Gothenburg
City in Sweden: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Göteborg 2503 stitch (28573994096): Bengt Nyman from Vaxholm, Sweden, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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Overview
Gothenburg is a city in Sweden, in Västra Götaland. About 608,462 people live in the city proper, making it the 2nd largest city of Sweden in our atlas.
It lies at 57.71° N, 11.97° E, about 10 m (33 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Stockholm time zone. At this high latitude, summer days are very long and winter days very short.
Location
Red dot: Gothenburg. Green dots: other major cities of Sweden. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Gothenburg has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 20°C (68°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about -1°C (29°F). Around 1,033 mm (41 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in SwedenNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Linköping · 230 km
- Malmö · 241 km
- Örebro · 259 km
- Västerås · 345 km
- Sollentuna · 403 km
- Stockholm · 404 km
- Uppsala · 413 km
- Umeå · 839 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2711537 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q25287 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Göteborg 2503 stitch (28573994096): Bengt Nyman from Vaxholm, Sweden, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Ullevi stadium in gothenburg 20060510: Martin Olsson (mnemo on en/sv wikipedia and commons, martin@minimum.se)., CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Liseberg, 20221223: AleWi, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- KonstmuseetGbg: Bolstermage, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Karlatornet May 2025 04: ArildV, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Museum of World Culture Göteborg entrance: Photographer: Hélène Binet, http://www.varldskulturmuseet.se, Attribution (Wikimedia Commons)
- Bravida Arena (2018): WeWeWe12345, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Göteborgs Botaniska Trädgård. Tema Vild vår: Bulver, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- GoteborgsOperan: Krm500, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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