Best time to visit Sweden

Timing is simple in Sweden: almost every destination here peaks in July or June, so one set of dates works for the whole country.

Averaged across every destination listed, Sweden is at its best in July, scoring 74 out of 100, with June close behind at 71. December is the weakest month nationally at 21. The workable window is wide — 4 months sit within eight points of the best — so a trip covering several of these places has room to move.

There is real variation inside Sweden: 11 °C annually in Malmö against 7 °C in Umeå. Rainfall is broadly similar throughout, from 134 wet days a year in Stockholm to 169 in Gothenburg.