Sweden in December: where is it warmest?
In December, Trelleborg is the warmest place with 5 °C by day, Kiruna the coolest with −9 °C. 0 of 25 destinations have good holiday weather.
All destinations in December, warmest first
Long-term averages for the month: daytime high, sea, sunshine and rainy days.
| Place | Score | Air | Sea | Sun | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trelleborg | 9 | 5° | 6° | 1 h | 11 |
| Malmö | 14 | 4° | 6° | 1 h | 11 |
| Lund | 14 | 4° | – | 1 h | 12 |
| Gothenburg | 11 | 4° | 5° | 1 h | 13 |
| Kalmar | 10 | 4° | 5° | 1 h | 11 |
| Ystad | 9 | 4° | 6° | 1 h | 12 |
| Karlskrona | 9 | 4° | 6° | 1 h | 11 |
| Helsingborg | 8 | 4° | 5° | 1 h | 12 |
| Visby | 8 | 3° | 5° | 1 h | 13 |
| Halmstad | 7 | 3° | 5° | 1 h | 13 |
| Linköping | 16 | 2° | – | 1 h | 11 |
| Jönköping | 15 | 2° | – | 1 h | 11 |
| Växjö | 14 | 2° | – | 1 h | 12 |
| Stockholm | 13 | 2° | 5° | 1 h | 12 |
| Norrköping | 11 | 2° | 5° | 1 h | 11 |
| Uppsala | 17 | 1° | – | 1 h | 10 |
| Örebro | 17 | 1° | – | 1 h | 10 |
| Västerås | 17 | 1° | – | 1 h | 10 |
| Karlstad | 14 | 1° | – | 1 h | 12 |
| Gävle | 11 | 1° | 3° | 1 h | 10 |
| Södertälje | 10 | 1° | 5° | 1 h | 11 |
| Umeå | 12 | −1° | – | 1 h | 12 |
| Sundsvall | 10 | −1° | 3° | 1 h | 11 |
| Luleå | 9 | −2° | 2° | 0 h | 12 |
| Kiruna | 16 | −9° | – | 0 h | 10 |
Sweden in December: quick answers
Sweden in December: where is it warmest?
The warmest places in December are Trelleborg (5 °C), Malmö (4 °C) and Lund (4 °C).
Sweden in December: where is the sea warmest?
The sea is warmest at Trelleborg (6 °C), Malmö (6 °C) and Ystad (6 °C).
Sweden in December: where is the weather best?
The best holiday weather in December – warm, sunny and dry – is in Uppsala, Örebro and Västerås.
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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