Weather in Stockholm in August 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Stockholm in August
Going from a maximum of +30°C during the day to a minimum of +9°C during the night, the temperature in August averages around +24°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 38% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +24°C to +16°C.
Is Stockholm warm or cold in August?
Stockholm is typically mild in August.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +21°C to +20°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +13°C to +13°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
August is one of the warmest months in Stockholm, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Stockholm in August
| July | August | September | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +21°C | +20°C | +16°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +7°C | +3°C | -1°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +33°C | +31°C | +26°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 68 mm | 70 mm | 51 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 69% | 74% | 78% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1010 HPa | 1010 HPa | 1011 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 9 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 14 | 16 | 18 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | 6 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
August weather is still as good as in July. It’s getting colder in August. From +21°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +20°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 68 mm to 70 mm. Humidity rises from 69% to 74%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during August, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 9 sunny days in July to 7 in August.
Next month (September) brings a further decline in the weather.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 4 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Stockholm is gradually increasing during August, going from 2 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last August in Stockholm?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Stockholm in August has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1987 (+17°C) and the highest in 2002 (+26°C). The driest year was 2015 with only 15 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2021 with 174 mm.
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Monthly weather in Stockholm
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Stockholm, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.