Sweden in February

February is Sweden's 9th-best month (rank 9 of 12): its 6 destinations average 50/100, led by Åre at 86 — -6°C and 10 rainy days — while Malmö is warmer at 1°C and scores 50.

#9 of 12 months for Sweden · 6 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

🇸🇪 Sweden, month by month

50/100 in February

Where in Sweden in February

#	Place	Type	Feels-like high	Rain	Comfort	At its best
1	Åre	Ski resort	-6°C	38 mm · 10 days	86 tier A	Yes
2	Malmö	City	1°C	53 mm · 9 days	50 tier D	—
3	Gothenburg	City	0°C	79 mm · 11 days	47 tier F	—
4	Stockholm	City	-2°C	29 mm · 7 days	45 tier F	—
5	Visby	Island	-2°C	39 mm · 10 days	40 tier F	—
6	Kiruna	City	-11°C	24 mm · 7 days	34 tier F	—

Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means February is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.

What's on in Sweden in February

Sportlov weeks · Åre · 8 Feb – 8 Mar (usually)
Skating on natural ice · Stockholm · 20 Dec – 10 Mar (usually)
Goteborg Film Festival · Gothenburg · 24 Jan – 5 Feb (usually)
Kiruna Snow Festival · Kiruna · 20 Jan – 5 Feb (usually)
Aurora season · Kiruna · 1 Sep – 5 Apr (usually)

Seasons in force

Ice season · 2 places Ski season · 2 places Off-season shutdown · 1 place

Peak crowds at 1 of Sweden's 2 well-known places this month.

Better months for Sweden

June · 77/100 July · 77/100 May · 74/100 Weakest: January · 42/100

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