Götene climate — normals and trends
Götene (Sweden) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.8 °C and it receives 663 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 February (-2.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Götene averages 103 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 127 rainy days per year.
Götene has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 118 to 88 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.7 °C (on 31 July 2018) and the coldest -26.0 °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
GöteneVästra Götaland County
- coords
- 58.53°, 13.49°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.8°C
Average daily high
9.5°C
Average daily low
4.1°C
Annual rainfall
663mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
18.3km/h
Seasonal range
19.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
103 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
127 d/yr
Annual snowfall
76.2 cm
Average feels-like high
6.6 °C
Average feels-like low
0.7 °C
Average peak gust
38.6 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 = 0.23 · 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
32.7 °C
31 July 2018
Coldest day
-26.0 °C
28 January 1942
Wettest day
52 mm
21 June 1990
Windiest day
50.8 km/h
9 January 2005
Strongest gust
112.7 km/h
13 January 1984
Hottest feels-like
34.6 °C
10 August 1975
Coldest feels-like
-31.0 °C
28 January 1942
Snowiest day
21.2 cm
18 April 1999
Sunniest day
17.8 h
14 June 2020
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 80 mm | +38 mm |
| Feb | 1.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 17 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 7.2 °C | +3.8 °C | 12 mm | -21 mm |
| Apr | 11.8 °C | +3.4 °C | 35 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 13.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 44 mm | -10 mm |
| Jun | 18.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 72 mm | +3 mm |
| Jul | 22.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 103 mm | +20 mm |
| Aug | 19.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 38 mm | -43 mm |
| Sep | 17.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 71 mm | +4 mm |
| Oct | 10.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 83 mm | +24 mm |
| Nov | 6.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 44 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 5.0 °C | +3.3 °C | 46 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Götene?
Götene has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.8 °C and it receives 663 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Götene?
The hottest day measured in Götene between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 2018, reaching 32.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Götene?
The coldest day measured in Götene between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1942, at -26.0 °C.
Does it snow in Götene?
Yes. Götene gets on average 76.2 cm of snow per year and has around 103 frost days.
Has the climate of Götene warmed?
Yes: Götene warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Götene?
The wettest day measured in Götene between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1990, with 52 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Götene?
The windiest day measured in Götene between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 2005, with winds reaching 50.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Götene?
The warmest month in Götene is July (16.7 °C on average); the coldest is February (-2.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Götene?
Götene receives on average 663 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 127 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Götene?
Götene gets on average 7.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,738 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Götene?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Götene between 1940 and 2025 was 18 April 1999, with 21.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Götene?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Götene.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Götene?
In Götene, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.6 °C on 10 August 1975, and the lowest was -31.0 °C on 28 January 1942.
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