Weather in Stockholm

Calculated from weather data of Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ESSA) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	0.6	-3.7	1.8	0.8	-1.0	5.0
February	1.3	1.1	1.5	1.9	-1.1	4.0
March	4.5	4.7	2.2	7.0	5.5	5.5
April	9.5		9.1	8.5	8.4	9.8
May	15.4		16.1	14.5	13.5	12.8
June	21.1		22.0	21.0	22.1	21.6
July	21.5		19.6	20.5	23.6	19.1
August	20.4		18.3	22.1	17.3	21.8
September	15.4		17.1	13.5	14.1	16.1
October	9.8		7.5	11.4	10.6	10.1
November	4.7		1.9	5.2	4.2	7.5
December	0.8		-2.3	-4.5	-2.7	4.0
Average	9.4	1.1	9.6	10.7	9.8	11.5

27th highest temperature of Sweden

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	-5.9	-8	-3	-4	-5	0
February	-5.6	-4	-4	-3	-8	-2
March	-4.8	-2	-6	-3	-1	-2
April	-1.0		-2	-2	-2	0
May	3.8		3	4	4	2
June	9.9		9	11	11	10
July	11.3		11	11	13	10
August	10.9		11	12	9	11
September	7.3		9	5	6	8
October	3.6		2	5	5	5
November	0.4		-2	2	-1	3
December	-4.6		-6	-8	-7	1
Average	1.8	-5.6	1.8	2.7	2.1	3.8

24th lowest temperature of Sweden

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
30 °C or warmer	0	0	1	0	0
25 °C or warmer	0	5	14	14	13
20 °C or warmer	0	49	48	53	45
0 °C or colder	69	143	134	135	85

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	20.5	28	20	16	43	6
February	18.5	20	17	15	19	12
March	16.2	13	32	3	13	14
April	9.2		6	13	10	5
May	9.7		7	10	20	10
June	5.9		1	9	4	4
July	5.8		10	6	4	7
August	10.2		17	8	19	4
September	8.4		6	11	7	10
October	13.6		15	6	11	17
November	16.7		35	15	12	12
December	26.6		48	21	25	27
Average	12.4	18.8	14.5	9.7	13.5	9.4

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (km/h)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	17.4	19	18	20	15	22
February	18.2	16	18	20	16	23
March	18.5	16	18	16	20	21
April	18.2		17	17	19	21
May	16.2		16	17	16	16
June	16.1		14	16	14	15
July	15.6		17	16	15	16
August	15.9		16	15	16	15
September	16.9		17	14	16	17
October	18.3		20	17	19	17
November	15.7		15	15	16	19
December	14.5		14	12	14	16
Average	16.8	16.8	16.4	16.2	16.4	17.7

7th highest wind speed of Sweden

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	SW	SW	W	NW	SW
February	S	W	SW	W	SW
March	SE	W	W	W	SW
April		NE	NW	NW	NW
May		SW	W	E	NW
June		E	SW	SW	E
July		SW	SW	SE	SW
August		S	SW	W	SW
September		SW	N	W	SW
October		NW	SW	SW	S
November		N	E	SW	SW
December		NW	NW	W	S

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Stockholm weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Stockholm?

The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 22 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Stockholm?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of 1 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Stockholm?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in December with a probability of around 26.6 %.

Which month is the driest in Stockholm?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in July. The probability is about 5.9 %.