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What is the weather like in Sweden in November?

SMHI normals for November, the darkest month before December.

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Short answer

In November the normal mean temperature is about 4 °C in Stockholm, 5 °C in Lund and -7 °C in Kiruna, according to SMHI. Precipitation totals 48 mm in Stockholm, 61 mm in Lund and 37 mm in Kiruna. Sunshine is minimal, with a normal of 45 hours in Stockholm and just 19 hours in Kiruna.

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Why

  1. SMHI's 1991–2020 normal mean temperature for November is 3.6 °C in Stockholm, 5.2 °C in Lund, -6.8 °C at Kiruna airport and -2.5 °C at Luleå airport.
  2. According to SMHI, the November precipitation normal is 48 mm in Stockholm, 61 in Lund, 37 in Kiruna and 85 in Gothenburg.
  3. SMHI's November sunshine normal is 45 hours in Stockholm, 47 in Lund and 19 in Kiruna, down from 96, 100 and 74 in October.

Details

Sunshine more than halves from October at all three places. Luleå's normal is already below freezing, at -2.5 °C. In the south Malmö (5.5 °C) and Lund (5.2 °C) stay a little above Stockholm (3.6 °C).

Tip

With only 19 hours of sunshine in a normal November in Kiruna and 45 in Stockholm, plan outdoor sightseeing for the middle of the day and keep indoor options ready.

What may differ

In SMHI's November 2025 table Luleå averaged -4.8 °C (normal -2.5) and Kiruna -7.9 °C (normal -6.8), both colder than the normal, while Stockholm was 4.4 °C (normal 3.6).

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Information checked on 27 October 2026.

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