When to go · Gävle
Gävle, month by month
The best months for Gävle: Jun, Jul, Aug, Dec. Months to avoid: Jan, Feb.
Month by month
- JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jan–Feb (dark, cold, icy pavements).-0.4 °C / -7.1 °C, 10 rain days31 °F / 19 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jan–Feb (dark, cold, icy pavements).0.7 °C / -6.5 °C, 8 rain days33 °F / 20 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MarchGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug (long days, warm), Dec for the Christmas goat). Across Sweden: Longer days, deep snow in the north, auroras until late March; Easter falls in late March 2027.4.7 °C / -4.3 °C, 8 rain days40 °F / 24 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AprilMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Aug (long days, warm), Dec for the Christmas goat). Across Sweden: Thaw and mud; Valborg bonfires on the 30th; the south greens late in the month.10 °C / -0.2 °C, 7 rain days50 °F / 32 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MayGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug (long days, warm), Dec for the Christmas goat). Across Sweden: Light evenings, blossom, few crowds; archipelago boats move to summer timetables at month's end.15.1 °C / 4.2 °C, 8 rain days59 °F / 40 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JuneGreatInside Gävle's best window: Jun–Aug (long days, warm), Dec for the Christmas goat.19.5 °C / 8.7 °C, 9 rain days67 °F / 48 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- JulyGreatInside Gävle's best window: Jun–Aug (long days, warm), Dec for the Christmas goat.22.2 °C / 11.2 °C, 10 rain days72 °F / 52 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustGreatInside Gävle's best window: Jun–Aug (long days, warm), Dec for the Christmas goat.21.2 °C / 10.4 °C, 11 rain days70 °F / 51 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug (long days, warm), Dec for the Christmas goat). Across Sweden: Autumn colour in Lapland and the first auroras; west-coast lobster season opens late in the month.16.6 °C / 6.8 °C, 9 rain days62 °F / 44 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Aug (long days, warm), Dec for the Christmas goat). Across Sweden: Grey and wet, days shorten fast; good museum and city month.9.7 °C / 2.2 °C, 10 rain days49 °F / 36 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Aug (long days, warm), Dec for the Christmas goat). Across Sweden: Darkest month in the south before the snow; Christmas markets open late in the month.4.5 °C / -0.7 °C, 10 rain days40 °F / 31 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberGreatInside Gävle's best window: Jun–Aug (long days, warm), Dec for the Christmas goat.1.3 °C / -4.3 °C, 10 rain days34 °F / 24 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday