Arvika climate — normals and trends
Arvika (Sweden) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.6 °C and it receives 771 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 (16.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Arvika averages 132 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 130 rainy days per year.
Arvika has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 149 to 115 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.7 °C (on 3 August 1982) and the coldest -29.7 °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
ArvikaVärmland County
- coords
- 59.66°, 12.59°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.6°C
Average daily high
8.6°C
Average daily low
2.5°C
Annual rainfall
771mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
15.2km/h
Seasonal range
21.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
132 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
130 d/yr
Annual snowfall
130.0 cm
Average feels-like high
5.6 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.7 °C
Average peak gust
34.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.29 · 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
31.7 °C
3 August 1982
Coldest day
-29.7 °C
10 February 1985
Wettest day
56 mm
18 August 1970
Windiest day
42.6 km/h
19 April 1980
Strongest gust
98.3 km/h
15 September 1994
Hottest feels-like
32.5 °C
3 August 1982
Coldest feels-like
-35.4 °C
10 January 1987
Snowiest day
20.7 cm
6 November 1971
Sunniest day
18.0 h
21 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.4 °C | +2.7 °C | 96 mm | +45 mm |
| Feb | 1.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 26 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 7.0 °C | +4.3 °C | 15 mm | -23 mm |
| Apr | 11.7 °C | +3.8 °C | 55 mm | +8 mm |
| May | 14.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 43 mm | -18 mm |
| Jun | 17.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 113 mm | +31 mm |
| Jul | 22.7 °C | +2.8 °C | 130 mm | +39 mm |
| Aug | 18.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 75 mm | -19 mm |
| Sep | 16.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 102 mm | +28 mm |
| Oct | 9.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 107 mm | +38 mm |
| Nov | 4.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 61 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 3.4 °C | +4.0 °C | 57 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Arvika?
Arvika has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.6 °C and it receives 771 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Arvika?
The hottest day measured in Arvika between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 1982, reaching 31.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Arvika?
The coldest day measured in Arvika between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1985, at -29.7 °C.
Does it snow in Arvika?
Yes. Arvika gets on average 130.0 cm of snow per year and has around 132 frost days.
Has the climate of Arvika warmed?
Yes: Arvika warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Arvika?
The wettest day measured in Arvika between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 1970, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Arvika?
The windiest day measured in Arvika between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 1980, with winds reaching 42.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Arvika?
The warmest month in Arvika is July (16.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Arvika?
Arvika receives on average 771 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 130 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Arvika?
Arvika gets on average 7.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,701 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Arvika?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Arvika between 1940 and 2025 was 6 November 1971, with 20.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Arvika?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Arvika.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Arvika?
In Arvika, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.5 °C on 3 August 1982, and the lowest was -35.4 °C on 10 January 1987.
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