Eskilstuna climate — normals and trends
Eskilstuna (Sweden) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.3 °C and it receives 625 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 (17.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Eskilstuna averages 131 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 122 rainy days per year.
Eskilstuna has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 142 to 120 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.0 °C (on 7 August 1975) and the coldest -30.5 °C (on 18 January 1940).
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
EskilstunaSödermanland County
- coords
- 59.37°, 16.51°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.3°C
Average daily high
9.9°C
Average daily low
2.7°C
Annual rainfall
625mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
16.1km/h
Seasonal range
20.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
131 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
122 d/yr
Annual snowfall
86.3 cm
Average feels-like high
7.0 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.6 °C
Average peak gust
35.9 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
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.24 · 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
36.0 °C
7 August 1975
Coldest day
-30.5 °C
18 January 1940
Wettest day
53 mm
1 September 1978
Windiest day
43.6 km/h
1 November 1969
Strongest gust
101.5 km/h
30 December 1983
Hottest feels-like
35.1 °C
7 August 1975
Coldest feels-like
-35.8 °C
18 January 1940
Snowiest day
15.0 cm
17 December 1955
Sunniest day
18.0 h
22 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.4 °C | +2.6 °C | 64 mm | +25 mm |
| Feb | 2.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 14 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 8.2 °C | +4.5 °C | 6 mm | -25 mm |
| Apr | 12.8 °C | +3.2 °C | 27 mm | -13 mm |
| May | 14.7 °C | -1.0 °C | 63 mm | +14 mm |
| Jun | 19.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 92 mm | +26 mm |
| Jul | 24.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 131 mm | +49 mm |
| Aug | 19.8 °C | -0.6 °C | 58 mm | -21 mm |
| Sep | 18.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 61 mm | +2 mm |
| Oct | 10.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 67 mm | +15 mm |
| Nov | 4.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 40 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 4.5 °C | +3.9 °C | 42 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Eskilstuna?
Eskilstuna has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.3 °C and it receives 625 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Eskilstuna?
The hottest day measured in Eskilstuna between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 1975, reaching 36.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Eskilstuna?
The coldest day measured in Eskilstuna between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1940, at -30.5 °C.
Does it snow in Eskilstuna?
Yes. Eskilstuna gets on average 86.3 cm of snow per year and has around 131 frost days.
Has the climate of Eskilstuna warmed?
Yes: Eskilstuna warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Eskilstuna?
The wettest day measured in Eskilstuna between 1940 and 2025 was 1 September 1978, with 53 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Eskilstuna?
The windiest day measured in Eskilstuna between 1940 and 2025 was 1 November 1969, with winds reaching 43.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Eskilstuna?
The warmest month in Eskilstuna is July (17.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Eskilstuna?
Eskilstuna receives on average 625 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 122 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Eskilstuna?
Eskilstuna 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 Eskilstuna?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Eskilstuna between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 1955, with 15.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Eskilstuna?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Eskilstuna.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Eskilstuna?
In Eskilstuna, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.1 °C on 7 August 1975, and the lowest was -35.8 °C on 18 January 1940.
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