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When to go · Östersund

Östersund, month by month

The best months for Östersund: Feb, Mar, Jun, Jul, Aug. Months to avoid: Nov.

Month by month

  1. JanuaryMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for lake and light; Feb–Mar for winter sports and auroras). 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, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
  2. FebruaryGreatInside Östersund's best window: Jun–Aug for lake and light; Feb–Mar for winter sports and auroras.-2 °C / -10 °C, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  3. MarchGreatInside Östersund's best window: Jun–Aug for lake and light; Feb–Mar for winter sports and auroras.2 °C / -7 °C, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  4. AprilMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for lake and light; Feb–Mar for winter sports and auroras). Across Sweden: Thaw and mud; Valborg bonfires on the 30th; the south greens late in the month.7 °C / -2 °C, 7 rain daysCrowds: Low
  5. MayGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for lake and light; Feb–Mar for winter sports and auroras). Across Sweden: Light evenings, blossom, few crowds; archipelago boats move to summer timetables at month's end.13 °C / 3 °C, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  6. JuneGreatInside Östersund's best window: Jun–Aug for lake and light; Feb–Mar for winter sports and auroras.18 °C / 8 °C, 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
  7. JulyGreatInside Östersund's best window: Jun–Aug for lake and light; Feb–Mar for winter sports and auroras.20 °C / 11 °C, 10 rain daysCrowds: High
  8. AugustGreatInside Östersund's best window: Jun–Aug for lake and light; Feb–Mar for winter sports and auroras.18 °C / 10 °C, 10 rain daysCrowds: High
  9. SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for lake and light; Feb–Mar for winter sports and auroras). Across Sweden: Autumn colour in Lapland and the first auroras; west-coast lobster season opens late in the month.13 °C / 6 °C, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  10. OctoberMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for lake and light; Feb–Mar for winter sports and auroras). Across Sweden: Grey and wet, days shorten fast; good museum and city month.7 °C / 2 °C, 9 rain daysCrowds: Low
  11. NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov (dark, wet, little open); late Jun if you want quiet — Storsjöyran fills the town.1 °C / -4 °C, 9 rain daysCrowds: Low
  12. DecemberGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for lake and light; Feb–Mar for winter sports and auroras). Across Sweden: Christmas markets, Lucia and julbord buffets; polar night in the far north.-2 °C / -8 °C, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday