In Sweden, the climate varies greatly between the southern and northern parts of the country. In northern Sweden, the summers are quite pleasant and the winters are very cold. The southwest Atlantic winds give southern Sweden very pleasant summers and winters that are very mild. The Atlantic winds have less of an effect on northern Sweden because the winds are blocked by the Kolen Mountains. Towards the southern tip of Sweden during the coldest months, January and February, the temperature average is 0°C (32°F). In the far north of Sweden, temperatures average at -12°C (10°F). During Sweden’s warmest month, July, temperatures average 54 to 57°F in the north and range from 59 to 63°F in the south. The rainfall in Sweden tends to be greater in the southern highlands and in the Kolen Mountains than on the plains that border the Gulf of Bothnia. In northern Sweden, snow covers the ground from mid-October to mid-April. Southern Sweden tends to have snow on the ground only in January and February.~Alan
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