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Satellite view of Lilla Värtan; the pin marks the beach
Satellite view: Sentinel-2 cloudless · EOX, CC BY 4.0, colour-adjusted by Coastya. About 6 km of coast; the pin marks the beach.

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Lilla Värtan

SwedenStockholm · Sweden · Baltic Sea

59.3333, 18.1667 · Nacka, 2 km

  • 17°Sea · August
  • 23°High · July
  • 10.2 hSunshine · June
The dot marks Lilla Värtan. About 140 km of coast, north at the top.

Your month at the beach

Lilla Värtan in October

  • 10°CAir, daytime high4°C at night
  • 10°CSea temperature
  • 2.3 hSunshine a day
  • 12 daysRainy days in the month63 mm in total
  • 10 km/hAverage wind

Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.

The beach itself

No reliable information yet on: bathing water quality, wheelchair access, lifeguards.

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October from 2020 to 2025

In October 2025 the sea averaged 11.5 °C — 1.4 °C above the 1991–2020 average.

Sea temperature 2025: +1.4 °C

1991–2020 average: 10.1 °C

Air, daytime high 2025: +1.0 °C

1991–2020 average: 9.5 °C

Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.

When to go

1991–2020 averages
Warmest seaJuly and August17 °CThe sea stays below 18 °C all year here.
Most sunshineJune and July10 h of sun a day
Least rainMarch and April37 mm in the month

The year at a glance

  1. Jan3°0 h46 mm
  2. Feb2°2 h40 mm
  3. Mar2°4 h39 mm
  4. Apr3°8 h37 mm
  5. May7°10 h50 mm
  6. Jun12°10 h78 mm
  7. Jul16°10 h70 mm
  8. Aug17°8 h72 mm
  9. Sep14°5 h55 mm
  10. Oct10°2 h63 mm
  11. Nov7°0 h61 mm
  12. Dec5°0 h54 mm
8°C20°C32°C

Each card is a month. The colour is the sea temperature, on the same scale as the map; in bold, the two best months for each.

Sea temperature

1991–2020 averages
0°10°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 3°Feb: 2°Mar: 2°Apr: 3°May: 7°Jun: 12°Jul: 16°Aug: 17°Sep: 14°Oct: 10°Nov: 7°Dec: 5°2°17°
8°C20°C32°C

Climate through the year

1991–2020 averages
0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: -3 °C (High -1° / Low -5°)Feb: -3 °C (High 0° / Low -5°)Mar: 0 °C (High 3° / Low -3°)Apr: 5 °C (High 9° / Low 1°)May: 10 °C (High 15° / Low 6°)Jun: 15 °C (High 19° / Low 11°)Jul: 18 °C (High 23° / Low 14°)Aug: 17 °C (High 22° / Low 13°)Sep: 13 °C (High 16° / Low 9°)Oct: 7 °C (High 10° / Low 4°)Nov: 2 °C (High 4° / Low 1°)Dec: -1 °C (High 1° / Low -3°)18°-3°
AverageLow – High
8°C20°C32°C

Rain

0 mm25 mm50 mm75 mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 46 mmFeb: 40 mmMar: 39 mmApr: 37 mm37May: 50 mmJun: 78 mm78Jul: 70 mmAug: 72 mmSep: 55 mmOct: 63 mmNov: 61 mmDec: 54 mm

Sunshine

0 h5 h10 hJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 0.1 hFeb: 1.5 hMar: 4.5 hApr: 7.5 hMay: 9.5 hJun: 10.2 h10.2Jul: 9.6 hAug: 7.9 hSep: 5.4 hOct: 2.3 hNov: 0.4 hDec: 0.0 h0.0

Sunshine hours are estimated from measured solar radiation, not observed directly.

Month by month

1991–2020 averages

Every month at Lilla Värtan: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.

Every month at Lilla Värtan: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.
MonthHigh°CLow°CSea°CRainmmRainy daysdaysSunshineh/dayWindkm/h
January-1-5346100.111
February0-5240101.510
March3-3239104.510
April9133797.510
May156750109.59
June191112781210.29
July23141670129.69
Augustwarmest sea22131772147.99
September1691455105.410
October1041063122.310
November41761130.410
December1-3554130.011

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Photos

Photos shared by their authors on Wikimedia Commons, with its colours adjusted.

Lilla Värtan: Подплывая к Стокгольму - panoramio
Photo: tiger rus · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0 · stylised; this version keeps the same licence.
Lilla Värtan: Wooden boat, Stockholm ( 1090834)
Photo: Matti Blume · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · stylised; this version keeps the same licence.
Lilla Värtan: Kappsta naturreservat, juli 2021a
Photo: Holger.Ellgaard · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · stylised; this version keeps the same licence.

Plan your trip

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About these numbers

Averages are for 1991–2020; the recent years (2020–2025) are what actually happened. Neither is today's weather.

The nearest sea measurement point is 26 km away, so this figure is less precise here.

WhatWhere it comes from Nearest measurement
Air, rain and sunshineNASA POWER19 km away
Sea temperatureNOAA OISST v2.1, 1991–202026 km away
2020–2025, month by monthNASA POWER · NOAA OISST v2.119 km away
Lifeguards and places to stayOpenStreetMapwithin 1–5 km
Nearest airportOurAirportsstraight-line distance
Image at the topSentinel-2 cloudless (EOX)at this spot

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