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Coldest sea in Sweden in December

118 coastal locations in Sweden ranked by typical December sea temperature, coldest first. Region-wide average in December: 5.1°C.

Coldest in December

Haparanda

1.2°C December mean in Sweden

Regional December average

5.1°C

across all 118 coastal locations in Sweden

Vs annual mean

-4.1°C

below the year-round regional average

What the Sweden sea feels like in December

This water is very cold and can cause pain. We don't recommend you swim in this temperature for anything other than very short swims of 5 to 10 minutes unless you are a very experienced cold water swimmer.

Sweden monthly average 2.4°C to 17.4°C
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  • Warmest month August 17.4°C
  • Coldest month February 2.4°C
  • Annual mean 9.2°C
  • Months above 20°C 0 of 12

Where December fits in the year

December sits inside the regional pattern shown on the left. Pick a different month to see how the ranking shifts.

All twelve Sweden month rankings:

Sweden sea temperature map (live)

The map shows today's latest reading at every Sweden location. The list below is based on the typical December mean.

Zoom in to see individual locations. Click a pin for water temperatures. View list →
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Top 50 coldest Sweden locations in December

Sorted by typical December mean from a decade of daily readings, coldest first. Click any place for the full location page.

# Location December mean
1 Haparanda 1.2°C
2 Töre Norrbottens län 1.3°C
3 Södra Sunderbyn Norrbottens län 1.7°C
4 Gammelstad 1.7°C
5 Lulea 1.7°C
6 Kalix 1.9°C
7 Rolfs 1.9°C
8 Piteå Norrbottens län 2.0°C
9 Skelleftehamn 2.3°C
10 Ursviken 2.3°C
11 Taftea 3.0°C
12 Norrsundet 3.4°C
13 Holmsund 3.5°C
14 Ljusne 3.5°C
15 Obbola 3.5°C
16 Sandarne 3.5°C
17 Hudiksvall 3.5°C
18 Iggesund 3.5°C
19 Nordmaling 3.5°C
20 Stockvik 3.6°C
21 Sundsbruk 3.6°C
22 Sundsvall 3.6°C
23 Harnosand 3.7°C
24 Ornskoldsvik 3.7°C
25 Husum 3.7°C
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26 Alunda 3.7°C
27 Marielund 3.7°C
28 Kramfors 3.8°C
29 Sandhamn 4.7°C
30 Bara Södermanlands län 4.9°C
31 Nykoping 5.0°C
32 Mörtnäs Stockholms län 5.0°C
33 Östermalm Stockholms län 5.0°C
34 Brevik 5.1°C
35 Oestermalm 5.1°C
36 Saltsjobaden 5.1°C
37 Stockholm 5.1°C
38 Vaxholm 5.1°C
39 Marieberg 5.1°C
40 Oxelosund 5.2°C
41 Pershagen 5.2°C
42 Bastad 5.3°C
43 Jonkoping Lake Vattern 5.3°C
44 Karlsborg Lake Vattern 5.3°C
45 Motala Lake Vattern 5.3°C
46 Oskarshamn 5.3°C
47 Vadstena Lake Vattern 5.3°C
48 Vejbystrand 5.3°C
49 Borgholm 5.3°C
50 Trosa 5.3°C

Warmest 10 in Sweden in December

Same data the other way. The warmest spots for the same month.

# Location December mean
1 Ystadt Skåne län 7.0°C
2 Sandhammaren 7.0°C
3 Smögen Västra Götalands län 7.0°C
4 Ystad 7.0°C
5 Trelleborg 6.9°C
6 Lomma 6.7°C
7 Malmo 6.7°C
8 Ahus 6.7°C
9 Höllviken Skåne län 6.6°C
10 Hunnebostrand 6.6°C

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