Sweden in August: where is it warmest?
In August, Malmö is the warmest place with 21 °C by day, Kiruna the coolest with 14 °C. 12 of 25 destinations have good holiday weather.
All destinations in August, warmest first
Long-term averages for the month: daytime high, sea, sunshine and rainy days.
| Place | Score | Air | Sea | Sun | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malmö | 78 | 21° | 18° | 7 h | 11 |
| Uppsala | 78 | 21° | – | 8 h | 12 |
| Västerås | 76 | 21° | – | 7 h | 12 |
| Linköping | 75 | 21° | – | 7 h | 13 |
| Lund | 74 | 21° | – | 7 h | 13 |
| Visby | 41 | 21° | 18° | 8 h | 11 |
| Södertälje | 35 | 21° | 17° | 7 h | 12 |
| Helsingborg | 34 | 21° | 18° | 7 h | 14 |
| Norrköping | 34 | 21° | 17° | 7 h | 12 |
| Stockholm | 80 | 20° | 17° | 8 h | 11 |
| Örebro | 73 | 20° | – | 7 h | 13 |
| Karlstad | 73 | 20° | – | 7 h | 14 |
| Jönköping | 71 | 20° | – | 6 h | 13 |
| Växjö | 71 | 20° | – | 6 h | 13 |
| Gothenburg | 68 | 20° | 18° | 7 h | 15 |
| Trelleborg | 37 | 20° | 18° | 8 h | 11 |
| Kalmar | 35 | 20° | 18° | 8 h | 10 |
| Ystad | 35 | 20° | 18° | 8 h | 12 |
| Karlskrona | 34 | 20° | 18° | 9 h | 11 |
| Gävle | 32 | 20° | 17° | 8 h | 12 |
| Halmstad | 31 | 20° | 19° | 7 h | 15 |
| Sundsvall | 24 | 19° | 16° | 7 h | 11 |
| Umeå | 76 | 18° | – | 7 h | 12 |
| Luleå | 25 | 17° | 16° | 8 h | 11 |
| Kiruna | 47 | 14° | – | 6 h | 14 |
Sweden in August: quick answers
Sweden in August: where is it warmest?
The warmest places in August are Malmö (21 °C), Uppsala (21 °C) and Västerås (21 °C).
Sweden in August: where is the sea warmest?
The sea is warmest at Halmstad (19 °C), Malmö (18 °C) and Visby (18 °C).
Sweden in August: where is the weather best?
The best holiday weather in August – warm, sunny and dry – is in Stockholm, Malmö and Uppsala.
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Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences