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Best time to visit Gothenburg
Sweden · Europe
All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.
The year in Gothenburg
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- JanJGothenburg in January: avoid
- FebFGothenburg in February: avoid
- MarMGothenburg in March: ok
- AprAGothenburg in April: good
- MayMGothenburg in May: sweet spot
- JunJGothenburg in June: good, busy
- JulJGothenburg in July: good, busy
- AugAGothenburg in August: ok, busy
- SepSGothenburg in September: ok
- OctOGothenburg in October: avoid
- NovNGothenburg in November: avoid
- DecDGothenburg in December: avoid
- Sweet spot
- Good
- OK
- Avoid
- Busy
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Things to do in Gothenburg
- Karlatornet The tallest building in the Nordic countries at 247 metres…
- East Indiaman Götheborg A full-size replica of the mid-18th century Götheborg.
- Liseberg The biggest amusement park in all of Scandinavia…
- Archipelago of Gothenburg Swedish islands in the Kattegat
- World of Volvo An exhibition centre for Volvo Cars and Volvo Group (the commercial vehicle brand).
- Haga A city district with picturesque wooden houses from the 19th century.
- Gothenburg Cathedral Built in 1815, in the centre of old town.
Tours and tickets in Gothenburg
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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage (Gothenburg), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata; in order of how often each one's Wikipedia article was read on phones in the last 12 months.
Month by month
No fare history for this route yet, so this ranking is climate and crowds only — the price column will fill in as the scanner collects.
| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Humidity | Sun h/day | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3° | 10d | 88% | 2.7h | avoid | bitter cold: 3C daily max |
| Feb | 3° | 10d | 86% | 4.3h | avoid | bitter cold: 3C daily max |
| Mar | 6° | 9d | 82% | 7.0h | ok | 6C max, 9 rainy days |
| Apr | 11° | 6d | 72% | 10.6h | good | 11C max, 6 rainy days |
| May | 16° | 9d | 72% | 12.5h | sweet spot | 16C max, 9 rainy days |
| Jun | 19° | 11d | 75% | 13.5h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Jul | 20° | 12d | 77% | 13.0h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Aug | 20° | 14d | 80% | 11.0h | okbusy | busier than usual |
| Sep | 17° | 12d | 82% | 8.4h | ok | 17C max, 12 rainy days |
| Oct | 12° | 14d | 85% | 5.4h | avoid | 12C max, 14 rainy days |
| Nov | 7° | 11d | 89% | 2.8h | avoid | 7C max, 11 rainy days |
| Dec | 4° | 12d | 90% | 2.0h | avoid | bitter cold: 4C daily max |
Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.
Weather read at the centre, 19 km from the airport (GOT): ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.
A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.
How busy it gets
Then and now
Gothenburg's September days now average 16.8°C, 2.0°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 2 of 12 months are clearly warmer.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–90 | 0.6° | 1.3° | 4.4° | 9.4° | 15.7° | 18.4° | 19.9° | 19.0° | 14.8° | 11.2° | 5.8° | 2.6° |
| 2017–26 | 2.7° | 2.8° | 6.2° | 10.9° | 15.7° | 19.3° | 20.3° | 19.6° | 16.8° | 11.7° | 6.9° | 3.8° |
| Change | +2.1° | +1.6° | +1.8° | +1.5° | +0.1° | +1.0° | +0.4° | +0.6° | +2.0° | +0.5° | +1.0° | +1.2° |
The average daily high, month by month, for the nearest ERA5 grid cell. Bold is a clear change; grey is within the ordinary spread between years. Every destination, ranked.
Getting there
How far Gothenburg is, and what it costs, depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.
- from Stockholm
- from Amsterdam
- from Warsaw
- from Prague
- from Frankfurt
- from Brussels
- from London
- from Munich
Open in Rome2rio for every way from to Gothenburg, flying or not.
Before you go
Type C and F plugs at 230 V. Drives on the right. The currency is the Swedish krona. No UK Foreign Office advice against travel. Global Affairs Canada: Exercise a high degree of caution. US State Department: Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution. Everything for Sweden: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.
Being there
On arrival
- Paying — Cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay work almost everywhere, even for small sums, and many places take no cash. Swish needs a Swedish bank account; some rural cafés and farm shops take only Swish or cash.
- UPI, for visitors from India — Not accepted for paying here; bring a card that works abroad.
- Tipping — Not expected; round up, or add 5 to 10% for very good service. Taxi drivers do not expect tips.
Getting around Gothenburg
- Apps — Rides: Bolt, Uber. Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. Messages: Messenger, WhatsApp.
Public transportation within Gothenburg (and the west of Sweden) is operated by Västtrafik and consists of trams, buses and ferries. You can find more information about tickets and a journey planner on their homepage. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Gothenburg, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Help
- Emergency — 112 (any emergency).
TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.
Your embassy — : how to reach your embassy or consulate abroad. A guess from your city, : a city is not a passport.
Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 3 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.
Sources (15)
- gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/sweden/getting-help
- svenskarnaochinternet.se/rapporter/svenskarna-och-internet-2026/sociala-medier
- visitstockholm.com/travel-info/public-transportation-in-stockholm
- visitstockholm.com/travel-info/taking-a-taxi-in-stockholm
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storstockholms_Lokaltrafik
- en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Stockholm
- en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Sweden
- uber.com/global/en/cities/stockholm
- bolt.eu/en/cities/stockholm
- sinch.com/blog/most-popular-messaging-apps-by-country
- linkmobility.com/blog/the-most-popular-messaging-apps-across-the-globe
- developers.google.com/maps/coverage
- apple.com/ios/feature-availability
- pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2286608
- rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/AnnualReport/PDFs/09PAYMENT290526C6588B796E664822A2BD0DEB6452CAD4.PDF
Gothenburg in pictures
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What Gothenburg is like
Gothenburg (Swedish: Göteborg) is Sweden's second largest city with 600,000 inhabitants, and about 1 million in the metropolitan area. The city lies on Sweden's West Coast, at the outlet of the Göta River. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth seeing
- Gothenburg Cathedral (Göteborgs Domkyrka), Kyrkogatan 28. Built in 1815, in the centre of old town. The seat of the Diocese of Gothenburg. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth doing
- Liseberg. The biggest amusement park in all of Scandinavia, with lots of different rides for all ages. Be sure to try Balder, the wooden roller-coaster. More on Wikivoyage
- Getting in
- Landvetter Airport (GOT IATA) (25 km (16 mi) east of the city). Gothenburg's main airport, about 25 km from central Gothenburg along Highway 40 (towards Jönköping). More on Wikivoyage
- Staying safe
- Most crimes against tourists are crimes of opportunity, such as pick-pocketing, bicycle theft, auto theft and auto vandalism. Pickpockets converge in Gothenburg during the summer months so beware. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Gothenburg, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.
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