Stockholm month by month
Plan your visit to Stockholm by month. Compare weather, crowds, events, and prices across all twelve months with historical climate data.
Stockholm's measured year splits sharply. December and January both average 1°C highs. February barely moves to 2°C. March reaches 6°C and April 10°C. Then May jumps to 16°C, June to 21°C, and July peaks at 22°C. But July and August each record 13 rain days, the same count as January. March is Stockholm's driest month at 6 rain days, followed by February and April at 7 each.
The 12 month guides below follow that arc from January's 1°C through July's 22°C and back. For a summer trip, compare June (21°C, 10 rain days) against July and August, where temperatures hold but rain days climb to 13. If dry weather matters more than warmth, open March or February first, at 6°C and 2°C. September still reaches 17°C across 8 rain days.
January and December need the most care. Both average 1°C, with January logging 13 rain days and December 11.
July is Stockholm's most decisive month because its 22°C peak comes with 13 rain days, the same wet count as January at 1°C.
- January
- High
- 1°C
- Low
- -4°C
- Rain
- 61 mm
Stockholm in January gets roughly 6 hours of usable daylight. The sun tends to rise around 8:45 AM and drop below the horizon by 3:00 PM, which means you'll spend most of your…
- February
- High
- 2°C
- Low
- -4°C
- Rain
- 34 mm
February might be Stockholm's toughest sell, and there is no point pretending otherwise. Average highs hover around 1.7°C (35°F), lows drop to -3.8°C (25°F), and the sun shows…
- March
- High
- 6°C
- Low
- -1°C
- Rain
- 27 mm
March in Stockholm is all about one thing. The light is coming back. After months of genuine Nordic darkness, where December offered barely 6 hours of daylight and the sun slipped…
- April
- High
- 10°C
- Low
- 1°C
- Rain
- 32 mm
The single most important thing about Stockholm in April is the light. The city goes from roughly 13 hours of daylight on April 1 to over 16 hours by April 30. After 5 dark months,…
- May
- High
- 16°C
- Low
- 6°C
- Rain
- 56 mm
May in Stockholm is defined by light. By the end of the month, the sun rises before 4 AM and lingers past 9 PM, stretching each day to nearly 18 hours. After 5 months of…
- June
- High
- 21°C
- Low
- 12°C
- Rain
- 66 mm
Stockholm in June is defined by the light. The sun rises before 3:45 AM and sets after 10 PM, and even between those hours the sky holds a pale, blue-gray brightness that never…
- July
- High
- 22°C
- Low
- 14°C
- Rain
- 87 mm
July in Stockholm is defined by light. The sun rises before 4 a.m. and doesn't set until after 10 p.m., leaving roughly 18 hours of direct sunlight and a sky that never fully…
- August
- High
- 21°C
- Low
- 13°C
- Rain
- 90 mm
August in Stockholm is the last full month of an already short Scandinavian summer, and the city squeezes every hour out of it. Daytime temperatures sit around 21°C (70°F),…
- September
- High
- 17°C
- Low
- 10°C
- Rain
- 49 mm
September in Stockholm is defined by one thing above all. The light is leaving, dropping from about 14 hours of daylight on September 1 to under 12 by the 30th. You can feel the…
- October
- High
- 11°C
- Low
- 6°C
- Rain
- 63 mm
October in Stockholm is defined by one thing above everything else. You are losing daylight, fast. The month opens with about 11.5 hours of sun and closes with roughly 8.5, and you…
- November
- High
- 5°C
- Low
- 1°C
- Rain
- 42 mm
November is Stockholm's grey month. The single most important thing to know is the darkness. The city gets about 7 hours of usable daylight at the start of the month, dropping to…
- December
- High
- 1°C
- Low
- -3°C
- Rain
- 41 mm
Stockholm in December is dark. That's the first thing you need to know. The sun rises around 8:30 a.m. and sets before 3 p.m., giving you fewer than 6 hours of weak, low-angled…