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Best time to visit Sweden
The best time to visit in Sweden is from May until September, when you will have a soft or pleasant temperature and limited rainfall. The highest average temperature in 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.
Sweden has the continental climate prevailing. If you want to know what the average temperature is in in Sweden or when most precipitation (rain or snow) falls, you can find a quick overview below. This way, you are well prepared. Our average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 30 years.
Average weather North Sweden by month
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature (°C) | -10 | -9 | -6 | -1 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 1 | -4 | -7 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 26 | 32 | 37 | 31 | 37 | 26 | 20 | 23 |
Climate data from city: Jukkasjärvi
Average weather Southeast Sweden by month
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature (°C) | -1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| Water temp. (°C) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 8 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 21 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 21 | 30 | 34 | 29 | 20 | 29 | 26 | 23 |
Climate data from city: Stockholm
Average weather South Sweden by month
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature (°C) | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| Water temp. (°C) | -2 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 6 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 21 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 21 | 24 | 30 | 31 | 18 | 26 | 23 | 29 |
Climate data from city: Malmö
Average weather Central Sweden by month
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature (°C) | -5 | -5 | -1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 0 | -4 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 19 | 16 | 22 | 17 | 26 | 29 | 35 | 36 | 23 | 26 | 20 | 28 |
Climate data from city: Östersund
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14 day weather forecast Sweden
The weather for in Sweden will be -9° till 7° degrees in the next 14 days with several days chance of light rain showers or even quite a bit of rain.
The weather forecast for Sweden is based on the weather conditions in the city of Stockholm.
Weather forecast this week
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Monday 6 Dec | Water | Snow | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
-9° -11° |
4° | 0 cm | 0 mm | 0% | 2 m/s | 0 | |
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Tuesday 7 Dec | Water | Snow | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
-9° -12° |
4° | 0 cm | 0 mm | 0% | 1 m/s | 0 | |
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Wednesday 8 Dec | Water | Snow | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
-5° -11° |
4° | 0 cm | 0 mm | 0% | 1 m/s | 0 | |
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Thursday 9 Dec | Water | Snow | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
0° -5° |
4° | 0 cm | 0 mm | 0% | 5 m/s | 0 | |
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Friday 10 Dec | Water | Snow | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
1° -1° |
4° | 8.2 cm | 6.9 mm | 95% | 7 m/s | 0 | |
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Saturday 11 Dec | Water | Snow | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
2° 1° |
4° | 12.2 cm | 13.8 mm | 100% | 6 m/s | 0 | |
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Sunday 12 Dec | Water | Snow | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
2° 0° |
4° | 0 cm | 0.3 mm | 20% | 1 m/s | 0 |
Weather forecast next week
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Monday 13 Dec | Water | Snow | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
1° 0° |
4° | 0.1 cm | 0.2 mm | 25% | 2 m/s | 0 | |
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Tuesday 14 Dec | Water | Snow | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
3° 1° |
4° | 0 cm | 0.5 mm | 35% | 4 m/s | 0 | |
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Wednesday 15 Dec | Water | Snow | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
3° 2° |
4° | 2.5 cm | 4.4 mm | 90% | 5 m/s | 0 | |
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Thursday 16 Dec | Water | Snow | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
4° 1° |
4° | 0 cm | 0.1 mm | 20% | 6 m/s | 0 | |
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Friday 17 Dec | Water | Snow | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
5° 4° |
4° | 0 cm | 0.3 mm | 25% | 7 m/s | 0 | |
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Saturday 18 Dec | Water | Snow | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
7° 2° |
4° | 0 cm | 0.1 mm | 20% | 5 m/s | 0 | |
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Sunday 19 Dec | Water | Snow | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
7° 6° |
4° | 0 cm | 0 mm | 0% | 6 m/s | 0 |
Climate Sweden
Click on a region of Sweden to view the climate:
- North Sweden (Jukkasjärvi)
- Southeast Sweden (Stockholm)
- South Sweden (Malmö)
- Central Sweden (Östersund)
Climate table of North Sweden (Jukkasjärvi)
North Sweden has the continental climate prevailing. 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day temp. (°C) | -10 | -9 | -6 | -1 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 1 | -4 | -7 |
| Night temp. (°C) | -16 | -16 | -13 | -8 | -2 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 3 | -3 | -8 | -13 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Precipitation (mm) | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 26 | 32 | 37 | 31 | 37 | 26 | 20 | 23 |
| Days with rain | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 6 |
| Days with snow | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 2 | - | - | 3 | 12 | 16 | 21 |
| Dry days | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 4 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Sun hours per day | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Wind force (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 city: Jukkasjärvi
Climate table of Southeast Sweden (Stockholm)
Southeast Sweden has the continental climate prevailing. 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day temp. (°C) | -1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| Night temp. (°C) | -4 | -4 | -2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | -2 |
| Water temp. (°C) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 8 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Precipitation (mm) | 21 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 21 | 30 | 34 | 29 | 20 | 29 | 26 | 23 |
| Days with rain | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 8 |
| Days with snow | 13 | 13 | 10 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| Dry days | 12 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 13 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Sun hours per day | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Wind force (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 city: Stockholm
Climate table of South Sweden (Malmö)
South Sweden has the continental climate prevailing. 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day temp. (°C) | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| Night temp. (°C) | 0 | -1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| Water temp. (°C) | -2 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 6 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Precipitation (mm) | 21 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 21 | 24 | 30 | 31 | 18 | 26 | 23 | 29 |
| Days with rain | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 14 |
| Days with snow | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 7 |
| Dry days | 12 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 10 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Sun hours per day | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Wind force (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 city: Malmö
Climate table of Central Sweden (Östersund)
Central Sweden has the continental climate prevailing. 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day temp. (°C) | -5 | -5 | -1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 0 | -4 |
| Night temp. (°C) | -10 | -10 | -8 | -2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | -3 | -8 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Precipitation (mm) | 19 | 16 | 22 | 17 | 26 | 29 | 35 | 36 | 23 | 26 | 20 | 28 |
| Days with rain | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 7 |
| Days with snow | 16 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 11 | 16 |
| Dry days | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 8 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Sun hours per day | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Wind force (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 city: Östersund
Sweden weather by month
What is the average weather like in a given month for Sweden? Let's find out! Click on a month to check all the monthly averages for sunshine, temperature highs and lows, percentage chance of rain per day, snowfall accumulation and number of rainy days.
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Popular places in Sweden
- Östra Vi
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- Norrköping
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- Lekvattnet
- Skia
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Sweden?
Sweden lies in a straight line about 10,458 km from New Zealand (Cape Town → Stockholm). By car the distance is 14,728 km. You are on your way 191 hours and 10 minutes without delay.
How long is the flight to Sweden?
The flight time from Cape Town International Airport to Sweden is approximately 13 h. 10 min.
What are the largest airports in Sweden?
These are the largest airports in Sweden:
- Stockholm-Arlanda Airport – Stockholm
- Stockholm-Bromma Airport – Stockholm
- Malmö Sturup Airport – Malmö
- Örebro Airport – Örebro
- Linköping City Airport – Linköping
- Jönköping Airport – Jönköping
- Norrköping Airport – Norrköping
- Umeå Airport – Umeå
- Växjö Kronoberg Airport – Växjö
- Halmstad Airport – Halmstad
How many inhabitants are there in Sweden?
Sweden has approximately 10,151,588 inhabitants.
How big is Sweden?
The area of Sweden is around 449,964 km². It is 3x smaller than New Zealand.
What is the capital of Sweden?
The capital of Sweden is Stockholm.
What is the currency of Sweden?
In Sweden the Swedish krona/kronor (SEK) is used to pay.
Exchange rates on 6 December 2021
- 1 Swedish krona/kronor = 0.56 South African rand
- 1 South African rand = 1.79 Swedish krona/kronor
- 10 Swedish krona/kronor = 5.58 South African rand
- 10 South African rand = 17.93 Swedish krona/kronor
- 100 Swedish krona/kronor = 55.78 South African rand
- 100 South African rand = 179.27 Swedish krona/kronor
What is the area code of Sweden?
The area code to call Sweden is +46.