"The eight seasons" Storuman Travelogue by vec

Storuman Travel Guide: 79 reviews and 121 photos

Winter

January to March is the real winter months.

From March 20 the day become longer than the night, indicating the arrival of the spring. This day is called Vårdagjämningen.

Spring

April - May

In April to May the days get longer and longer, the snow melts and the nature wakes up after the winter.

In the beginning of May it's often still some snow on the ground and ice on the lakes. It's a special feeling to sit out in the snow with temperatures up to +15 C. In the beginning of May the sun is really winning over the dark, with a sunrise at 04.00 and a sunset at 21.30.

The month of sunlight

June

In June the night is as shortest, with only 1,5 hour between sunset and sunrise.

June 21 is called sommarsolståndet, it's the longest day of the year. The sun actually sets after midnight, showing the last of it's beams at 00.01, to rise again at 01.45. During June it never gets dark outside.

Summer

July

July is the warmets month. The temperature can often be as high as +25 C.

Late summer

August

In August the days becomes shorter again, but it's still warm and very calm.

Now the season for picking berries starts, and if you are lucky you can go out on a bog and find some rare cloudberries.

Autumn

September - October

In September and October the colours start to shift, the weather is colder an the autumn is really here.

The snow can actually fall in September already, but it's rare that it stays for more than some days.

On September 22 the night starts to become longer than the day. This day is called höstdagjämningen.

Autumn turns into Winter

November

In November the first real snow arrive, giving the landscape a white colour.

Midwinter

December

In December the winter is really here, with a lot of snow and really cold days. The temperature can drop down to -40 C, and warmer than -20 C is considered as mild weather.

The shortest day of the year is December 21, called vintersolståndet. On that day the sun rise at 10.06 and set at 13.34, just giving three and a half hours of sunshine.

Page Written Feb 8, 2004
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Comments (9)

banshee11 Oct 1, 2006 at 11:34 AM Report Abuse

wooooow, what a ghreat page. i just love your pics. i like sweden and i'll be back one day:-) i'll also be back on your great pages! greetz, mirj
Sjalen Sep 2, 2006 at 9:05 AM Report Abuse

Vilken superinformativ sida! Fast julgranar ute har vi allt i södern med...och jag har sett hjortron i Skåne :))) Fast framförallt finns de på myrarna i Småland.
Lorro Jul 19, 2005 at 10:23 PM Report Abuse

Nice and interesting tips on Storuman. Thanks! I especialy liked the Ball over roof tip. We used to play something similar in Minnesota.
sprdak11 Jun 9, 2005 at 9:49 AM Report Abuse

Very interesting travel page! Greetings from Poland!
Jonathan_C Aug 1, 2004 at 8:58 AM Report Abuse

Wonderful introduction to your home town! Beautiful photos and a true insider's look at things. "Boll over tak" had me laughing out loud. Oh to be a kid again!
MalenaN May 31, 2004 at 7:41 AM Report Abuse

You come from a very beautiful area! Listening to the sound of silence sounds great!
sunset_gal Mar 4, 2004 at 10:07 AM Report Abuse

Like the pics in the "8 Seasons" t-logue. Very nice!
traps Jan 30, 2004 at 4:40 PM Report Abuse

Awesome photos! =)
dave_21 Dec 13, 2003 at 7:07 AM Report Abuse

Väldigt fina foton, du har öga för att "fånga" det. Snyggt! Storuman är en fin plats!