SeasonMapBest time to visit the Nordics & Baltics
The best time to visit the Nordics & Baltics is June to August, judged across 40 places; December to February are its low season.
Updated September 2026 · Europe · 40 places, each judged for what it is · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
The Nordics & Baltics month by month
| Month | Season | Why | Best places |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | low season | polar night · 1°C highs · best May–Aug · still good for snow | Trysil, Åre, Hemsedal |
| February | low season | 2°C highs · best May–Aug · still good for snow | Hemsedal, Trysil, Åre |
| March | not its best | 4°C highs · best May–Aug | Åre, Ruka, Levi |
| April | good | aurora · 8°C highs · 10 h sun | Geiranger, Levi, Ruka |
| May | good | 14°C highs · 12 h sun | Geiranger, Malmö, Gothenburg |
| June | in season | midnight sun · 19°C highs · 13 h sun | Stockholm, Geiranger, Vilnius |
| July | in season | midnight sun · 20°C highs · 12 h sun | Oslo, Helsinki, Malmö |
| August | in season | 19°C highs · 10 h sun | Kaunas, Odense, Vilnius |
| September | good | aurora · 16°C highs | Kaunas, Odense, Aarhus |
| October | not its best | 10°C highs · best May–Aug | Copenhagen, Odense, Aarhus |
| November | not its best | 7 h daylight · 5°C highs · best May–Aug | Levi, Hemsedal, Ruka |
| December | low season | polar night · 2°C highs · best May–Aug · still good for snow | Hemsedal, Trysil, Ruka |
In season: one of the region's three best months, and good in its own right. Low season: one of its three worst, and well below its best. The reasons compare each month with the region's own year and name the seasons on the ground — monsoon, autumn colour, hurricanes — where most of its places share them.
All 40 places in the Nordics & Baltics
- AarhusDenmarkweather by month →
- AkureyriIcelandweather by month →
- ÅlesundNorwayweather by month →
- ÅreSwedenweather by month →
- BergenNorwayweather by month →
- BodøNorwayweather by month →
- CopenhagenDenmarkweather by month →
- GeirangerNorwayweather by month →
- GothenburgSwedenweather by month →
- HelsinkiFinlandweather by month →
- HemsedalNorwayweather by month →
- HúsavíkIcelandweather by month →
- IlulissatGreenlandweather by month →
- JūrmalaLatviaweather by month →
- KaunasLithuaniaweather by month →
- KirunaSwedenweather by month →
- LeviFinlandweather by month →
- LongyearbyenSvalbard and Jan Mayenweather by month →
- MalmöSwedenweather by month →
- MariehamnÅland Islandsweather by month →
- NidaLithuaniaweather by month →
- NuukGreenlandweather by month →
- OdenseDenmarkweather by month →
- OsloNorwayweather by month →
- PärnuEstoniaweather by month →
- ReykjavíkIcelandweather by month →
- RigaLatviaweather by month →
- RovaniemiFinlandweather by month →
- RukaFinlandweather by month →
- StavangerNorwayweather by month →
- StockholmSwedenweather by month →
- SvolværNorwayweather by month →
- TallinnEstoniaweather by month →
- TórshavnFaroe Islandsweather by month →
- TromsøNorwayweather by month →
- TrondheimNorwayweather by month →
- TrysilNorwayweather by month →
- VíkIcelandweather by month →
- VilniusLithuaniaweather by month →
- VisbySwedenweather by month →
The Nordics & Baltics — FAQ
- When is the best time to visit the Nordics & Baltics?
- June to August. In July: midnight sun · 20°C highs · 12 h sun.
- When is the low season in the Nordics & Baltics?
- December to February. In January: polar night · 1°C highs · best May–Aug · still good for snow.
- Which months are in season in the Nordics & Baltics?
- June to August — the months among its best that are also good in their own right.