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How hot does Sweden get in summer?

Typical summer highs, hot days and the Swedish heat record.

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Short answer

In July the average daily high is 22–24 degrees in Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the highest temperature ever recorded in Sweden is 38 degrees, according to SMHI. In July 2022 Målilla reached 37.2 °C, the highest reading in Sweden since 1947.

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Why

  1. According to SMHI, the average daily high for 1991–2020 in July is 23.5 °C in Stockholm, 22.4 °C in Gothenburg and 17.9 °C in Kiruna.
  2. SMHI says that in a normal Swedish summer the temperature inland reaches at least 25 degrees, generally 3–10 times in the north and 15–20 times in the south.
  3. SMHI gives the highest temperature measured in Sweden as 38.0 °C, at Målilla on 29 June 1947 and at Ultuna on 9 July 1933.

Details

In 2025 the highest temperature reported in Sweden was 33.6 °C at Skellefteå airport on 24 July, according to SMHI. SMHI says higher readings in June 1947, such as 39.1 °C at Alnarp in Skåne, were never approved because the shelter against reflected sunlight was inadequate.

Tip

July has the highest average daily high of June, July and August in all five places SMHI lists, so June and August are a little cooler.

What may differ

Summer heat depends on the region: the July average daily high is 23.5 °C in Stockholm but 17.9 °C in Kiruna, according to SMHI.

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Information checked on 27 October 2026.

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