When to go · Stockholm
Stockholm in December
Mixed month. Dark; Christmas markets and lights; check Dec 24–26 closures.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Crowds
- Medium
- Sweden overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Sweden overall
Verdict
MixedVoykit month rating for Stockholm
Dark; Christmas markets and lights; check Dec 24–26 closures.
Weather in December
- South and the big cities, Sweden · Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Gotlandcool
Summers 20–25 °C with 18 h of light at midsummer in Stockholm; winters around 0 °C, often grey, 6 h of daylight in December. The archipelago freezes some winters.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Christmas
Dec 24–26
Shops and many restaurants close on Dec 24–26; Christmas markets end before.
Lucia
Dec 13
Processions and concerts in the evening.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Sweden overall
- Medium
- Prices · Sweden overall
- Medium
Sweden overall: Christmas markets, Lucia and julbord buffets; polar night in the far north.
What to pack
- Layers: a fleece or light jacket