Åkarp climate — normals and trends
Åkarp (Sweden) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.4 °C and it receives 679 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 (16.3 °C on average) and the coldest is February (-2.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Åkarp averages 120 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 132 rainy days per year.
Åkarp has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 131 to 109 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.5 °C (on 31 July 2018) and the coldest -29.1 °C (on 28 January 1942).
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
ÅkarpVästra Götaland County
- coords
- 58.23°, 13.65°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.4°C
Average daily high
9.8°C
Average daily low
3.0°C
Annual rainfall
679mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
16.8km/h
Seasonal range
19.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
120 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
132 d/yr
Annual snowfall
88.1 cm
Average feels-like high
6.8 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.4 °C
Average peak gust
38.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.23 · 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
33.5 °C
31 July 2018
Coldest day
-29.1 °C
28 January 1942
Wettest day
47 mm
1 September 1978
Windiest day
45.4 km/h
9 January 2005
Strongest gust
113.4 km/h
14 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
35.2 °C
21 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-34.1 °C
28 January 1942
Snowiest day
22.6 cm
4 April 1998
Sunniest day
17.8 h
21 June 2017
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 83 mm | +40 mm |
| Feb | 1.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 15 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 8.1 °C | +4.2 °C | 12 mm | -23 mm |
| Apr | 13.2 °C | +3.8 °C | 27 mm | -18 mm |
| May | 14.6 °C | -0.5 °C | 49 mm | -9 mm |
| Jun | 19.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 68 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 23.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 94 mm | +9 mm |
| Aug | 20.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 44 mm | -36 mm |
| Sep | 17.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 65 mm | +0 mm |
| Oct | 10.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 79 mm | +20 mm |
| Nov | 5.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 38 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | 4.6 °C | +3.3 °C | 42 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Åkarp?
Åkarp has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.4 °C and it receives 679 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Åkarp?
The hottest day measured in Åkarp between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 2018, reaching 33.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Åkarp?
The coldest day measured in Åkarp between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1942, at -29.1 °C.
Does it snow in Åkarp?
Yes. Åkarp gets on average 88.1 cm of snow per year and has around 120 frost days.
Has the climate of Åkarp warmed?
Yes: Åkarp warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Åkarp?
The wettest day measured in Åkarp between 1940 and 2025 was 1 September 1978, with 47 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Åkarp?
The windiest day measured in Åkarp between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 2005, with winds reaching 45.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Åkarp?
The warmest month in Åkarp is July (16.3 °C on average); the coldest is February (-2.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Åkarp?
Åkarp receives on average 679 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 132 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Åkarp?
Åkarp gets on average 7.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,738 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Åkarp?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Åkarp between 1940 and 2025 was 4 April 1998, with 22.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Åkarp?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Åkarp.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Åkarp?
In Åkarp, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.2 °C on 21 July 2022, and the lowest was -34.1 °C on 28 January 1942.
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