 4 days in november.

Climate Southeast Sweden december

On average, it is maximum 1° in december in Southeast Sweden and at least around -2° degrees. The sea temperature is around 8° degrees. In december there are 8 days of rainfall with a total of 23 mm. The it will be dry 13 days this month in Sweden and on average, it snows 10 days in december.

Climate South Sweden per Month

South Sweden has 2 types of climates prevailing, namely the oceanic climate and continental climate. The average annual temperature for South Sweden is 11° degrees and there is about 275 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 159 days a year with an average humidity of 80% and an UV-index of 3.


Day
Night
Water °C
Precip
Rain days
Snow days
Dry days
Sun hours per day
Wind force in Bft
UV-index

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day	2°C	2°C	5°C	10°C	15°C	18°C	21°C	20°C	17°C	12°C	8°C	4°C
Night	0°C	-1°C	1°C	5°C	9°C	12°C	15°C	15°C	13°C	9°C	5°C	2°C
Water	-2°C	6°C	7°C	21°C	26°C	26°C	24°C	20°C	18°C	13°C	10°C	6°C
Precip	21 mm	18 mm	20 mm	13 mm	21 mm	24 mm	30 mm	31 mm	18 mm	26 mm	23 mm	29 mm
Rain days	9	9	11	12	12	12	15	15	10	14	12	14
Snow days	10	8	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7
Dry days	12	11	16	17	19	18	16	16	20	17	16	10
Sun hours per day	3	3	5	9	9	9	10	10	8	4	3	3
Wind force in Bft	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4
UV-index	1	2	2	3	4	5	5	5	4	3	2	2

Climate data from: Malmö

Climate South Sweden january

On average, it is maximum 2° in january in South Sweden and at least around 0° degrees. The sea temperature is around -2° degrees. In january there are 9 days of rainfall with a total of 21 mm. The it will be dry 12 days this month in Sweden and on average, it snows 10 days in january.

Climate South Sweden february

On average, it is maximum 2° in february in South Sweden and at least around -1° degrees. The sea temperature is around 6° degrees. In february there are 9 days of rainfall with a total of 18 mm. The it will be dry 11 days this month in Sweden and on average, it snows 8 days in february.

Climate South Sweden march

On average, it is maximum 5° in march in South Sweden and at least around 1° degrees. The sea temperature is around 7° degrees. In march there are 11 days of rainfall with a total of 20 mm. The it will be dry 16 days this month in Sweden and on average, it snows 4 days in march.

Climate South Sweden april

On average, it is maximum 10° in april in South Sweden and at least around 5° degrees. The sea temperature is around 21° degrees. In april there are 12 days of rainfall with a total of 13 mm. The it will be dry 17 days this month in Sweden and on average, it snows 1 day in april.

Climate South Sweden may

On average, it is maximum 15° in may in South Sweden and at least around 9° degrees. The sea temperature is around 26° degrees. In may there are 12 days of rainfall with a total of 21 mm and the it will be dry 19 days this month in Sweden.

Climate South Sweden june

On average, it is maximum 18° in june in South Sweden and at least around 12° degrees. The sea temperature is around 26° degrees. In june there are 12 days of rainfall with a total of 24 mm and the it will be dry 18 days this month in Sweden.

Climate South Sweden july

On average, it is maximum 21° in july in South Sweden and at least around 15° degrees. The sea temperature is around 24° degrees. In july there are 15 days of rainfall with a total of 30 mm and the it will be dry 16 days this month in Sweden.

Climate South Sweden august

On average, it is maximum 20° in august in South Sweden and at least around 15° degrees. The sea temperature is around 20° degrees. In august there are 15 days of rainfall with a total of 31 mm and the it will be dry 16 days this month in Sweden.

Climate South Sweden september

On average, it is maximum 17° in september in South Sweden and at least around 13° degrees. The sea temperature is around 18° degrees. In september there are 10 days of rainfall with a total of 18 mm and the it will be dry 20 days this month in Sweden.

Climate South Sweden october

On average, it is maximum 12° in october in South Sweden and at least around 9° degrees. The sea temperature is around 13° degrees. In october there are 14 days of rainfall with a total of 26 mm and the it will be dry 17 days this month in Sweden.

Climate South Sweden november

On average, it is maximum 8° in november in South Sweden and at least around 5° degrees. The sea temperature is around 10° degrees. In november there are 12 days of rainfall with a total of 23 mm. The it will be dry 16 days this month in Sweden and on average, it snows 2 days in november.

Climate South Sweden december

On average, it is maximum 4° in december in South Sweden and at least around 2° degrees. The sea temperature is around 6° degrees. In december there are 14 days of rainfall with a total of 29 mm. The it will be dry 10 days this month in Sweden and on average, it snows 7 days in december.

Climate Central Sweden per Month

Central Sweden has 2 types of climates prevailing, namely the oceanic climate and continental climate. The average annual temperature for Central Sweden is 6° degrees and there is about 298 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 160 days a year with an average humidity of 81% and an UV-index of 2.


Day
Night
Precip
Rain days
Snow days
Dry days
Sun hours per day
Wind force in Bft
UV-index

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day	-5°C	-5°C	-1°C	4°C	12°C	15°C	19°C	17°C	13°C	6°C	0°C	-4°C
Night	-10°C	-10°C	-8°C	-2°C	4°C	7°C	10°C	8°C	6°C	1°C	-3°C	-8°C
Precip	19 mm	16 mm	22 mm	17 mm	26 mm	29 mm	35 mm	36 mm	23 mm	26 mm	20 mm	28 mm
Rain days	5	4	7	11	13	14	14	14	13	10	6	7
Snow days	16	15	16	10	3	0	0	0	1	6	11	16
Dry days	10	9	8	9	15	16	17	17	16	15	13	8
Sun hours per day	2	4	5	7	11	12	13	9	8	5	4	1
Wind force in Bft	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
UV-index	1	1	2	2	3	4	4	3	3	2	2	1

Climate data from: Östersund

Climate Central Sweden january

On average, it is maximum -5° in january in Central Sweden and at least around -10° degrees. In january there are 5 days of rainfall with a total of 19 mm. The it will be dry 10 days this month in Sweden and on average, it snows 16 days in january.

Climate Central Sweden february

On average, it is maximum -5° in february in Central Sweden and at least around -10° degrees. In february there are 4 days of rainfall with a total of 16 mm. The it will be dry 9 days this month in Sweden and on average, it snows 15 days in february.

Climate Central Sweden march

On average, it is maximum -1° in march in Central Sweden and at least around -8° degrees. In march there are 7 days of rainfall with a total of 22 mm. The it will be dry 8 days this month in Sweden and on average, it snows 16 days in march.

Climate Central Sweden april

On average, it is maximum 4° in april in Central Sweden and at least around -2° degrees. In april there are 11 days of rainfall with a total of 17 mm. The it will be dry 9 days this month in Sweden and on average, it snows 10 days in april.

Climate Central Sweden may

On average, it is maximum 12° in may in Central Sweden and at least around 4° degrees. In may there are 13 days of rainfall with a total of 26 mm. The it will be dry 15 days this month in Sweden and on average, it snows 3 days in may.

Climate Central Sweden june

On average, it is maximum 15° in june in Central Sweden and at least around 7° degrees. In june there are 14 days of rainfall with a total of 29 mm and the it will be dry 16 days this month in Sweden.

Climate Central Sweden july

On average, it is maximum 19° in july in Central Sweden and at least around 10° degrees. In july there are 14 days of rainfall with a total of 35 mm and the it will be dry 17 days this month in Sweden.

Climate Central Sweden august

On average, it is maximum 17° in august in Central Sweden and at least around 8° degrees. In august there are 14 days of rainfall with a total of 36 mm and the it will be dry 17 days this month in Sweden.

Climate Central Sweden september

On average, it is maximum 13° in september in Central Sweden and at least around 6° degrees. In september there are 13 days of rainfall with a total of 23 mm. The it will be dry 16 days this month in Sweden and on average, it snows 1 day in september.

Climate Central Sweden october

On average, it is maximum 6° in october in Central Sweden and at least around 1° degrees. In october there are 10 days of rainfall with a total of 26 mm. The it will be dry 15 days this month in Sweden and on average, it snows 6 days in october.

Climate Central Sweden november

On average, it is maximum 0° in november in Central Sweden and at least around -3° degrees. In november there are 6 days of rainfall with a total of 20 mm. The it will be dry 13 days this month in Sweden and on average, it snows 11 days in november.

Climate Central Sweden december

On average, it is maximum -4° in december in Central Sweden and at least around -8° degrees. In december there are 7 days of rainfall with a total of 28 mm. The it will be dry 8 days this month in Sweden and on average, it snows 16 days in december.

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Sweden is in the continental part Europe and the capital is Stockholm. The total surface is 449.964 km² with 3.218 km of coastline and the population consists of 10.151.588 inhabitants. In terms of area, the country is 1,5x as big as Philippines. If you want to call Sweden you have to use +46 or 0046 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +465012457809 or 00465012457809.

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In Sweden it is now 15:36 o’clock in the afternoon on friday 29 may 2020. That is 6 hour earlier than in Philippines. The time zone of Sweden is Europe/Stockholm and the Greenwich time is UTC+02.

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