Akalla climate — normals and trends
Akalla (Sweden) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.3 °C and it receives 571 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (17.2 °C on average) and the coldest is February (-3.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Akalla averages 125 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 118 rainy days per year.
Akalla has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 139 to 111 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.7 °C (on 8 August 1975) and the coldest -27.6 °C (on 17 February 1970).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
AkallaStockholm County
- coords
- 59.41°, 17.91°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.3°C
Average daily high
9.3°C
Average daily low
3.1°C
Annual rainfall
571mm
Sunshine / day
7.7h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
16.8km/h
Seasonal range
20.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
125 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
118 d/yr
Annual snowfall
83.3 cm
Average feels-like high
6.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.2 °C
Average peak gust
36.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.28 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
33.7 °C
8 August 1975
Coldest day
-27.6 °C
17 February 1970
Wettest day
53 mm
9 July 1945
Windiest day
47.1 km/h
2 November 1969
Strongest gust
101.2 km/h
2 November 1969
Hottest feels-like
34.0 °C
6 August 1975
Coldest feels-like
-33.4 °C
10 January 1987
Snowiest day
17.9 cm
9 November 2010
Sunniest day
18.0 h
23 June 1959
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.4 °C | +2.6 °C | 60 mm | +21 mm |
| Feb | 1.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 7 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 7.5 °C | +4.6 °C | 7 mm | -23 mm |
| Apr | 11.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 20 mm | -16 mm |
| May | 13.2 °C | -0.9 °C | 33 mm | -9 mm |
| Jun | 18.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 75 mm | +17 mm |
| Jul | 23.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 98 mm | +25 mm |
| Aug | 19.3 °C | -0.5 °C | 75 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 17.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 68 mm | +15 mm |
| Oct | 10.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 49 mm | +2 mm |
| Nov | 5.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 28 mm | -20 mm |
| Dec | 4.6 °C | +3.9 °C | 38 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Akalla?
Akalla has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.3 °C and it receives 571 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Akalla?
The hottest day measured in Akalla between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1975, reaching 33.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Akalla?
The coldest day measured in Akalla between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 1970, at -27.6 °C.
Does it snow in Akalla?
Yes. Akalla gets on average 83.3 cm of snow per year and has around 125 frost days.
Has the climate of Akalla warmed?
Yes: Akalla warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Akalla?
The wettest day measured in Akalla between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1945, with 53 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Akalla?
The windiest day measured in Akalla between 1940 and 2025 was 2 November 1969, with winds reaching 47.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Akalla?
The warmest month in Akalla is July (17.2 °C on average); the coldest is February (-3.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Akalla?
Akalla receives on average 571 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 118 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Akalla?
Akalla gets on average 7.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,811 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Akalla?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Akalla between 1940 and 2025 was 9 November 2010, with 17.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Akalla?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Akalla.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Akalla?
In Akalla, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.0 °C on 6 August 1975, and the lowest was -33.4 °C on 10 January 1987.
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