Abisko National Park

    Sweden

    An arctic wilderness renowned for having the clearest skies in Sweden for aurora spotting.

    Warmest month is July at 17°C on average. Coolest is January at -6°C. Driest reading falls in July with 9 rain days.

    Costs and travel essentials

    • CoffeeWorld Bank PPP baseline
      kr37 (~$3.50)
      Country-level price estimate for Sweden, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • BeerWorld Bank PPP baseline
      kr50 (~$4.75)
      Country-level price estimate for Sweden, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • Flight timeMethodology
      3h 30m from London Heathrow
      Great-circle plus routing overhead.
    • Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors
      655 kg return from London Heathrow
      DEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
    • FCDO advisorygov.uk, snapshot compiled 2026-07-11
      No specific FCDO warnings against travel.
      Check the latest FCDO advice before booking.
    • Tap waterCDC / WHO guidance
      Tap water is generally safe to drink.
    MonthAvg highDaily spreadRain days
    January-6°17°C10
    February-5°18°C10
    March-3°12°C11
    April2°10°C11
    May7°13°C10
    June13°13°C11
    July17°13°C9
    August14°10°C13
    September10°11°C12
    October3°11°C10
    November-2°13°C11
    December-4°12°C13

    What to do

    • Ride the chairlift up Mt. Nuolja to the Aurora Sky Station
    • Hike a section of the Kungsleden trail
    • Ice climb frozen waterfalls in the Abisko canyon

    How we know this

    Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Daily spread is the width between the 10th and 90th percentiles of daily highs, not a forecast error margin. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.