Hultsfred climate — normals and trends
Hultsfred (Sweden) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.5 °C and it receives 595 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 (-2.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Hultsfred averages 121 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 124 rainy days per year.
Hultsfred has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 133 to 109 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.7 °C (on 21 July 2022) and the coldest -29.6 °C (on 27 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
HultsfredKalmar
- coords
- 57.49°, 15.84°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.5°C
Average daily high
10.0°C
Average daily low
3.1°C
Annual rainfall
595mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
16.7km/h
Seasonal range
19.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
121 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
124 d/yr
Annual snowfall
92.1 cm
Average feels-like high
7.0 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.2 °C
Average peak gust
38.2 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
+1.8 °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
35.7 °C
21 July 2022
Coldest day
-29.6 °C
27 January 1942
Wettest day
56 mm
26 June 2007
Windiest day
53.0 km/h
22 September 1969
Strongest gust
110.5 km/h
14 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
34.6 °C
21 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-35.0 °C
27 January 1942
Snowiest day
23.8 cm
17 November 1995
Sunniest day
17.5 h
21 June 2012
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 75 mm | +36 mm |
| Feb | 2.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 10 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 8.4 °C | +4.4 °C | 14 mm | -18 mm |
| Apr | 13.7 °C | +4.1 °C | 15 mm | -24 mm |
| May | 14.7 °C | -0.6 °C | 60 mm | +8 mm |
| Jun | 20.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 45 mm | -18 mm |
| Jul | 23.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 105 mm | +28 mm |
| Aug | 20.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 39 mm | -29 mm |
| Sep | 18.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 47 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 11.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 54 mm | +7 mm |
| Nov | 5.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 41 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 4.8 °C | +3.5 °C | 23 mm | -22 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hultsfred?
Hultsfred has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.5 °C and it receives 595 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hultsfred?
The hottest day measured in Hultsfred between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 2022, reaching 35.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hultsfred?
The coldest day measured in Hultsfred between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1942, at -29.6 °C.
Does it snow in Hultsfred?
Yes. Hultsfred gets on average 92.1 cm of snow per year and has around 121 frost days.
Has the climate of Hultsfred warmed?
Yes: Hultsfred warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hultsfred?
The wettest day measured in Hultsfred between 1940 and 2025 was 26 June 2007, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hultsfred?
The windiest day measured in Hultsfred between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 1969, with winds reaching 53.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hultsfred?
The warmest month in Hultsfred is July (16.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Hultsfred?
Hultsfred receives on average 595 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 124 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hultsfred?
Hultsfred gets on average 7.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,701 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Hultsfred?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hultsfred between 1940 and 2025 was 17 November 1995, with 23.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hultsfred?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Hultsfred.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hultsfred?
In Hultsfred, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.6 °C on 21 July 2022, and the lowest was -35.0 °C on 27 January 1942.
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