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What is the weather like on Gotland?

Climate normals for Visby on Gotland, not a forecast.

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Short answer

Gotland has mild winters and warm summers, with 1991–2020 mean temperatures of about 0 °C in January and about 17 °C in July at SMHI's Visby station. Normal sunshine is 314 hours in both June and July, more than Stockholm's 277 and 280. These are long-term averages, not a forecast.

Gotland and Visby Illustration of a season wheel with snow, a birch leaf, sun and rain around a red Swedish cottage

Why

  1. According to SMHI, the 1991–2020 normal at Visby airport is 0.2 °C in January, against -0.9 °C in Stockholm.
  2. SMHI gives a July normal of 17.4 °C and an October normal of 8.3 °C for Visby, against 18.6 °C and 7.7 °C in Stockholm.
  3. SMHI's precipitation normals for Visby are 40 mm in June and 60 mm in July, against 62 mm in both months in Stockholm.

Details

Autumn is slightly milder than in Stockholm, while summer is slightly cooler. SMHI's records since 1901 show a July high of 33.7 °C (2010) and a January low of -25.0 °C (1942) at Visby airport.

Tip

Bring sun protection for June and July, and a warm layer from October, when the normal mean falls to 8.3 °C.

What may differ

These figures are for SMHI's Visby station and do not cover every part of the island.

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Information checked on 27 October 2026.

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