May brings 13°C daytime highs, 42mm of precipitation across about 7 wet days and 17.6 hours of daylight — best for hiking, cycling and spring greenery. The strongest run of the year is April to June. November is the quietest month: cold and snow-focused, and still good for snow, skiing and aurora & dark skies.
Long-run climate normals for Funäsdalen. Month ratings compare months within Funäsdalen only — they are not a ranking of Funäsdalen against other destinations, and they are not a forecast for a specific year.
Conditions on this page are recalculated from the latest forecast every time it is opened, for the current date in the location's own time zone. Showing .
| Best month | May — Hiking, Cycling, Spring greenery |
| Best 3-month window | April–June |
| Quietest month | November — Cold and snow-focused |
| Driest month | February — 9mm |
| Wettest month | September — 90mm |
| Warmest / coolest | July 19°C / January -4°C |
| Seasonality | Strongly seasonal — the months feel like different places |
| Annual rainfall | 582mm over roughly 103 rain days |
Funäsdalen swings 23°C between July (19°C) and January (-4°C) — the month you pick changes what you pack more than where you go.
June gives you 19.5 hours of daylight against just 4.5 in December — a 15-hour difference in how much you can actually fit into a day.
February is the driest month at 9mm across roughly 2 wet days, while September peaks at 90mm.
January–December sit at or below freezing, so the precipitation shown for those months falls mainly as snow rather than rain — the millimetre figures are water equivalent, not puddles.
April is almost as good as May, but usually quieter and cheaper. If your dates are flexible, it is the easier trip.
Funäsdalen changes character completely through the year — May and November are effectively two different destinations. Pick the month that matches what you want to do, not the highest-rated one.
Ratings compare months within Funäsdalen, not against destinations worldwide: five stars means the best time to be here, not that Funäsdalen beats anywhere else. Tags describe what the conditions actually suit.
| Month | Rating | High / Low | Precipitation | Wet days | Sun | Daylight | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | ★★☆☆☆ | -4°C / -13°C | 18mm (snow) | 4 | 8h | 5.5h | Snow · Aurora & dark skies · Cabin weekends |
| February | ★★★☆☆ | -2°C / -11°C | 9mm (snow) | 2 | 9h | 8.3h | Cabin weekends · Reliable sunshine · Quiet and local |
| March | ★★★★☆ | 2°C / -7°C | 9mm (snow) | 2 | 9h | 11.5h | Cabin weekends · Reliable sunshine · Low-angle light |
| April | ★★★★★ | 8°C / 0°C | 18mm (rain/snow) | 3 | 9h | 14.6h | Reliable sunshine |
| May | ★★★★★ | 13°C / 6°C | 42mm | 7 | 8h | 17.6h | Hiking · Cycling · Spring greenery |
| June | ★★★★★ | 17°C / 10°C | 66mm | 11 | 6h | 19.5h | Hiking · Cycling · Long light evenings |
| July | ★★★★☆ | 19°C / 12°C | 90mm | 15 | 5h | 18.5h | Long light evenings |
| August | ★★★★☆ | 17°C / 10°C | 90mm | 15 | 4h | 15.7h | Quiet and local |
| September | ★★★☆☆ | 13°C / 6°C | 90mm | 15 | 4h | 12.5h | Autumn colour |
| October | ★★☆☆☆ | 8°C / 0°C | 78mm (rain/snow) | 13 | 4h | 9.4h | Autumn colour · Low-angle light · Quiet and local |
| November | ★★☆☆☆ | 2°C / -7°C | 45mm (snow) | 10 | 5h | 6.4h | Snow · Skiing · Aurora & dark skies |
| December | ★★☆☆☆ | -2°C / -11°C | 27mm (snow) | 6 | 7h | 4.5h | Snow · Skiing · Aurora & dark skies |
| You are planning | Pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Sun & beach days | April | 9h daily sunshine, 8°C highs and only 3 rain days. |
| City walking & sightseeing | June | 17°C highs with 19.5h of daylight — long days without heat fatigue. |
| Photography & light | April | 9h of sun and 14.6h daylight give the widest window for golden-hour work. |
| Value & fewer crowds | July | Scores 59/100 — close to peak conditions but outside the busiest window. |
| Cooler-weather travel | June | 17°C highs and 10°C nights suit anyone who dislikes heat. |
Each month in Funäsdalen is described from long-run climate normals and then rated relative to the other eleven months in the same city. A five-star January in a cold destination means January is one of the best times to be there — not that it beats a Mediterranean summer.
| Factor | Weight | What it measures |
|---|---|---|
| Temperature | Described | Average daytime high and overnight low for the month, shown as measured rather than judged. |
| Precipitation | Described | Monthly millimetres and wet-day count, labelled as snow or rain/snow where temperatures make that the likely phase. |
| Sunshine & daylight | Described | Average daily sunshine hours and astronomical daylight length at mid-month, from the city’s latitude. |
| “Best for” tags | Derived | Applied only when the conditions genuinely support the activity — snow depth-friendly cold for skiing, 13–24°C and low rain risk for hiking, dark evenings at high latitude for aurora. A month with few strong use cases gets fewer tags rather than padded ones. |
| Star rating | Relative | Ranks the month against the other eleven months in the same city. Never a comparison between cities. |
Figures are long-run climate averages, not a forecast for a specific year. This city has no published month-by-month normals on file, so monthly temperatures are interpolated from its summer and winter averages and rainfall is modelled from rain-day frequency.
May is the best all-round month in Funäsdalen: 13°C highs, 42mm of precipitation and 17.6 hours of daylight, which suits hiking, cycling and spring greenery. The strongest three-month window is April to June.
November — 2°C highs, 45mm of precipitation over roughly 10 days and 6.4 hours of daylight. It is the cheapest and least crowded time to go, and it still works for snow, skiing and aurora & dark skies.
February is the driest month at 9mm over about 2 rain days, against 90mm in September. Across the year Funäsdalen records around 582mm.
Yes, but the months are genuinely different trips. May suits hiking, cycling and spring greenery, while November suits snow, skiing and aurora & dark skies. Pick the month that matches what you want to do.
Daylight ranges from 4.5 hours in December to 19.5 hours in June, calculated from the city's latitude.