Åmål climate — normals and trends
Åmål (Sweden) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.8 °C and it receives 729 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 (17.1 °C on average) and the coldest is February (-2.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Åmål averages 101 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 128 rainy days per year.
Åmål has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 121 to 81 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.6 °C (on 7 August 1975) and the coldest -26.2 °C (on 10 February 1985).
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
ÅmålVästra Götaland County
- coords
- 59.05°, 12.70°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.8°C
Average daily high
9.1°C
Average daily low
4.4°C
Annual rainfall
729mm
Sunshine / day
7.8h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
19.1km/h
Seasonal range
19.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
101 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
128 d/yr
Annual snowfall
104.0 cm
Average feels-like high
6.1 °C
Average feels-like low
1.0 °C
Average peak gust
37.2 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
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.26 · 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
30.6 °C
7 August 1975
Coldest day
-26.2 °C
10 February 1985
Wettest day
50 mm
21 June 1990
Windiest day
51.9 km/h
23 February 2024
Strongest gust
104.0 km/h
15 September 1994
Hottest feels-like
32.7 °C
6 August 1975
Coldest feels-like
-33.1 °C
10 January 1987
Snowiest day
25.3 cm
6 November 1971
Sunniest day
17.9 h
19 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 103 mm | +51 mm |
| Feb | 1.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 27 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 6.7 °C | +3.9 °C | 17 mm | -21 mm |
| Apr | 11.2 °C | +3.7 °C | 39 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 13.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 46 mm | -6 mm |
| Jun | 17.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 71 mm | +2 mm |
| Jul | 22.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 91 mm | +10 mm |
| Aug | 19.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 58 mm | -28 mm |
| Sep | 16.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 89 mm | +16 mm |
| Oct | 11.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 95 mm | +26 mm |
| Nov | 6.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 46 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 4.9 °C | +3.5 °C | 60 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Åmål?
Åmål has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.8 °C and it receives 729 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Åmål?
The hottest day measured in Åmål between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 1975, reaching 30.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Åmål?
The coldest day measured in Åmål between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1985, at -26.2 °C.
Does it snow in Åmål?
Yes. Åmål gets on average 104.0 cm of snow per year and has around 101 frost days.
Has the climate of Åmål warmed?
Yes: Åmål warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Åmål?
The wettest day measured in Åmål between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1990, with 50 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Åmål?
The windiest day measured in Åmål between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 2024, with winds reaching 51.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Åmål?
The warmest month in Åmål is July (17.1 °C on average); the coldest is February (-2.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Åmål?
Åmål receives on average 729 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 128 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Åmål?
Åmål gets on average 7.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,847 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Åmål?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Åmål between 1940 and 2025 was 6 November 1971, with 25.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Åmål?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Åmål.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Åmål?
In Åmål, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.7 °C on 6 August 1975, and the lowest was -33.1 °C on 10 January 1987.
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