Färjestaden climate — normals and trends
Färjestaden (Sweden) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.7 °C and it receives 562 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 (17.1 °C on average) and the coldest is February (-0.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Färjestaden averages 69 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 118 rainy days per year.
Färjestaden has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 88 to 50 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.1 °C (on 11 August 1975) and the coldest -18.7 °C (on 28 January 1942).
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
FärjestadenKalmar
- coords
- 56.65°, 16.47°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.7°C
Average daily high
9.6°C
Average daily low
5.8°C
Annual rainfall
562mm
Sunshine / day
8.0h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
24.4km/h
Seasonal range
17.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
69 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
118 d/yr
Annual snowfall
67.3 cm
Average feels-like high
6.2 °C
Average feels-like low
1.9 °C
Average peak gust
38.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · 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
29.1 °C
11 August 1975
Coldest day
-18.7 °C
28 January 1942
Wettest day
65 mm
3 July 2003
Windiest day
64.5 km/h
8 January 2005
Strongest gust
106.9 km/h
8 January 2005
Hottest feels-like
31.5 °C
1 August 2018
Coldest feels-like
-26.6 °C
3 February 1985
Snowiest day
15.5 cm
27 March 2000
Sunniest day
16.7 h
14 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
Pick a year and see how it compares to normal — warmer, drier or more extreme than usual?
Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 73 mm | +27 mm |
| Feb | 2.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 14 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 6.5 °C | +3.1 °C | 15 mm | -18 mm |
| Apr | 10.1 °C | +3.2 °C | 8 mm | -25 mm |
| May | 12.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 56 mm | +15 mm |
| Jun | 18.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 35 mm | -7 mm |
| Jul | 20.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 80 mm | +23 mm |
| Aug | 20.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 40 mm | -14 mm |
| Sep | 17.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 42 mm | -11 mm |
| Oct | 11.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 71 mm | +18 mm |
| Nov | 7.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 41 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 5.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 29 mm | -25 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
Your birthday, a wedding, a memorable trip: discover the actual weather for any date since 1940.
Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Färjestaden?
Färjestaden has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.7 °C and it receives 562 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Färjestaden?
The hottest day measured in Färjestaden between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 1975, reaching 29.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Färjestaden?
The coldest day measured in Färjestaden between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1942, at -18.7 °C.
Does it snow in Färjestaden?
Yes. Färjestaden gets on average 67.3 cm of snow per year and has around 69 frost days.
Has the climate of Färjestaden warmed?
Yes: Färjestaden warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Färjestaden?
The wettest day measured in Färjestaden between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 2003, with 65 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Färjestaden?
The windiest day measured in Färjestaden between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2005, with winds reaching 64.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Färjestaden?
The warmest month in Färjestaden is July (17.1 °C on average); the coldest is February (-0.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Färjestaden?
Färjestaden receives on average 562 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 118 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Färjestaden?
Färjestaden gets on average 8.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,920 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Färjestaden?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Färjestaden between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 2000, with 15.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Färjestaden?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Färjestaden.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Färjestaden?
In Färjestaden, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.5 °C on 1 August 2018, and the lowest was -26.6 °C on 3 February 1985.
Compare Färjestaden with another city
Pick a second city: its normals will be set against these, indicator by indicator.
Nearby cities
The climate around Färjestaden