Trollhättan in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Trollhättan sees average daytime highs around 2°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 171 mm of precipitation over about 32 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 2°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
2°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-2°C
Precipitation
171 mm
32 wet days
Avg wind
14 km/h
Travel score
0.0
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Trollhättan in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 2°C.

A typical winter day in Trollhättan reaches about 2°C and drops to -2°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest February.

-15°-10°-5°10°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Trollhättan

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
wind chill below the day's low

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

Trollhättan 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 / -3°6011.25.76.80.0
Feb / -3°469.35.68.90.0
Mar / -1°438.93.911.40.4
Apr11° / 499.41.1142.6
May15° / 6211.30.116.44.6
Jun19° / 10°8613.1017.85.5
Jul21° / 13°8412.4017.26.1
Aug20° / 12°9013.7015.15.8
Sep16° / 7511.6012.54.7
Oct11° / 7712.80.59.92.3
Nov / 61122.37.50.4
Dec / -1°6511.84.76.20.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Trollhättan gets around 171 mm of rain and snow over 32 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%40%50%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.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 14 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 6 h 36 min in early December to 10 hours 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 0.6 kWh/m².

00.511.522.5DecJanFeb
Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Trollhättan?

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 Trollhättan.

What to pack for Trollhättan in Winter

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

In winter, Trollhättan sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 32 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Trollhättan in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 4°C across winter — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 56 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 3°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb3Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Trollhättan 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 Trollhättan peaks around June 17 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 17UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Trollhättan?

Trollhättan sits at 58.3°N, 12.3°E, 49 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Vänersborg, 11 km away.

Topography around Trollhättan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Trollhättan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 107 m around an average of 57 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 186 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 343 m.

The land around Trollhättan is covered by trees (50%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (63%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
107 m
16 km
186 m
80 km
343 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Vänersborg 11 km · Uddevalla 21 km · Alingsås 42 km · Kungälv 49 km · Lidköping 56 km · Lerum 57 km · Partille 61 km · Björlanda 63 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 Trollhättan (58.2837°, 12.2886°, elevation 49 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.