Köping climate — normals and trends
Köping (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 618 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 (17.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Köping averages 132 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 119 rainy days per year.
Köping 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 143 to 121 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.2 °C (on 7 August 1975) and the coldest -30.0 °C (on 18 January 1940).
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
KöpingVästmanland County
- coords
- 59.51°, 15.99°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.2°C
Average daily high
9.8°C
Average daily low
2.6°C
Annual rainfall
618mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
15.9km/h
Seasonal range
21.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
132 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
119 d/yr
Annual snowfall
89.9 cm
Average feels-like high
6.9 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.7 °C
Average peak gust
35.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.3 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
35.2 °C
7 August 1975
Coldest day
-30.0 °C
18 January 1940
Wettest day
57 mm
1 September 1978
Windiest day
42.7 km/h
22 February 2020
Strongest gust
103.3 km/h
22 February 2020
Hottest feels-like
35.0 °C
7 August 1975
Coldest feels-like
-34.9 °C
18 January 1940
Snowiest day
16.0 cm
29 March 1959
Sunniest day
18.0 h
22 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 67 mm | +26 mm |
| Feb | 2.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 20 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 8.3 °C | +4.6 °C | 5 mm | -25 mm |
| Apr | 13.2 °C | +3.6 °C | 28 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 14.9 °C | -0.8 °C | 57 mm | +10 mm |
| Jun | 19.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 90 mm | +27 mm |
| Jul | 24.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 121 mm | +43 mm |
| Aug | 19.8 °C | -0.5 °C | 65 mm | -12 mm |
| Sep | 18.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 59 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | 10.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 65 mm | +12 mm |
| Nov | 4.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 43 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 4.3 °C | +3.9 °C | 44 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Köping?
Köping has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.2 °C and it receives 618 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Köping?
The hottest day measured in Köping between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 1975, reaching 35.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Köping?
The coldest day measured in Köping between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1940, at -30.0 °C.
Does it snow in Köping?
Yes. Köping gets on average 89.9 cm of snow per year and has around 132 frost days.
Has the climate of Köping warmed?
Yes: Köping warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Köping?
The wettest day measured in Köping between 1940 and 2025 was 1 September 1978, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Köping?
The windiest day measured in Köping between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 2020, with winds reaching 42.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Köping?
The warmest month in Köping is July (17.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Köping?
Köping receives on average 618 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 119 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Köping?
Köping 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 Köping?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Köping between 1940 and 2025 was 29 March 1959, with 16.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Köping?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Köping.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Köping?
In Köping, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.0 °C on 7 August 1975, and the lowest was -34.9 °C on 18 January 1940.
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