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Snow in Stockholm? - photo evidence from five winters

Does it never snow in Stockholm? I (Helena) long for the snow. I'm not sure that Peter feels the same way, but ... you have to have some snow, right? The snow lights up, and it will be like that. cosy. But this year I'm almost giving up hope for snow. What does it usually look like? I have checked the archives ...

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Snow in Stockholm - January weather according to the archive

One good thing about having a blog is that you don't need a good memory. You can simply cheat and peek into "blog memory". And that's exactly what I've done. I've looked at photos from five winters - all winters since 2014 except for 2015, because we were on our campervan trip around Europe Then. Here are winter photos from the marina where we live, in Solna, Stockholm County.

January 2014

Winter 2014 was our first winter in the houseboat, and it looks like we had snow in January. As you can see, we hadn't rebuilt the houseboat yet. We had an uninsulated upstairs with single glass windows, but we survived the winter.

Husbåt vinter

January 2016

In January 2016, we also had snow. Not so thick snow perhaps, but a thin layer is enough to make it white and nice.

En isfri marina

January 2017

In January 2017, the ice was thick around the houseboats, so there was probably snow too. The ice is not everywhere because there are propellers inside the marina that keep the water moving.

Isröjning

January 2018

In January 2018, Peter had to sweep the gangway clean of snow, so obviously we had snow in January that year too.

Snö i Stockholm

January 2019

In January 2019, however, it looks remarkably free of snow and ice. However, there had been a storm!

Husbåt i storm

Snow in Stockholm - February weather according to the archive

So far there is little snow in Stockholm in January, but dare we hope for February? I have browsed through the archives to see how it has been in recent years.

February 2014

In February 2014, it looks like the snow has melted away again. On deck are new windows, which are now in place in our remodelled houseboat.

Nya fönster

February 2016

In February 2016 we had both snow and sea smoke. It is not entirely uncommon to see the formation of sea smoke here when it is cold. Since propellers keep the water moving, it does not freeze, and this apparently contributes to the phenomenon of sea smoke.

Snö i Stockholm och sjörök

February 2017

In the photos from February 2017 you can see that the ice is about to drift into the marina from Lake Ulvsunda. For us, this usually means a number of nights of sleeping while the broken ice floes pound hard against the hull.

Is på Ulvsundasjön

February 2018

In February 2018, there was apparently both snow and ice, and snow on the ice. At least it was white!

Snö i Stockholm - Pampas marina vinter

February 2019

In February 2019, it was right Winter. I remember that our houseboat was leaning heavily, as it had been snowing and blowing at the same time, and the wet snow had settled in a heavy drift on half of the houseboat roof ... The top picture is from the same occasion, and you can find even more photos in the post from 5 February 2019:

Snö i Stockholm - Pampas marina

Snow in Stockholm this winter?

Will we get snow in Stockholm this winter (apart from the little that fell before Christmas)? Do you like snow?

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