Stockholm County · Sweden
Stockholm in December
In December, Stockholm averages a daytime high of 3 °C and a night-time low of -1 °C, with about 43 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Stockholm's most comfortable months, June to August.
- Average high
- 3 °C
- Average low
- -1 °C
- Rain in the month
- 43 mm
- Daylight on 15 Dec
- 6 h 10 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 152
When to go
How December compares with the rest of the year in Stockholm
December is the 10th warmest month in Stockholm by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 1 °C to 23 °C and the lows from -3 °C to 14 °C. By day, December is 3 °C cooler than November, and January is 1 °C cooler than December.
December brings 43 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 41 mm (497 mm a year); it is the 7th wettest month.
On 15 December the sun is up for about 6 h 10 min, against 6 h 10 min at the shortest and 18 h 40 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 °C | -3 °C | 32 mm | |
| February | 1 °C | -3 °C | 28 mm | |
| March | 5 °C | -1 °C | 23 mm | |
| April | 10 °C | 2 °C | 26 mm | |
| May | 16 °C | 7 °C | 30 mm | |
| June | 20 °C | 11 °C | 57 mm | Yes |
| July | 23 °C | 14 °C | 58 mm | Yes |
| August | 21 °C | 14 °C | 63 mm | Yes |
| September | 16 °C | 10 °C | 44 mm | |
| October | 10 °C | 6 °C | 48 mm | |
| November | 6 °C | 2 °C | 46 mm | |
| December | 3 °C | -1 °C | 43 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is December a good time to visit Stockholm?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 3 °C is below 18 °C. The comfortable months in Stockholm are June to August; the nearest are August, before, and June, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Sweden in December
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Stockholm
This guide lists 152 places to stay in Stockholm: 19 chain properties with their details and own websites, and 133 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 52; 1–3 km, 59; 3–10 km, 28; 10 km or more, 11.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from the OpenHolidays API (ODbL); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.