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When to go · Umeå

Umeå, month by month

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

Month by month

  1. JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov (dark, wet, little snow) and the coldest, darkest weeks of Dec–Jan unless you come for winter.-3 °C / -11 °C, 9 rain daysCrowds: Low
  2. FebruaryGreatInside Umeå's best window: Jun–Aug for white nights and outdoor life; Feb–Mar for winter and northern lights trips.-3 °C / -12 °C, 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  3. MarchGreatInside Umeå's best window: Jun–Aug for white nights and outdoor life; Feb–Mar for winter and northern lights trips.1 °C / -8 °C, 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  4. AprilMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for white nights and outdoor life; Feb–Mar for winter and northern lights trips). Across Sweden: Thaw and mud; Valborg bonfires on the 30th; the south greens late in the month.6 °C / -3 °C, 7 rain daysCrowds: Low
  5. MayGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for white nights and outdoor life; Feb–Mar for winter and northern lights trips). Across Sweden: Light evenings, blossom, few crowds; archipelago boats move to summer timetables at month's end.13 °C / 2 °C, 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  6. JuneGreatInside Umeå's best window: Jun–Aug for white nights and outdoor life; Feb–Mar for winter and northern lights trips.18 °C / 8 °C, 8 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
  7. JulyGreatInside Umeå's best window: Jun–Aug for white nights and outdoor life; Feb–Mar for winter and northern lights trips.21 °C / 11 °C, 9 rain daysCrowds: High
  8. AugustGreatInside Umeå's best window: Jun–Aug for white nights and outdoor life; Feb–Mar for winter and northern lights trips.19 °C / 10 °C, 9 rain daysCrowds: High
  9. SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for white nights and outdoor life; Feb–Mar for winter and northern lights trips). Across Sweden: Autumn colour in Lapland and the first auroras; west-coast lobster season opens late in the month.14 °C / 6 °C, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  10. OctoberMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for white nights and outdoor life; Feb–Mar for winter and northern lights trips). Across Sweden: Grey and wet, days shorten fast; good museum and city month.7 °C / 1 °C, 9 rain daysCrowds: Low
  11. NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov (dark, wet, little snow) and the coldest, darkest weeks of Dec–Jan unless you come for winter.1 °C / -4 °C, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
  12. DecemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov (dark, wet, little snow) and the coldest, darkest weeks of Dec–Jan unless you come for winter.-2 °C / -9 °C, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday