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What is the weather like in Stockholm in October?

Temperature, precipitation and sunshine in October, with the record range.

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Short answer

Stockholm in October is cool, with a mean temperature of about 8 °C in SMHI's 1991–2020 normals. The exact October normal is 7.7 °C, with 51 mm of precipitation and 96 hours of sunshine. These are long-term averages for the Stockholm station, not a forecast.

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Why

  1. According to SMHI, the October normal at its Stockholm station is 7.7 °C, down from 13.1 °C in September and heading towards 3.6 °C in November.
  2. SMHI lists 96 hours of normal sunshine in Stockholm in October, against 170 hours in September.
  3. SMHI's records since 1901 show an October high of 20.2 °C (1985) and a low of -9.0 °C (1915) in Stockholm.

Details

Single Octobers can be far wetter than the normal of 51 mm: SMHI's table for October 2025 shows 85 mm in Stockholm, and its record since 1901 is 137 mm (1980). The same table shows a mean of 9.0 °C, 1.3 degrees above the normal.

Tip

Pack a warm coat, a hat and waterproof shoes, and plan outdoor time around midday, when the light is best: normal sunshine is only 96 hours for the whole month.

What may differ

October is milder in Gothenburg (9.0 °C) and Malmö (9.5 °C) and below freezing in Kiruna (-0.9 °C), according to SMHI normals.

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Information checked on 27 October 2026.

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