Stockholm: Best Time to visit

​Best Time to Visit

• January-April
  • Winter weather is cold and dreary, days are short
• May-October
  • Late May- early June
    • Late May early June is the shoulder season with minimal crowds, occasionally good weather
  • Mid-June-mid August
    • clear, sunny days, best time for swimming
    • Mosquitoes are horrible in northern Sweden
    • Most Scandinavians take off the month of July
    • Beach areas might be slightly crowded.
    • British and southern Europeans visit Scandinavia in August
  • September
    • ​​shoulder season, minimal crowds, occasionally good weather
    • Camping areas close down
    • Most shops close on the small islands, bring your own food
    • winter hours begin for attractions
  • October
    • Decent weather is a possibility
• November-December
  • Winter weather is cold and dreary, days are short
  • Southern Sweden has a more typical northern European climate
  • Northern Sweden has very long, extremely harsh winters

How Many Days?

• Two days minimum, preferably three to four days
  • Gamla Stan (1 day) - old town and Royal Palace museums
  • Skansen Open-Air Museum (half to 1 day)
  • Vasa (half day)
  • Archipelago boat tour (half day)
  • ​Normalm, Ostermalm and Sodermalm districts (1 day)
  • Day trip to Drottningholm Palace