Linköping Sunshine Hours by Month

To truly understand a climate, we must look at its sunshine. This page shows the total number of hours of direct sunlight per month and the average hours per day in Linköping, Östergötland, Sweden. The numbers reflect climate data gathered over a 30-year period, from 1990 to 2020.

Monthly hours of sunshine

Seasonal sunshine in Linköping varies. It peaks at 227 hours in June and drops to 28 hours in December. The total annual amount of sun is 1498 hours.

Daily hours of sunshine

In Linköping, summer days are longer and more sunny, with daily sunshine hours peaking at 7.6 hours in June. As the darker season arrives, the brightness of the sun becomes less. December sees a soft sun for only 0.9 hours per day.

Average percent of sunshine

On average the sun shines 44% of the time during the day in May, the highest percentage of any month. December has the lowest percentage at 1%.

Linköping enjoys an average of 1498 hours of sunshine annually. Let’s compare this with some popular tourist destinations:

Seville, Spain, enjoys an impressive 2920 hours of sunshine per year, making it an ideal destination even in winter.

In contrast, Tromsø , Norway, receives only about 1270 hours of sunshine per year, known for the polar night with no sunlight for weeks during winter.

Stockholm, Sweden, receives approximately 1907 hours of sunshine annually.

Adelaide, Australia, enjoys 2770 hours of sunshine annually, with long, sunny summers.

July, Linköping’s wettest month, receives 84 mm (3.3 in) of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 23°C (73°F). During the driest month March you can expect a temperature of 6°C (43°F).

For more detailed insights into the city’s temperatures, check out our Temperature page. To explore more about precipitation patterns, visit our Linköping Precipitation page.