Avesta climate — normals and trends
Avesta (Sweden) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.5 °C and it receives 627 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 (16.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Avesta averages 146 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 120 rainy days per year.
Avesta 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 154 to 138 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.8 °C (on 8 August 1975) and the coldest -31.6 °C (on 19 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
AvestaDalarna County
- coords
- 60.14°, 16.16°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.5°C
Average daily high
9.1°C
Average daily low
1.8°C
Annual rainfall
627mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
15.6km/h
Seasonal range
21.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
146 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
120 d/yr
Annual snowfall
110.9 cm
Average feels-like high
6.0 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.7 °C
Average peak gust
35.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.2 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
33.8 °C
8 August 1975
Coldest day
-31.6 °C
19 February 1970
Wettest day
54 mm
17 August 1975
Windiest day
43.0 km/h
30 December 1988
Strongest gust
103.7 km/h
22 February 2020
Hottest feels-like
35.0 °C
7 August 1975
Coldest feels-like
-36.9 °C
19 February 1970
Snowiest day
17.2 cm
31 October 2006
Sunniest day
18.0 h
23 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 74 mm | +34 mm |
| Feb | 0.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 13 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 8.0 °C | +5.0 °C | 6 mm | -24 mm |
| Apr | 12.4 °C | +3.5 °C | 42 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 14.0 °C | -1.1 °C | 54 mm | +4 mm |
| Jun | 18.9 °C | -0.5 °C | 109 mm | +43 mm |
| Jul | 23.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 162 mm | +81 mm |
| Aug | 19.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 58 mm | -24 mm |
| Sep | 17.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 77 mm | +20 mm |
| Oct | 10.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 65 mm | +12 mm |
| Nov | 4.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 41 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 4.0 °C | +4.7 °C | 42 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Avesta?
Avesta has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.5 °C and it receives 627 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Avesta?
The hottest day measured in Avesta between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1975, reaching 33.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Avesta?
The coldest day measured in Avesta between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1970, at -31.6 °C.
Does it snow in Avesta?
Yes. Avesta gets on average 110.9 cm of snow per year and has around 146 frost days.
Has the climate of Avesta warmed?
Yes: Avesta warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Avesta?
The wettest day measured in Avesta between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 1975, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Avesta?
The windiest day measured in Avesta between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1988, with winds reaching 43.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Avesta?
The warmest month in Avesta is July (16.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Avesta?
Avesta receives on average 627 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 120 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Avesta?
Avesta gets on average 7.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,665 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Avesta?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Avesta between 1940 and 2025 was 31 October 2006, with 17.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Avesta?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Avesta.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Avesta?
In Avesta, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.0 °C on 7 August 1975, and the lowest was -36.9 °C on 19 February 1970.
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