When to go · Leksand
Leksand, month by month
The best months for Leksand: Feb, Mar, Jun, Jul, Aug. Months to avoid: Nov.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Aug (Midsummer, boats, Sommarland); Feb–Mar for ice hockey and winter). Across Sweden: Cold and dark in the south; Lapland is deep winter with a few hours of blue light and good auroras.-3 °C / -10 °C, 9 rain days27 °F / 14 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryGreatInside Leksand's best window: Jun–Aug (Midsummer, boats, Sommarland); Feb–Mar for ice hockey and winter.-2 °C / -10 °C, 7 rain days28 °F / 14 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MarchGreatInside Leksand's best window: Jun–Aug (Midsummer, boats, Sommarland); Feb–Mar for ice hockey and winter.3 °C / -6 °C, 7 rain days37 °F / 21 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AprilMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Aug (Midsummer, boats, Sommarland); Feb–Mar for ice hockey and winter). Across Sweden: Thaw and mud; Valborg bonfires on the 30th; the south greens late in the month.8 °C / -1 °C, 7 rain days46 °F / 30 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MayGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug (Midsummer, boats, Sommarland); Feb–Mar for ice hockey and winter). Across Sweden: Light evenings, blossom, few crowds; archipelago boats move to summer timetables at month's end.15 °C / 4 °C, 8 rain days59 °F / 39 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JuneGreatInside Leksand's best window: Jun–Aug (Midsummer, boats, Sommarland); Feb–Mar for ice hockey and winter.20 °C / 9 °C, 10 rain days68 °F / 48 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- JulyGreatInside Leksand's best window: Jun–Aug (Midsummer, boats, Sommarland); Feb–Mar for ice hockey and winter.22 °C / 11 °C, 11 rain days72 °F / 52 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustGreatInside Leksand's best window: Jun–Aug (Midsummer, boats, Sommarland); Feb–Mar for ice hockey and winter.20 °C / 10 °C, 11 rain days68 °F / 50 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug (Midsummer, boats, Sommarland); Feb–Mar for ice hockey and winter). Across Sweden: Autumn colour in Lapland and the first auroras; west-coast lobster season opens late in the month.15 °C / 6 °C, 9 rain days59 °F / 43 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Aug (Midsummer, boats, Sommarland); Feb–Mar for ice hockey and winter). 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 services); late Jun Midsummer weekend books out months ahead.2 °C / -3 °C, 10 rain days36 °F / 27 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug (Midsummer, boats, Sommarland); Feb–Mar for ice hockey and winter). Across Sweden: Christmas markets, Lucia and julbord buffets; polar night in the far north.-2 °C / -8 °C, 9 rain days28 °F / 18 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday