When to go · Stockholm
Stockholm in September
Good month. Crisp, colourful; good walking.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Good
- Temperature
- 17°C (63°F)63°F (17°C) / 9°C (48°F)48°F (9°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 8
- Crowds
- Medium
- Sweden overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Sweden overall
Verdict
Crisp, colourful; good walking.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.
Is another month better than September?
September is rated good. These months rate higher:
Weather in September
- StockholmHighs around 17 °C (63 °F), lows around 9 °C (48 °F), rain on about 8 daysHighs around 63 °F (17 °C), lows around 48 °F (9 °C), rain on about 8 days
- South and the big cities, Sweden · Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Gotlandfine
Summers 20–25 °C (68–77 °F) with 18 h of light at midsummer in Stockholm; winters around 0 °C (32 °F), often grey, 6 h of daylight in December. The archipelago freezes some winters.Summers 68–77 °F (20–25 °C) with 18 h of light at midsummer in Stockholm; winters around 32 °F (0 °C), often grey, 6 h of daylight in December. The archipelago freezes some winters.
Autumn season
Crisp days and colour in Djurgården.
Watch: Days shorten fast; November is grey.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Sweden overall
- Medium
- Prices · Sweden overall
- Medium
Sweden overall: Autumn colour in Lapland and the first auroras; west-coast lobster season opens late in the month.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Stockholm, side by side.
Verdict
Sep: Good
May: Great (better)
Daytime high
Sep: 17 °C (63 °F)63 °F (17 °C)
May: 18 °C (64 °F)64 °F (18 °C)
Night low
Sep: 9 °C (48 °F)48 °F (9 °C)
May: 7 °C (45 °F)45 °F (7 °C)
Rain days
Sep: 8
May: 7 (better)
Crowds
Sep: Medium
May: Medium
Prices
Sep: Medium
May: Medium
Festivals listed
Sep: 0
May: 0
September: Crisp, colourful; good walking.
May: Long days, green; Djurgården is pleasant.
Stockholm: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings