Rain, Sun, Both? Midsummer in Stockholm

Temperature and precipitation on midsummer’s eve* in Stockholm between 1860 and 2020.

Here’s a visualization of the mean temperature across three measurements (morning, noon, evening) and precipitation in Stockholm on Midsummer’s eve 1860-2020. Data from SMHI, code here.

* Until the 1950s midsummer was celebrated on June 23rd and thereafter on the Friday closest to June 21st.

Glad Midsommar!

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