Sweden in September

Autumn colour in Lapland and the first auroras; west-coast lobster season opens late in the month.

• South and the big cities · Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Gotlandfine

  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.

• Central highlands and the High Coast · Dalarna, Jämtland (Åre), Höga Kustenfine

  Reliable snow December–April for skiing at Åre; lakes and forests at their best June–August.

• Swedish Lapland · Kiruna, Abisko, Jokkmokk, Luleåbest weather

  Midnight sun around Kiruna from late May to mid-July; polar night from mid-December to early January. Abisko sits in a rain shadow and has clearer skies than most aurora spots.

Crowds · Sweden

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Prices · Sweden

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Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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Rated best or good this month

• Swedish Lapland

  Best weather of the year (Kiruna, Abisko, Jokkmokk, Luleå)

• Stockholm

  Crisp, colourful; good walking.