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What is the weather like in Sweden?

Typical temperatures, precipitation and regional differences, based on SMHI's 1991–2020 normals.

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Short answer

Most of Sweden has a cold temperate climate with proper snowy winters, and July averages about 18 degrees in Götaland and southern Svealand, according to SMHI. Precipitation falls all year, most in summer and autumn, and the coldest valleys in inner Lappland average minus 15 degrees in January.

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Why

  1. According to SMHI, Götaland and the southernmost part of Svealand belong to the warm temperate zone in the 1991–2020 normal period, and most of the country has a cold temperate climate.
  2. SMHI gives the January average for 1991–2020 as 1–2 degrees above zero along many Götaland coasts, against minus 15 degrees in the coldest valleys of inner Lappland.
  3. SMHI says annual precipitation is generally 500–800 mm, and that it falls all year but most heavily in summer and autumn.

Details

The normal annual mean for 1991–2020 is 7.9 °C in Stockholm, 8.9 °C in Gothenburg, 2.9 °C in Luleå and minus 0.3 °C in Kiruna, according to SMHI. In July the average daily high is 23.5 °C in Stockholm, 22.4 °C in Gothenburg and 17.9 °C in Kiruna.

Tip

Look at the SMHI forecast for the exact place you are going to, because the difference between the south coast and inner Lappland is large.

What may differ

The annual mean temperature in 1991–2020 varies between +7 and +9 °C in the south and between 0 and minus 2 °C in the north, according to SMHI, and tundra climate occurs locally in the mountains.

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Sources

Information checked on 27 October 2026.

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