Hofors climate — normals and trends
Hofors (Sweden) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.1 °C and it receives 634 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 (-5.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Hofors averages 150 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 121 rainy days per year.
Hofors 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 159 to 141 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.5 °C (on 8 August 1975) and the coldest -32.0 °C (on 18 February 1970).
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
HoforsGävleborg County
- coords
- 60.55°, 16.29°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.1°C
Average daily high
8.6°C
Average daily low
1.6°C
Annual rainfall
634mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
15.8km/h
Seasonal range
21.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
150 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
121 d/yr
Annual snowfall
120.5 cm
Average feels-like high
5.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.8 °C
Average peak gust
35.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.1 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
33.5 °C
8 August 1975
Coldest day
-32.0 °C
18 February 1970
Wettest day
58 mm
10 August 1951
Windiest day
42.9 km/h
3 January 1954
Strongest gust
101.9 km/h
3 January 1954
Hottest feels-like
35.2 °C
7 August 1975
Coldest feels-like
-36.8 °C
18 February 1970
Snowiest day
18.4 cm
31 October 2006
Sunniest day
18.0 h
21 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 | +2.6 °C | 75 mm | +35 mm |
| Feb | 0.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 14 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 7.4 °C | +4.9 °C | 6 mm | -24 mm |
| Apr | 12.0 °C | +4.0 °C | 37 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 13.7 °C | -0.9 °C | 46 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 18.4 °C | -0.6 °C | 125 mm | +59 mm |
| Jul | 22.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 171 mm | +89 mm |
| Aug | 18.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 69 mm | -14 mm |
| Sep | 17.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 79 mm | +21 mm |
| Oct | 9.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 70 mm | +16 mm |
| Nov | 4.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 43 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 3.7 °C | +4.8 °C | 44 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hofors?
Hofors has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.1 °C and it receives 634 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hofors?
The hottest day measured in Hofors between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1975, reaching 33.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hofors?
The coldest day measured in Hofors between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1970, at -32.0 °C.
Does it snow in Hofors?
Yes. Hofors gets on average 120.5 cm of snow per year and has around 150 frost days.
Has the climate of Hofors warmed?
Yes: Hofors warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hofors?
The wettest day measured in Hofors between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1951, with 58 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hofors?
The windiest day measured in Hofors between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1954, with winds reaching 42.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hofors?
The warmest month in Hofors is July (16.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Hofors?
Hofors receives on average 634 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 121 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hofors?
Hofors gets on average 7.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,665 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Hofors?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hofors between 1940 and 2025 was 31 October 2006, with 18.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hofors?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Hofors.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hofors?
In Hofors, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.2 °C on 7 August 1975, and the lowest was -36.8 °C on 18 February 1970.
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