Klimatet i Kungsleden södra (i Engelska)

[omni96]

My wife and I are planning to hike the southern part of Kungsleden (Ammarnäs to Hemavan) at the beginning of this September

From my experience last year at the Northern part of the Kungsleden, the weather was pretty cold at around 0 to 5 degrees Celsius with strong winds.
I had to wear thick gloves and all my layers of clothing to stay warm.

Are we to expect similar condition this time, or would the Southern part be much warmer/less windy?

Svar på svenska är också bra

 

[snurte]

In general you should expect and prepare for those types of conditions when hiking in the Scandinavian mountains, even in the middle of summer. Hopefully you will be more lucky this time, but you must be prepared for the worst.
Altitude and the lay of the land probably has a bigger impact than how far north you are when comparing these two places. Syterskalet for instance, the big valley you walk through close to Hemavan, can be very windy. You will also pass the second highest point on the King's Trail close to Ammarnäs. Here you do have an option to take a lower route through the forest though, if the weather is really bad.

 

[thureb]

The weather can be both cold or warm at that time of the year.

Cold nights are common. See temperature registrations

http://www.temperatur.nu/tarnaby-eg...09-08&datum2=2016-10-08&tid1=12&tid2=12&saved



Thure

 

[omni96]

What I'm mostly worried about is taking clothing that is just too warm
The base layer will be Columbia Heavyweight which I guess can be worn alone if it does get hot, and my wife and I will have thick gloves which might be too much for hot weather.

 

[Sitiensis]

Use the layer method for the gloves as well. It might be too warm for thick gloves, and too cold for no gloves, so use a pair of liner gloves with a pair of outer gloves. Remove or put on as needed.

From what I understand the weather is highly unpredictable in those areas and you want to prepare for all eventualities. If you're worrying about bringing clothes that are too warm, you should instead focus on more but thinner layers of clothing, or worry about being caught in cold weather with not enough clothing.

 

[omni96]

Use the layer method for the gloves as well. It might be too warm for thick gloves, and too cold for no gloves, so use a pair of liner gloves with a pair of outer gloves. Remove or put on as needed.

Thanks, I'll do just that

 

[G.Kraft]

When using layers you also have the benefit of being a lot easier to get dry. If you are expecting cold weather and heavy rain, make sure outer layer gloves are somewhat water resistant and ideally take two pairs of inner gloves (they should be very light).

Wool socks can double as emergency inner gloves if your outer gloves are mittens and the liners are wet. I prefer mittens, when I need to use my fingers I just strip outer layer of and use only liner gloves, thick gloves are to bulky anyway.

Hopefully you will only use liners gloves at all or near all times, but the little extra weight of the mittens will be well worth it if the weather turns on you.

Hope you have a great time on the trail and wont need any of the gloves!

/Gustav