Fagersta climate — normals and trends
Fagersta (Sweden) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.3 °C and it receives 672 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 (16.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Fagersta averages 147 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 124 rainy days per year.
Fagersta 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 156 to 138 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.5 °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
FagerstaVästmanland County
- coords
- 60.00°, 15.79°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.3°C
Average daily high
8.9°C
Average daily low
1.7°C
Annual rainfall
672mm
Sunshine / day
7.2h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
15.9km/h
Seasonal range
21.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
147 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
124 d/yr
Annual snowfall
124.1 cm
Average feels-like high
5.8 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.7 °C
Average peak gust
35.8 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
34.5 °C
7 August 1975
Coldest day
-30.5 °C
18 January 1940
Wettest day
73 mm
17 August 1975
Windiest day
43.5 km/h
30 December 1988
Strongest gust
104.4 km/h
22 February 2020
Hottest feels-like
34.6 °C
7 August 1975
Coldest feels-like
-35.7 °C
18 January 1940
Snowiest day
18.8 cm
1 November 2016
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 | -0.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 81 mm | +37 mm |
| Feb | 0.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 17 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 7.8 °C | +5.1 °C | 5 mm | -28 mm |
| Apr | 12.4 °C | +3.9 °C | 44 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 14.0 °C | -1.0 °C | 55 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 18.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 111 mm | +39 mm |
| Jul | 23.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 157 mm | +69 mm |
| Aug | 18.8 °C | -0.6 °C | 63 mm | -22 mm |
| Sep | 17.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 82 mm | +21 mm |
| Oct | 9.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 68 mm | +13 mm |
| Nov | 4.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 48 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 3.7 °C | +4.4 °C | 44 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Fagersta?
Fagersta has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.3 °C and it receives 672 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Fagersta?
The hottest day measured in Fagersta between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 1975, reaching 34.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Fagersta?
The coldest day measured in Fagersta between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1940, at -30.5 °C.
Does it snow in Fagersta?
Yes. Fagersta gets on average 124.1 cm of snow per year and has around 147 frost days.
Has the climate of Fagersta warmed?
Yes: Fagersta warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Fagersta?
The wettest day measured in Fagersta between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 1975, with 73 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Fagersta?
The windiest day measured in Fagersta between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1988, with winds reaching 43.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Fagersta?
The warmest month in Fagersta is July (16.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Fagersta?
Fagersta receives on average 672 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 124 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Fagersta?
Fagersta gets on average 7.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,628 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Fagersta?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Fagersta between 1940 and 2025 was 1 November 2016, with 18.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Fagersta?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Fagersta.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Fagersta?
In Fagersta, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.6 °C on 7 August 1975, and the lowest was -35.7 °C on 18 January 1940.
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