Rök runestone
The Rök runestone is a Norse runestone located in Ödeshög Municipality. It is one of the 34 sights in Sweden listed on this site and is the 15th most looked-up sight in the country on English Wikipedia.
Planning a visit
The weather is warmest from June to August, with daily highs reaching 18 °C to 20 °C. These months also have the most rain, with about 14 rainy days in July and August. From September to May, daily highs range from 1 °C to 15 °C, and the lowest temperatures reach -4 °C in February.
Linköping City Airport is the nearest airport, located 54 km away. The site is 222 km from the capital, Stockholm. Visitors can combine a trip to the runestone with a visit to Alvastra Abbey, which is 7.1 km away.
Weather by month
The warmest month is July, with an average high of 20 °C. The wettest is July, with about 79 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| Average low, °C | -3 | -4 | -2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 | -1 |
| Rainfall, mm | 36 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 43 | 70 | 79 | 66 | 56 | 59 | 53 | 45 |
| Rainy days | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
