When to go · Karlstad
Karlstad, month by month
The best months for Karlstad: Feb, Jun, Jul, Aug. Months to avoid: Nov.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for the lake and long evenings; Feb for winter sport). Across Sweden: Cold and dark in the south; Lapland is deep winter with a few hours of blue light and good auroras.-1 °C / -7 °C, 10 rain days30 °F / 19 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryGreatInside Karlstad's best window: Jun–Aug for the lake and long evenings; Feb for winter sport.-1 °C / -8 °C, 8 rain days30 °F / 18 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MarchGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for the lake and long evenings; Feb for winter sport). Across Sweden: Longer days, deep snow in the north, auroras until late March; Easter falls in late March 2027.4 °C / -5 °C, 8 rain days39 °F / 23 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AprilMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for the lake and long evenings; Feb for winter sport). 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 lake and long evenings; Feb for winter sport). Across Sweden: Light evenings, blossom, few crowds; archipelago boats move to summer timetables at month's end.16 °C / 5 °C, 9 rain days61 °F / 41 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JuneGreatInside Karlstad's best window: Jun–Aug for the lake and long evenings; Feb for winter sport.20 °C / 10 °C, 10 rain days68 °F / 50 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- JulyGreatInside Karlstad's best window: Jun–Aug for the lake and long evenings; Feb for winter sport.22 °C / 12 °C, 11 rain days72 °F / 54 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustGreatInside Karlstad's best window: Jun–Aug for the lake and long evenings; Feb for winter sport.21 °C / 11 °C, 11 rain days70 °F / 52 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for the lake and long evenings; Feb for winter sport). Across Sweden: Autumn colour in Lapland and the first auroras; west-coast lobster season opens late in the month.16 °C / 7 °C, 10 rain days61 °F / 45 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for the lake and long evenings; Feb for winter sport). Across Sweden: Grey and wet, days shorten fast; good museum and city month.10 °C / 3 °C, 11 rain days50 °F / 37 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov (dark, wet, few events).4 °C / -1 °C, 11 rain days39 °F / 30 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for the lake and long evenings; Feb for winter sport). Across Sweden: Christmas markets, Lucia and julbord buffets; polar night in the far north.0 °C / -5 °C, 10 rain days32 °F / 23 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday