Lake Mälaren vs Lake Vättern

Lake Mälaren is the warmer swim right now at about 16°C. They are roughly 191 km apart in Sweden.

Lake Mälaren

Stockholm

16.0°C

mild · modelled estimate

October average
16.0°C
Warmest month
August · 21.0°C
Coldest month
1.0°C
Swim season
July–September

Stockholm's swimming lake, with city bathing spots at Smedsuddsbadet and Långholmen.

Lake Vättern

Jönköping

14.0°C

cool · modelled estimate

October average
14.0°C
Warmest month
August · 18.0°C
Coldest month
2.0°C
Swim season
August–August

Deep, exceptionally clear Swedish lake — cold, but a bucket-list swim.

Month by month

LakeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Lake Mälaren2.3°C1.0°C2.3°C6.0°C11.0°C16.0°C19.7°C21.0°C19.7°C16.0°C11.0°C6.0°C
Lake Vättern3.1°C2.0°C3.1°C6.0°C10.0°C14.0°C16.9°C18.0°C16.9°C14.0°C10.0°C6.0°C

Monthly values are modelled from each lake's long-term winter and summer envelope, then refined with today's forecast air temperature for the headline reading.

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