When to go · Falun
Falun, month by month
The best months for Falun: Feb, Mar, Jun, Jul, Aug. Months to avoid: Jan, Nov, Dec.
Month by month
- JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov (dark, wet, few tours); late Dec–early Jan if you want the mine open daily.-2 °C / -9 °C, 10 rain days28 °F / 16 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryGreatInside Falun's best window: Jun–Aug for the mine's longest hours and lake swimming; Feb–Mar for tour skating and cross-country skiing.-1 °C / -9 °C, 8 rain days30 °F / 16 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MarchGreatInside Falun's best window: Jun–Aug for the mine's longest hours and lake swimming; Feb–Mar for tour skating and cross-country skiing.3 °C / -6 °C, 8 rain days37 °F / 21 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AprilMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for the mine's longest hours and lake swimming; Feb–Mar for tour skating and cross-country skiing). Across Sweden: Thaw and mud; Valborg bonfires on the 30th; the south greens late in the month.8 °C / -2 °C, 8 rain days46 °F / 28 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MayGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for the mine's longest hours and lake swimming; Feb–Mar for tour skating and cross-country skiing). Across Sweden: Light evenings, blossom, few crowds; archipelago boats move to summer timetables at month's end.15 °C / 3 °C, 9 rain days59 °F / 37 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JuneGreatInside Falun's best window: Jun–Aug for the mine's longest hours and lake swimming; Feb–Mar for tour skating and cross-country skiing.20 °C / 8 °C, 10 rain days68 °F / 46 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- JulyGreatInside Falun's best window: Jun–Aug for the mine's longest hours and lake swimming; Feb–Mar for tour skating and cross-country skiing.22 °C / 11 °C, 11 rain days72 °F / 52 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustGreatInside Falun's best window: Jun–Aug for the mine's longest hours and lake swimming; Feb–Mar for tour skating and cross-country skiing.20 °C / 10 °C, 11 rain days68 °F / 50 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for the mine's longest hours and lake swimming; Feb–Mar for tour skating and cross-country skiing). Across Sweden: Autumn colour in Lapland and the first auroras; west-coast lobster season opens late in the month.15 °C / 6 °C, 10 rain days59 °F / 43 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for the mine's longest hours and lake swimming; Feb–Mar for tour skating and cross-country skiing). Across Sweden: Grey and wet, days shorten fast; good museum and city month.8 °C / 2 °C, 10 rain days46 °F / 36 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov (dark, wet, few tours); late Dec–early Jan if you want the mine open daily.2 °C / -3 °C, 11 rain days36 °F / 27 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov (dark, wet, few tours); late Dec–early Jan if you want the mine open daily.-1 °C / -7 °C, 11 rain days30 °F / 19 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday