Vallentuna in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Vallentuna sees average daytime highs around 1°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 107 mm of precipitation over about 26 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 1°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
1°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-4°C
Precipitation
107 mm
26 wet days
Avg wind
14 km/h
Travel score
0.0
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Vallentuna in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 1°C.

A typical winter day in Vallentuna reaches about 1°C and drops to -4°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest February.

-15°-10°-5°10°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Vallentuna

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
18 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Vallentuna 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 / -4°357.95.66.50.0
Feb / -5°297.76.38.70.0
Mar / -3°297.74.811.30.1
Apr / 3381.714.12.0
May15° / 449.50.216.74.5
Jun19° / 10°6811018.25.7
Jul21° / 13°7011.5017.66.3
Aug20° / 12°7212.2015.36.0
Sep16° / 508.5012.64.9
Oct10° / 489.60.29.82.0
Nov / 451037.30.1
Dec / -3°4310.15.85.80.0

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

Vallentuna gets around 107 mm of rain and snow over 26 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 14 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 Vallentuna?

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 Vallentuna.

What to pack for Vallentuna in Winter

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

In winter, Vallentuna sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 26 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Vallentuna in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 3°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 46 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in February near 1°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
Jan3Bracing
Feb1Bracing
Mar2Bracing
Apr3Bracing
May6Bracing
Jun11Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep14Bracing
Oct10Bracing
Nov7Bracing
Dec4Bracing

UV index in Vallentuna 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 Vallentuna peaks around June 17 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 17UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vallentuna?

Vallentuna sits at 59.5°N, 18.1°E, 20 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Upplands Väsby, 10 km away.

Topography around Vallentuna

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vallentuna has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 30 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 146 m.

The land around Vallentuna is covered by trees (55%) within 3 km, trees (59%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
94 m
80 km
146 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Winter weather nearby: Upplands Väsby 10 km · Täby 10 km · Sollentuna 14 km · Åkersberga 14 km · Danderyd 15 km · Märsta 16 km · Rinkeby 18 km · Jakobsberg 18 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 Vallentuna (59.5344°, 18.0776°, elevation 20 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.