Climate data for Stockholm, elevation: 43 m (141 ft), 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1901–present

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year

Record high 11.0 12.2 17.8 26.1 29.0 32.2 34.6 35.4 27.9 20.2 14.0 12.7 35.4
°C (°F) (51.8) (54.0) (64.0) (79.0) (84.2) (90.0) (94.3) (95.7) (82.2) (68.4) (57.2) (54.9) (95.7)

Average 0.5 0.5 3.9 10.0 16.4 20.2 23.1 21.4 15.8 9.9 4.8 1.6 10.7
high °C (°F) (32.9) (32.9) (39.0) (50.0) (61.5) (68.4) (73.6) (70.5) (60.4) (49.8) (40.6) (34.9) (51.3)

Daily mean −1.6 −1.7 1.2 6.0 11.7 15.7 18.8 17.6 12.7 7.7 3.0 −0.4 7.6
°C (°F) (29.1) (28.9) (34.2) (42.8) (53.1) (60.3) (65.8) (63.7) (54.9) (45.9) (37.4) (31.3) (45.7)

Average low −3.7 −3.9 −1.6 2.0 6.9 11.2 14.5 13.8 9.6 5.4 1.1 −2.3 4.4
°C (°F) (25.3) (25.0) (29.1) (35.6) (44.4) (52.2) (58.1) (56.8) (49.3) (41.7) (34.0) (27.9) (39.9)

Record low −28.2 −25.5 −22.0 −11.5 −4.5 1.0 6.0 4.8 −1.5 −9.0 −17.0 −21.0 −28.2
°C (°F) (−18.8) (−13.9) (−7.6) (11.3) (23.9) (33.8) (42.8) (40.6) (29.3) (15.8) (1.4) (−5.8) (−18.8)

Average
40 28 29 30 34 57 69 63 56 50 48 47 549
precipitation
(1.6) (1.1) (1.1) (1.2) (1.3) (2.2) (2.7) (2.5) (2.2) (2.0) (1.9) (1.9) (21.6)
mm (inches)

Average
precipitation
10 7 7 6 7 9 9 9 9 9 10 11 104
days
(≥ 1.0 mm)

Mean
monthly
40 72 139 185 254 292 260 221 154 99 54 33 1,803
sunshine
hours

Average
ultraviolet 0 1 1 3 4 5 5 4 3 1 0 0 2
index

Source 1: KNMI[48]

Source 2: SMHI[49] WeatherAtlas[50]

Daylight hours

Stockholm's location just south of the 60th parallel north means that the number of daylight hours is relatively
small during winter – about six hours – while in June and the first half of July, the nights are relatively short,
with about 18 hours of daylight. Around the summer solstice the sun never reaches further below the horizon
than 7.3 degrees.[51] This gives the sky a bright blue colour in summer once the sun has set because it does not get
any darker than nautical twilight. Also, when looking straight up towards the zenith, few stars are visible after the
sun has gone down. This is not to be confused with the midnight sun, which occurs north of the Arctic Circle,
around 7 degrees farther north.

City governance
The Stockholm Municipal Council (Swedish: Stockholms kommunfullmäktige) is the name of the local assembly.
Its 101 councillors are elected concurrently with general elections, held at the same time as the elections to the
Riksdag and county councils. The Council convenes twice every month at Stockholm City Hall, and the meetings
are open to the public. The matters on which the councillors decide have generally already been drafted and
discussed by various boards and committees. Once decisions are referred for practical implementation, the
employees of the City administrations and companies take over.[52]

The elected majority has a Mayor and eight Vice Mayors. The Mayor and each majority Vice Mayor is the head of
a department, with responsibility for a particular area of operation, such as City Planning. The opposition also
has four Vice Mayors, but they hold no executive power. Together the Mayor and the 12 Vice Mayors form the
Council of Mayors, and they prepare matters for the City Executive
Board. The Mayor holds a special position among the Vice Mayors,
chairing both the Council of Mayors and the City Executive Board.[52]

The City Executive Board (Swedish: Kommunstyrelsen) is elected by the

City Council and is equivalent to a cabinet. The City Executive Board
renders an opinion in all matters decided by the council and bears the
overall responsibility for follow-up, evaluation and execution of its
decisions. The Board is also responsible for financial administration and
long-term development. The City Executive Board consists of 13
members, who represent both the majority and the opposition. Its The municipal council chamber (Swedish:
meetings are not open to the public.[52] Rådssalen), inside Stockholm City Hall.

Following the 2018 Stockholm municipal election a majority of seats in

the municipal council is at present held by a center/right-wing majority
and the Mayor of Stockholm (Swedish: Finansborgarråd) is Anna Konig Jerlmyr from the Moderate Party.

The vast majority of Stockholm residents work in the service industry, which
accounts for roughly 85% of jobs in Stockholm. The almost total absence of
heavy industry (and fossil fuel power plants) makes Stockholm one of the
world's cleanest metropolises. The last decade has seen a significant number
of jobs created in high technology companies. Large employers include IBM,
Ericsson, and Electrolux. A major IT centre is located in Kista, in northern
Stockholm.

Stockholm is Sweden's financial centre. Major Swedish banks, such as

Offices in Kista
Swedbank, Handelsbanken, and SEB, are headquartered in Stockholm, as are
the major insurance companies Skandia, Folksam and Trygg-Hansa.
Stockholm is also home to Sweden's foremost stock exchange, the Stockholm
Stock Exchange (Stockholmsbörsen). Additionally, about 45% of Swedish
companies with more than 200 employees are headquartered in
Stockholm.[53] Noted clothes retailer H&M is also headquartered in the city.
In recent years, tourism has played an important part in the city's economy.
Stockholm County is ranked as the 10th largest visitor destination in Europe,
with over 10 million commercial overnight stays per year. Among 44
European cities, Stockholm had the 6th highest growth in the number of
nights spent in the period 2004–2008.[54]
Headquarters of Ericsson
The largest companies in Stockholm, by number of employees (2017)[55]

Ericsson — 9,850
Södersjukhuset — 5,640
Nordea — 4,400
H&M — 4,390
SEB — 4,160
Handelsbanken — 3,000
Skanska — 2,780
Keolis — 2,650
Securitas AB — 2,250
JAG Personlig assistans — 2,060
MTR — 2,050
Postnord —2,020