Fristad climate — normals and trends
Fristad (Sweden) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.2 °C and it receives 865 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 (15.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Fristad averages 120 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 148 rainy days per year.
Fristad 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 134 to 106 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.1 °C (on 31 July 2018) and the coldest -28.4 °C (on 26 February 1947).
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
FristadVästra Götaland County
- coords
- 57.82°, 13.01°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.2°C
Average daily high
9.5°C
Average daily low
2.9°C
Annual rainfall
865mm
Sunshine / day
7.2h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
17.7km/h
Seasonal range
18.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
120 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
148 d/yr
Annual snowfall
105.0 cm
Average feels-like high
6.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.5 °C
Average peak gust
40.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.26 · 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
33.1 °C
31 July 2018
Coldest day
-28.4 °C
26 February 1947
Wettest day
56 mm
4 August 2008
Windiest day
51.3 km/h
22 September 1969
Strongest gust
122.4 km/h
13 January 1984
Hottest feels-like
34.1 °C
21 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-33.9 °C
28 January 1942
Snowiest day
25.5 cm
18 April 1999
Sunniest day
17.3 h
19 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 112 mm | +47 mm |
| Feb | 1.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 24 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 7.8 °C | +4.1 °C | 17 mm | -30 mm |
| Apr | 13.2 °C | +4.1 °C | 21 mm | -34 mm |
| May | 14.0 °C | -0.9 °C | 58 mm | -10 mm |
| Jun | 18.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 79 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 22.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 79 mm | -19 mm |
| Aug | 19.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 63 mm | -38 mm |
| Sep | 16.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 99 mm | +14 mm |
| Oct | 10.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 72 mm | -4 mm |
| Nov | 5.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 56 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 4.2 °C | +3.1 °C | 61 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Fristad?
Fristad has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.2 °C and it receives 865 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Fristad?
The hottest day measured in Fristad between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 2018, reaching 33.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Fristad?
The coldest day measured in Fristad between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1947, at -28.4 °C.
Does it snow in Fristad?
Yes. Fristad gets on average 105.0 cm of snow per year and has around 120 frost days.
Has the climate of Fristad warmed?
Yes: Fristad warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Fristad?
The wettest day measured in Fristad between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 2008, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Fristad?
The windiest day measured in Fristad between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 1969, with winds reaching 51.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Fristad?
The warmest month in Fristad is July (15.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Fristad?
Fristad receives on average 865 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 148 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Fristad?
Fristad 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 Fristad?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Fristad between 1940 and 2025 was 18 April 1999, with 25.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Fristad?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Fristad.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Fristad?
In Fristad, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.1 °C on 21 July 2022, and the lowest was -33.9 °C on 28 January 1942.
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