Month by month
Midsummer Eve at the end of June is the celebration Swedes dress up for, and many Stockholmers head to the archipelago. From late November to Christmas, Skansen holds a Christmas market on Fridays to Sundays.
- JanuaryGo with a plan: ColdTypically 0°C by day, -5°C at night, rain on about 10 days a month
- FebruaryGo with a plan: ColdTypically 1°C by day, -4°C at night, rain on about 10 days a month
- MarchGo with a plan: ColdTypically 4°C by day, -2°C at night, rain on about 9 days a month
- AprilGo with a plan: MildTypically 9°C by day, 1°C at night, rain on about 8 days a month
- MayBestTypically 15°C by day, 6°C at night, rain on about 8 days a month
- JuneBestTypically 21°C by day, 12°C at night, rain on about 9 days a month
- JulyBest: BusyTypically 23°C by day, 14°C at night, rain on about 11 days a month
- AugustBest: BusyTypically 22°C by day, 13°C at night, rain on about 13 days a month
- SeptemberGo with a plan: MildTypically 17°C by day, 10°C at night, rain on about 10 days a month
- OctoberGo with a plan: MildTypically 10°C by day, 5°C at night, rain on about 10 days a month
- NovemberGo with a plan: ColdTypically 4°C by day, 1°C at night, rain on about 12 days a month
- DecemberGo with a plan: ColdTypically 1°C by day, -3°C at night, rain on about 12 days a month
Typical weather is for Stockholm: averages of NASA POWER daily data, 2016 to 2025, on a grid of about 50 km. Mountains and coasts can differ.
Plan the days
[Photo: Gothenburg]
Gothenburg in 2 daysHaga, Skansen Kronan, Museum of Art, Stora Saluhallen, Slottsskogen, Styrsö, Botanical Garden, Universeum, Feskekörka2 days, SwedenPacked pace
[Photo: Stockholm]
Stockholm in 3 daysCity Hall, Royal Palace, Nobel Prize Museum, Monteliusvägen, Skansen, Vasa Museum, ABBA The Museum, Uppsala Cathedral, Gamla Uppsala3 days, SwedenBalanced pace
[Photo: Sweden]
Sweden in 7 daysRoyal Palace, Gamla Stan, Vasa Museum, Skansen, Uppsala, Nationalmuseum, Haga, Museum of Art, Styrsö7 days, SwedenBalanced pace