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What is the weather like in Stockholm?

Climate normals for Stockholm, not a forecast.

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Short answer

Stockholm has a cool climate, with winter months just below or around freezing and a July mean of about 19 °C, according to SMHI's 1991–2020 normals. January averages -0.9 °C and July 18.6 °C. Precipitation is moderate, 27 mm in March and 66 mm in August. These are long-term averages for the Stockholm station, not a forecast.

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Why

  1. According to SMHI, the 1991–2020 normal mean temperature in Stockholm is -0.9 °C in January and -1.0 °C in February.
  2. SMHI gives a July normal of 18.6 °C for Stockholm, and the highest July temperature recorded since 1901 is 34.8 °C, in 2022.
  3. SMHI's precipitation normals for the Stockholm station include 27 mm in March and 66 mm in August.

Details

Single years differ a lot from the normal: SMHI's tables list a January low of -28.2 °C in 1942 and a July high of 34.8 °C in 2022 for Stockholm. The figures come from SMHI's Stockholm station and describe the climate of the city, not the weather of a particular week.

Tip

Choose clothes by month, not by a yearly average, and look at SMHI's forecast a few days before you travel.

What may differ

Other cities differ: SMHI's January normal is 0.8 °C in Gothenburg and -11.3 °C in Kiruna.

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Information checked on 27 October 2026.

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