When to go · Jönköping
Jönköping, month by month
The best months for Jönköping: Jun, Jul, Aug, Dec. Months to avoid: Nov.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for the beach and lake boats; Dec for the Christmas market and lights). Across Sweden: Cold and dark in the south; Lapland is deep winter with a few hours of blue light and good auroras.0 °C / -5 °C, 10 rain days32 °F / 23 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for the beach and lake boats; Dec for the Christmas market and lights). Across Sweden: Lapland at its best for snow and light; Jokkmokk winter market early in the month; Stockholm still grey.0 °C / -6 °C, 8 rain days32 °F / 21 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MarchGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for the beach and lake boats; Dec for the Christmas market and lights). Across Sweden: Longer days, deep snow in the north, auroras until late March; Easter falls in late March 2027.4 °C / -3 °C, 8 rain days39 °F / 27 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AprilMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for the beach and lake boats; Dec for the Christmas market and lights). Across Sweden: Thaw and mud; Valborg bonfires on the 30th; the south greens late in the month.9 °C / 0 °C, 8 rain days48 °F / 32 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MayGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for the beach and lake boats; Dec for the Christmas market and lights). Across Sweden: Light evenings, blossom, few crowds; archipelago boats move to summer timetables at month's end.15 °C / 5 °C, 9 rain days59 °F / 41 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JuneGreatInside Jönköping's best window: Jun–Aug for the beach and lake boats; Dec for the Christmas market and lights.19 °C / 9 °C, 10 rain days66 °F / 48 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- JulyGreatInside Jönköping's best window: Jun–Aug for the beach and lake boats; Dec for the Christmas market and lights.21 °C / 11 °C, 11 rain days70 °F / 52 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustGreatInside Jönköping's best window: Jun–Aug for the beach and lake boats; Dec for the Christmas market and lights.20 °C / 11 °C, 11 rain days68 °F / 52 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for the beach and lake boats; Dec for the Christmas market and lights). Across Sweden: Autumn colour in Lapland and the first auroras; west-coast lobster season opens late in the month.16 °C / 8 °C, 10 rain days61 °F / 46 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for the beach and lake boats; Dec for the Christmas market and lights). Across Sweden: Grey and wet, days shorten fast; good museum and city month.10 °C / 4 °C, 11 rain days50 °F / 39 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov (dark, wet, few events); late Jun for Midsummer closures.5 °C / 0 °C, 12 rain days41 °F / 32 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberGreatInside Jönköping's best window: Jun–Aug for the beach and lake boats; Dec for the Christmas market and lights.1 °C / -4 °C, 11 rain days34 °F / 25 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday