Gothenburg

    Sweden

    A friendly maritime city defined by Dutch-style canals, leafy boulevards, and stellar west coast seafood.

    Warmest month is July at 22°C on average. Coolest is January at 3°C.

    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
      2h from London Heathrow
      Great-circle plus routing overhead.
    • Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors
      323 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
    January3°8°C·
    February4°8°C·
    March7°8°C·
    April12°10°C·
    May17°13°C·
    June21°10°C·
    July22°10°C·
    August21°8°C·
    September18°8°C·
    October12°6°C·
    November7°10°C·
    December4°9°C·

    What to do

    • Eat fresh shrimp sandwiches at Feskekôrka market
    • Ride the wooden Balder coaster at Liseberg
    • Explore the rocky southern Gothenburg archipelago

    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.