When to go · Leksand
Leksand, month by month
The best months for Leksand: Feb, Mar, Jun, Jul, Aug. Months to avoid: Nov.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Aug (Midsummer, boats, Sommarland); Feb–Mar for ice hockey and winter). Across Sweden: Cold and dark in the south; Lapland is deep winter with a few hours of blue light and good auroras.-3 °C (27 °F) / -10 °C (14 °F), 9 rain days27 °F (-3 °C) / 14 °F (-10 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryGreatInside Leksand's best window: Jun–Aug (Midsummer, boats, Sommarland); Feb–Mar for ice hockey and winter.-2 °C (28 °F) / -10 °C (14 °F), 7 rain days28 °F (-2 °C) / 14 °F (-10 °C), 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MarchGreatInside Leksand's best window: Jun–Aug (Midsummer, boats, Sommarland); Feb–Mar for ice hockey and winter.3 °C (37 °F) / -6 °C (21 °F), 7 rain days37 °F (3 °C) / 21 °F (-6 °C), 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AprilMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Aug (Midsummer, boats, Sommarland); Feb–Mar for ice hockey and winter). Across Sweden: Thaw and mud; Valborg bonfires on the 30th; the south greens late in the month.8 °C (46 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 7 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 30 °F (-1 °C), 7 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MayGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug (Midsummer, boats, Sommarland); Feb–Mar for ice hockey and winter). Across Sweden: Light evenings, blossom, few crowds; archipelago boats move to summer timetables at month's end.15 °C (59 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 8 rain days59 °F (15 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JuneGreatInside Leksand's best window: Jun–Aug (Midsummer, boats, Sommarland); Feb–Mar for ice hockey and winter.20 °C (68 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 10 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 48 °F (9 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- JulyGreatInside Leksand's best window: Jun–Aug (Midsummer, boats, Sommarland); Feb–Mar for ice hockey and winter.22 °C (72 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 11 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustGreatInside Leksand's best window: Jun–Aug (Midsummer, boats, Sommarland); Feb–Mar for ice hockey and winter.20 °C (68 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 11 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 50 °F (10 °C), 11 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug (Midsummer, boats, Sommarland); Feb–Mar for ice hockey and winter). Across Sweden: Autumn colour in Lapland and the first auroras; west-coast lobster season opens late in the month.15 °C (59 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 9 rain days59 °F (15 °C) / 43 °F (6 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Aug (Midsummer, boats, Sommarland); Feb–Mar for ice hockey and winter). Across Sweden: Grey and wet, days shorten fast; good museum and city month.8 °C (46 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 10 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov (dark, wet, few services); late Jun Midsummer weekend books out months ahead.2 °C (36 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 10 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug (Midsummer, boats, Sommarland); Feb–Mar for ice hockey and winter). Across Sweden: Christmas markets, Lucia and julbord buffets; polar night in the far north.-2 °C (28 °F) / -8 °C (18 °F), 9 rain days28 °F (-2 °C) / 18 °F (-8 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Leksand, side by side.
Verdict
Feb: Great
Mar: Great
Daytime high
Feb: -2 °C (28 °F)28 °F (-2 °C)
Mar: 3 °C (37 °F)37 °F (3 °C)
Night low
Feb: -10 °C (14 °F)14 °F (-10 °C)
Mar: -6 °C (21 °F)21 °F (-6 °C)
Rain days
Feb: 7
Mar: 7
Crowds
Feb: Medium
Mar: Medium
Prices
Feb: Medium
Mar: Medium
Festivals listed
Feb: 0
Mar: 0
February: Inside Leksand's best window: Jun–Aug (Midsummer, boats, Sommarland); Feb–Mar for ice hockey and winter.
March: Inside Leksand's best window: Jun–Aug (Midsummer, boats, Sommarland); Feb–Mar for ice hockey and winter.
Leksand: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.