Enköping in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Enköping sees average daytime highs around 0°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 107 mm of precipitation over about 25 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 0°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Enköping's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Enköping's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
0°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-5°C
Precipitation
107 mm
25 wet days
Avg wind
12 km/h
Travel score
0.0
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Enköping in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 0°C.

A typical winter day in Enköping reaches about 0°C and drops to -5°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest February.

-20°-10°10°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Enköping

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
90
65 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Enköping weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-0° / -5°368.15.86.50.0
Feb / -6°287.26.28.70.0
Mar / -4°307.5511.30.3
Apr11° / -0°3681.814.12.5
May16° / 4910.20.216.75.0
Jun20° / 7111.7018.25.8
Jul22° / 11°7611.5017.66.4
Aug21° / 10°7512.4015.36.0
Sep16° / 508.8012.64.9
Oct / 529.60.69.82.0
Nov / -1°459.23.47.30.1
Dec / -4°439.76.25.80.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across winter.

0%25%50%75%100%DecJanFeb

Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Enköping gets around 107 mm of rain and snow over 25 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%40%DecJanFeb

Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

0%25%50%75%100%DecJanFeb

Wind in Winter

Winds average 12 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 6 h 12 min in early December to 9 h 54 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 0.5 kWh/m².

00.511.52DecJanFeb
Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Enköping?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

0.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Enköping.

What to pack for Enköping in Winter

From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In winter, Enköping sees daytime highs around 0°C and nights near -5°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 25 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Enköping in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 0. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Enköping peaks around June 16 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateModerateLowJun 16UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul4Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Enköping?

Enköping sits at 59.6°N, 17.1°E, 16 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Västerås, 30 km away.

Topography around Enköping

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Enköping.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Enköping has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 237 m.

The land around Enköping is covered by trees (35%), cropland (24%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (38%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
77 m
80 km
237 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Winter weather nearby: Västerås 30 km · Uppsala 40 km · Gamla Uppsala 43 km · Märsta 44 km · Eskilstuna 44 km · Upplands Väsby 49 km · Jakobsberg 49 km · Hässelby Villastad 50 km

Sweden travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 87% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$63,133
2025
Happiness
7.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 609
Religion
Church of Sweden 54%none or unspecified 37%other 9%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Enköping (59.6361°, 17.0777°, elevation 16 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.