Sweden in January: where is it warmest?
In January, Malmö is the warmest place with 3 °C by day, Kiruna the coolest with −11 °C. 0 of 25 destinations have good holiday weather.
All destinations in January, warmest first
Long-term averages for the month: daytime high, sea, sunshine and rainy days.
| Place | Score | Air | Sea | Sun | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malmö | 14 | 3° | 4° | 2 h | 11 |
| Ystad | 10 | 3° | 4° | 2 h | 11 |
| Trelleborg | 10 | 3° | 4° | 2 h | 11 |
| Helsingborg | 9 | 3° | 3° | 2 h | 12 |
| Lund | 14 | 2° | – | 2 h | 12 |
| Gothenburg | 12 | 2° | 3° | 2 h | 12 |
| Kalmar | 11 | 2° | 3° | 2 h | 10 |
| Visby | 10 | 2° | 4° | 1 h | 11 |
| Karlskrona | 10 | 2° | 4° | 2 h | 11 |
| Halmstad | 8 | 2° | 3° | 2 h | 12 |
| Jönköping | 17 | 1° | – | 1 h | 10 |
| Växjö | 15 | 1° | – | 1 h | 11 |
| Norrköping | 13 | 1° | 3° | 2 h | 9 |
| Uppsala | 20 | 0° | – | 1 h | 9 |
| Linköping | 20 | 0° | – | 2 h | 9 |
| Västerås | 20 | 0° | – | 1 h | 9 |
| Stockholm | 18 | 0° | 3° | 1 h | 10 |
| Örebro | 18 | 0° | – | 2 h | 10 |
| Karlstad | 16 | 0° | – | 2 h | 10 |
| Södertälje | 13 | 0° | 3° | 1 h | 9 |
| Gävle | 13 | −1° | 1° | 1 h | 9 |
| Sundsvall | 12 | −2° | 2° | 2 h | 10 |
| Umeå | 15 | −3° | – | 1 h | 11 |
| Luleå | 12 | −5° | 0° | 1 h | 9 |
| Kiruna | 19 | −11° | – | 0 h | 9 |
Sweden in January: quick answers
Sweden in January: where is it warmest?
The warmest places in January are Malmö (3 °C), Ystad (3 °C) and Trelleborg (3 °C).
Sweden in January: where is the sea warmest?
The sea is warmest at Malmö (4 °C), Ystad (4 °C) and Trelleborg (4 °C).
Sweden in January: where is the weather best?
The best holiday weather in January – warm, sunny and dry – is in Uppsala, Linköping 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