Uppsala
City in Sweden: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Domkyrkan i Uppsalas stadsbild: This image was produced by me, David Castor (user:dcastor). The pictures I submit to the Wikipedia Project are released, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Uppsala is a city in Sweden. About 177,074 people live in the city proper, making it the 4th largest city of Sweden in our atlas.
It lies at 59.86° N, 17.64° E, about 20 m (66 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: Uppsala. Green dots: other major cities of Sweden. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Uppsala has a continental (warm summer) climate (Köppen Dfb). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 23°C (73°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -7°C (20°F). Around 705 mm (28 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.
What to eat in SwedenNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Sollentuna · 51 km
- Stockholm · 63 km
- Västerås · 66 km
- Örebro · 150 km
- Linköping · 196 km
- Gothenburg · 396 km
- Umeå · 464 km
- Malmö · 538 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2666199 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q25286 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Domkyrkan i Uppsalas stadsbild: This image was produced by me, David Castor (user:dcastor). The pictures I submit to the Wikipedia Project are released, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)