Stockholm weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Stockholm is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 76/100), with August and June close behind. Stockholm averages about 1,710 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 70 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,710
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 76/100
- Rain / year
- 666 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.1 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 4 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 23°C / 73°F
- Population
- 1.5M
- Elevation
- 39 m
When is the best time to visit Stockholm?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Stockholm is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 47 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Stockholm?
Stockholm isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,710 hours of sunshine a year. 76 Sunshine Score points separate July (76) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #15 of 36 destinations in Sweden for annual sunshine, above the national median of 1,697 hours. The year's 666 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -1° / 30°F | -5° / 23°F | 47 mm | 0 | 0° / 32°F |
| February | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -5° / 23°F | 40 mm | 0 | 0° / 32°F |
| March | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -3° / 27°F | 39 mm | 1 | 1° / 34°F |
| April | 7 | 9° / 48°F | 1° / 34°F | 37 mm | 2 | 5° / 41°F |
| May | 46 | 15° / 59°F | 6° / 43°F | 50 mm | 4 | 13° / 55°F |
| June | 68 | 19° / 66°F | 11° / 52°F | 78 mm | 4 | 19° / 66°F |
| July | 76 | 23° / 73°F | 14° / 57°F | 70 mm | 4 | 23° / 73°F |
| August | 75 | 21° / 70°F | 13° / 55°F | 72 mm | 3 | 22° / 72°F |
| September | 52 | 16° / 61°F | 9° / 48°F | 55 mm | 2 | 19° / 66°F |
| October | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 4° / 39°F | 63 mm | 1 | 12° / 54°F |
| November | 0 | 4° / 39°F | 1° / 34°F | 61 mm | 0 | 6° / 43°F |
| December | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -3° / 27°F | 54 mm | 0 | 2° / 36°F |
Sea temperature in Stockholm by month
The sea off Stockholm is warmest in July at around 23°C / 73°F, and coolest in January at 0°C / 32°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 2 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Oslo (Gardermoen) Norway · 385 km · best in Jul · 1,634 h sun/yr
- Tallinn Estonia · 390 km · best in Jul · 1,693 h sun/yr
- Göteborg Sweden · 394 km · best in Jul · 1,574 h sun/yr
- Helsinki (Vantaa) Finland · 398 km · best in Jul · 1,584 h sun/yr
- Sandefjord(Torp) Norway · 437 km · best in Jul · 1,649 h sun/yr
- Riga Latvia · 465 km · best in Jul · 1,691 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Stockholm / Västerås Sweden · 73 km · 1,709 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Mariehamn Finland · 122 km · 1,841 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Norrköping Sweden · 152 km · 1,743 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Borlange Sweden · 159 km · 1,634 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Örebro Sweden · 170 km · 1,655 h sun/yr · best in Aug
Head-to-head
How Stockholm compares month by month: Stockholm vs Oslo (Gardermoen) · Stockholm vs Göteborg · Stockholm vs Tallinn · all comparisons
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