When to go · Stockholm
Stockholm, month by month
The best months for Stockholm: May, Jun, Jul, Aug. Months to avoid: Nov.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedCold and dark; about 6 hours of light, snow some years.0 °C (32 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 9 rain days32 °F (0 °C) / 25 °F (-4 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryMixedCold; light returns slowly.1 °C (34 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 7 rain days34 °F (1 °C) / 25 °F (-4 °C), 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchMixedCool; longer days, some ice.6 °C (43 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 7 rain days43 °F (6 °C) / 30 °F (-1 °C), 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AprilGoodCool, bright; ferries begin.12 °C (54 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days54 °F (12 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 6 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- MayGreatLong days, green; Djurgården is pleasant.18 °C (64 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days64 °F (18 °C) / 45 °F (7 °C), 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JuneGreatNear-white nights; Midsummer closes shops around Jun 20–21.22 °C (72 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 8 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
- JulyGreatWarm; archipelago at its best; some places close for holiday.24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 9 rain days75 °F (24 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- AugustGreatWarm evenings; crowds ease late in the month.22 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 9 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 55 °F (13 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
- SeptemberGoodCrisp, colourful; good walking.17 °C (63 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 8 rain days63 °F (17 °C) / 48 °F (9 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberMixedCool and damp; days shorten.10 °C (50 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 9 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 41 °F (5 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberAvoidCold, dark and wet.5 °C (41 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 10 rain days41 °F (5 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberMixedDark; Christmas markets and lights; check Dec 24–26 closures.2 °C (36 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 10 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Stockholm, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Jun: Great
Daytime high
May: 18 °C (64 °F)64 °F (18 °C)
Jun: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Night low
May: 7 °C (45 °F)45 °F (7 °C)
Jun: 11 °C (52 °F)52 °F (11 °C)
Rain days
May: 7 (better)
Jun: 8
Crowds
May: Medium
Jun: High
Prices
May: Medium
Jun: High
Festivals listed
May: 0
Jun: 2
May: Long days, green; Djurgården is pleasant.
June: Near-white nights; Midsummer closes shops around Jun 20–21.
Stockholm: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.