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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

  1. 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 daysCrowds: Low
  2. 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 daysCrowds: Medium
  3. 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 daysCrowds: Medium
  4. 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 daysCrowds: Low
  5. 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 daysCrowds: Medium
  6. 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 daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
  7. 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 daysCrowds: High
  8. 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 daysCrowds: High
  9. 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 daysCrowds: Medium
  10. 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 daysCrowds: Low
  11. 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 daysCrowds: Low
  12. 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 daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday