Best time to visit Sweden

The best time to visit Sweden is May–Sep. Month by month, the verdicts rate Jun–Sep as comfortable on both daytime heat and rainfall — 4 months in all.

Cold; brief mild summer

Best window
May–Sep
Driest month
April · 30% rainy days
Warmest month
July · 22.1°C / 72°F
Coolest month
January · -1.2°C / 30°F
Months rated go
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Month by month

Monthly climate normals for Sweden, 1991–2020
MonthHigh °CHigh °FRainy daysVerdict
January-1.23033%Too cold
February-0.53135%Too cold
March3.23832%Too cold
April8.84830%Fair
May14.35831%Fair
June18.76640%Go
July22.17239%Go
August21.27044%Go
September16.26135%Go
October9.34939%Fair
November3.73943%Too cold
December0.23241%Too cold

Verdict combines mean daytime high with rainy-day frequency. “Rainy days” is the share of days in the month with at least 1 mm of rain.

What the numbers say

April is the driest month, with rain on 30% of days and daytime highs near 8.8°C (48°F). August is the wettest, at 44%. Temperature swings hard across the year — 23.3°C between July (22.1°C / 72°F) and January (-1.2°C / 30°F) — so packing for the wrong month is the main risk. The record rules out too cold in Nov–Mar.

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