Boden climate — normals and trends
Boden (Sweden) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.2 °C and it receives 582 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 (16.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-10.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Boden averages 187 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 114 rainy days per year.
Boden has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 194 to 180 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.7 °C (on 27 July 2019) and the coldest -40.0 °C (on 31 January 1956).
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
BodenNorrbotten County
- coords
- 65.83°, 21.69°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.2°C
Average daily high
5.5°C
Average daily low
-1.3°C
Annual rainfall
582mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
15.6km/h
Seasonal range
26.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
187 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
114 d/yr
Annual snowfall
159.1 cm
Average feels-like high
2.0 °C
Average feels-like low
-5.1 °C
Average peak gust
33.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
8.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.19 · 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
27 July 2019
Coldest day
-40.0 °C
31 January 1956
Wettest day
40 mm
21 June 2011
Windiest day
47.0 km/h
26 December 1992
Strongest gust
105.5 km/h
26 December 1992
Hottest feels-like
33.0 °C
27 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-45.1 °C
31 January 1956
Snowiest day
22.8 cm
18 December 1966
Sunniest day
20.8 h
14 June 2016
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -5.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 55 mm | +16 mm |
| Feb | -0.7 °C | +6.2 °C | 20 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 3.2 °C | +4.4 °C | 25 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 7.6 °C | +3.2 °C | 19 mm | -16 mm |
| May | 11.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 43 mm | +4 mm |
| Jun | 16.1 °C | -0.8 °C | 77 mm | +22 mm |
| Jul | 24.5 °C | +4.7 °C | 47 mm | -19 mm |
| Aug | 18.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 74 mm | +3 mm |
| Sep | 15.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 85 mm | +25 mm |
| Oct | 7.9 °C | +2.8 °C | 87 mm | +36 mm |
| Nov | -2.9 °C | -1.5 °C | 47 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | -1.8 °C | +3.0 °C | 70 mm | +20 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Boden?
Boden has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.2 °C and it receives 582 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Boden?
The hottest day measured in Boden between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 2019, reaching 31.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Boden?
The coldest day measured in Boden between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1956, at -40.0 °C.
Does it snow in Boden?
Yes. Boden gets on average 159.1 cm of snow per year and has around 187 frost days.
Has the climate of Boden warmed?
Yes: Boden warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Boden?
The wettest day measured in Boden between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 2011, with 40 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Boden?
The windiest day measured in Boden between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1992, with winds reaching 47.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Boden?
The warmest month in Boden is July (16.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-10.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Boden?
Boden receives on average 582 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 114 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Boden?
Boden 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 Boden?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Boden between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 1966, with 22.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Boden?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Boden.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Boden?
In Boden, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.0 °C on 27 July 2019, and the lowest was -45.1 °C on 31 January 1956.
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