When to go · Karlstad
Karlstad, month by month
The best months for Karlstad: Feb, Jun, Jul, Aug. Months to avoid: Nov.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for the lake and long evenings; Feb for winter sport). Across Sweden: Cold and dark in the south; Lapland is deep winter with a few hours of blue light and good auroras.-1 °C (30 °F) / -7 °C (19 °F), 10 rain days30 °F (-1 °C) / 19 °F (-7 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryGreatInside Karlstad's best window: Jun–Aug for the lake and long evenings; Feb for winter sport.-1 °C (30 °F) / -8 °C (18 °F), 8 rain days30 °F (-1 °C) / 18 °F (-8 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MarchGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for the lake and long evenings; Feb for winter sport). Across Sweden: Longer days, deep snow in the north, auroras until late March; Easter falls in late March 2027.4 °C (39 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 8 rain days39 °F (4 °C) / 23 °F (-5 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AprilMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for the lake and long evenings; Feb for winter sport). Across Sweden: Thaw and mud; Valborg bonfires on the 30th; the south greens late in the month.9 °C (48 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 8 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 32 °F (0 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MayGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for the lake and long evenings; Feb for winter sport). Across Sweden: Light evenings, blossom, few crowds; archipelago boats move to summer timetables at month's end.16 °C (61 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 9 rain days61 °F (16 °C) / 41 °F (5 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JuneGreatInside Karlstad's best window: Jun–Aug for the lake and long evenings; Feb for winter sport.20 °C (68 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 10 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 50 °F (10 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- JulyGreatInside Karlstad's best window: Jun–Aug for the lake and long evenings; Feb for winter sport.22 °C (72 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 11 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 54 °F (12 °C), 11 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustGreatInside Karlstad's best window: Jun–Aug for the lake and long evenings; Feb for winter sport.21 °C (70 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 11 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for the lake and long evenings; Feb for winter sport). Across Sweden: Autumn colour in Lapland and the first auroras; west-coast lobster season opens late in the month.16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 10 rain days61 °F (16 °C) / 45 °F (7 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for the lake and long evenings; Feb for winter sport). Across Sweden: Grey and wet, days shorten fast; good museum and city month.10 °C (50 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 11 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov (dark, wet, few events).4 °C (39 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 11 rain days39 °F (4 °C) / 30 °F (-1 °C), 11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for the lake and long evenings; Feb for winter sport). Across Sweden: Christmas markets, Lucia and julbord buffets; polar night in the far north.0 °C (32 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 10 rain days32 °F (0 °C) / 23 °F (-5 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Karlstad, side by side.
Verdict
Feb: Great
Jun: Great
Daytime high
Feb: -1 °C (30 °F)30 °F (-1 °C)
Jun: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Night low
Feb: -8 °C (18 °F)18 °F (-8 °C)
Jun: 10 °C (50 °F)50 °F (10 °C)
Rain days
Feb: 8 (better)
Jun: 10
Crowds
Feb: Medium
Jun: High
Prices
Feb: Medium
Jun: High
Festivals listed
Feb: 0
Jun: 1
February: Inside Karlstad's best window: Jun–Aug for the lake and long evenings; Feb for winter sport.
June: Inside Karlstad's best window: Jun–Aug for the lake and long evenings; Feb for winter sport.
Karlstad: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.