A good place. At the right time.

Sweden
in December.

Is December a good time?

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No scored region rates very good or better for weather this month.

National overnight stays are 26% of the July peak.

Regional afternoon highs: 28–42°F
Very good weather: 0 / 8 regions

Check seasonal openings: 1 region has an off-season warning this month.

Find your December base

Based on 8 statistical regions. Typical conditions, not a forecast for individual towns.

Pine-fringed shore in the Stockholm archipelagoDestination view, not month-specific.

One month. 8 possibilities.

Choose your December base.

The useful differences, side by side. Open a region for its full month guide.

What matters most?

Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%

Find a place or region

Trip focus

8 of 8 regions · Best weather first

Overall scores use the Balanced mix. Choose a different priority to order the regions by that mix.

Illustration of Pine-fringed smooth granite and sandy shoreline on Sandön near Sandhamn, outer Stockholm archipelago

CityStockholmStockholm archipelagoRead the December guide ↗ Overall5.0/10#11 month here · Balanced Weather4.0/10Fair37°F afternoons · 12 rain days Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearAbove country typicalregional accommodation level

Illustration of Traditional timber village on the slope above Lake Siljan in Tällberg

CountrysideDalarna & North Middle SwedenDalarnaRead the December guide ↗ Overall5.7/10#11 month here · Balanced Weather3.7/10Fair34°F afternoons · 12 rain days Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearBelow country typicalregional accommodation level

Illustration of Weathered limestone sea stacks on the shore of Fårö, Gotland

CountrysideSmåland & the islandsGotland · ÖlandRead the December guide ↗ Overall4.8/10#12 month here · Balanced Weather3.7/10Fair38°F afternoons · 13 rain days Visitor seasonOff seasonmany places closedBelow country typicalregional accommodation level

Illustration of Representative historic timber street in Gothenburg’s Haga district

CityGothenburg & West SwedenGothenburgRead the December guide ↗ Overall4.7/10#11 month here · Balanced Weather3.7/10Fair40°F afternoons · 14 rain days Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearBelow country typicalregional accommodation level

Illustration of Forested hills and sheltered Baltic inlets on Sweden’s High Coast

BeachCentral NorrlandÅre · High CoastRead the December guide ↗ Overall3.0/10#12 month here · Balanced Weather1.0/10Poor30°F afternoons · 12 rain days Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearBelow country typicalregional accommodation level

Illustration of Uppsala Cathedral above the Fyris River

BeachEast Middle SwedenUppsalaRead the December guide ↗ Overall3.0/10#12 month here · Balanced Weather1.0/10Poor36°F afternoons · 11 rain days Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearNear country typicalregional accommodation level

Illustration of Representative half-timbered old-town architecture in Malmö

BeachSkåne & southern SwedenMalmöRead the December guide ↗ Overall3.0/10#12 month here · Balanced Weather1.0/10Poor42°F afternoons · 14 rain days Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearBelow country typicalregional accommodation level

Illustration of Lapporten / Čuonjávággi mountain silhouette viewed southeast from the Abisko area above golden mountain birch woodland

BeachSwedish LaplandKiruna · Abisko · LuleåRead the December guide ↗ Overall3.0/10#12 month here · Balanced Weather1.0/10Poor28°F afternoons · 13 rain days Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearBelow country typicalregional accommodation level

Cost words compare a published regional accommodation level with Sweden's typical level, or describe a region's price season against its own year. The Cost score still uses Sweden's price level on the Europe scale; where regional money levels are unavailable, a cheaper season does not establish which region has the cheapest rooms.

What goes into the scores?

Overall combines weather, crowds and cost. It is not a weather rating. By default, the list ranks weather first and shows Balanced Overall scores (50% weather, 30% crowds, 20% cost). Other priorities order it by your Overall mix. Missing cost is excluded and the available parts are reweighted.

Visitor season compares each region with its own year. A higher crowd score does not establish which place has fewer people in absolute terms. Regions cover whole statistical areas; open a guide for its geographic scope. Read the scoring method.

Weather across the country

December weather & packing.

Regional averages vary; check a forecast closer to your trip.

Typical afternoons: 28–42°F
Typical nights: 21–33°F
Rain days: 11–14 days

Ranges span available regional monthly averages, not daily extremes. A dash means a measurement is unavailable or withheld; individual guides explain the gaps.

What to bring.

Skåne & southern Sweden: afternoons around 42°F (6°C): a warm coat; nights around 33°F (0°C): a winter coat, hat and gloves. Bring rain gear: about 14 days with at least 1 mm of rain. Swedish Lapland: afternoons around 28°F (−2°C): a winter coat, hat and gloves. Bring rain gear: about 13 days with at least 1 mm of rain.

Weather, region by region Afternoons, nights, rain & weather

Available regional monthly averages. Very good weather means a displayed score of at least 7.0/10.
Region	Afternoon	Night	Rain days	Weather
Stockholm	37°F	29°F	12	fair
Dalarna & North Middle Sweden	34°F	25°F	12	fair
Småland & the islands	38°F	30°F	13	fair
Gothenburg & West Sweden	40°F	31°F	14	fair
Central Norrland	30°F	21°F	12	poor
East Middle Sweden	36°F	28°F	11	poor
Skåne & southern Sweden	42°F	33°F	14	poor
Swedish Lapland	28°F	—	13	poor

Before you go

Check the trip details.

The visitor season

Low season, nationally.

December records 26% of July's overnight stays. This measures overnight demand, not queues or day-trippers.

Hotel prices

A little below usual.

−7% on Sweden's historical national hotel-price index, versus its usual month in 2024–2025. This describes a price season, not a live room quote.

Published regional hotel revenue per guest-night ranges from €35 in Dalarna & North Middle Sweden to €71 in Stockholm. Dalarna & North Middle Sweden uses the 2025 annual level, adjusted by the 2024–2025 national hotel index. Historical monthly estimates, not booking quotes.

Seasonal openings

Quiet can mean closed.

There is an off-season warning for Småland & the islands. Check accommodation and activities before choosing your base.

Thinking about the coast?

Check the water, too.

Among beach-focused regions, the warmest measured seas this month are Skåne & southern Sweden (43°F), East Middle Sweden (40°F), Central Norrland (39°F). Sea temperature is one part of a beach trip; open a region for weather and seasonal closures.

Events & holiday dates Check the year against your trip

Holidays: Public holidays: 25 Dec Christmas Day; 26 Dec Boxing Day. (School holidays: OpenHolidays, ODbL.)

Same country. A different chapter.

Dates still up in the air?

Sweden through the year ↗

December is fixed, but the destination isn't? Find somewhere else in Europe ↗

How we know Sources, scope & limitations

Each row is a statistical region (NUTS 2); open it for the full month, the sources and what moving your dates would change. National lines are built from the regions: season is Sweden's total tourist nights this month against its busiest month (Eurostat, primarily 2024–2025; earlier published years where needed); weather counts regions whose displayed Weather score is at least 7.0/10 (very good or better) rather than averaging across the country; visitors ranks overnight visitors per resident against all Europe's regions (for a region) or the other countries (for Sweden) that month.

A regional accommodation level is shown only where publishable money data exists; elsewhere the cost words describe a regional season against its own year, and the score starts from the national price level. Separately, Sweden's 2024 restaurants-and-hotels level is above EU average (117 where the EU average is 100). Full method.