Degerfors climate — normals and trends
Degerfors (Sweden) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.0 °C and it receives 717 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 (16.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Degerfors averages 127 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 131 rainy days per year.
Degerfors 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 139 to 115 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.6 °C (on 4 August 2014) and the coldest -27.0 °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
DegerforsÖrebro County
- coords
- 59.24°, 14.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.0°C
Average daily high
9.0°C
Average daily low
2.9°C
Annual rainfall
717mm
Sunshine / day
7.7h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
17.3km/h
Seasonal range
20.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
127 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
131 d/yr
Annual snowfall
103.1 cm
Average feels-like high
6.0 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.5 °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 = 0.22 · 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
31.6 °C
4 August 2014
Coldest day
-27.0 °C
10 February 1985
Wettest day
50 mm
8 August 1962
Windiest day
48.1 km/h
29 September 1969
Strongest gust
106.2 km/h
30 December 1983
Hottest feels-like
33.1 °C
6 August 1975
Coldest feels-like
-32.4 °C
10 January 1987
Snowiest day
18.2 cm
6 November 1971
Sunniest day
18.0 h
10 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 94 mm | +45 mm |
| Feb | 1.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 22 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | 6.7 °C | +4.0 °C | 9 mm | -26 mm |
| Apr | 11.8 °C | +3.5 °C | 34 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 14.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 48 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 18.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 86 mm | +13 mm |
| Jul | 22.8 °C | +2.5 °C | 126 mm | +36 mm |
| Aug | 18.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 61 mm | -31 mm |
| Sep | 17.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 101 mm | +31 mm |
| Oct | 10.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 75 mm | +14 mm |
| Nov | 4.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 51 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 3.8 °C | +3.4 °C | 48 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Degerfors?
Degerfors has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.0 °C and it receives 717 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Degerfors?
The hottest day measured in Degerfors between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 2014, reaching 31.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Degerfors?
The coldest day measured in Degerfors between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1985, at -27.0 °C.
Does it snow in Degerfors?
Yes. Degerfors gets on average 103.1 cm of snow per year and has around 127 frost days.
Has the climate of Degerfors warmed?
Yes: Degerfors warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Degerfors?
The wettest day measured in Degerfors between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1962, with 50 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Degerfors?
The windiest day measured in Degerfors between 1940 and 2025 was 29 September 1969, with winds reaching 48.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Degerfors?
The warmest month in Degerfors is July (16.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Degerfors?
Degerfors receives on average 717 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 131 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Degerfors?
Degerfors gets on average 7.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,811 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Degerfors?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Degerfors between 1940 and 2025 was 6 November 1971, with 18.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Degerfors?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Degerfors.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Degerfors?
In Degerfors, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.1 °C on 6 August 1975, and the lowest was -32.4 °C on 10 January 1987.
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