Kristianstad climate — normals and trends
Kristianstad (Sweden) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.7 °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 February (-0.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kristianstad averages 84 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 131 rainy days per year.
Kristianstad has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 104 to 64 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.9 °C (on 9 August 1975) and the coldest -25.9 °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
KristianstadSkåne County
- coords
- 56.03°, 14.15°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.7°C
Average daily high
10.3°C
Average daily low
4.9°C
Annual rainfall
634mm
Sunshine / day
7.7h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
22.4km/h
Seasonal range
17.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
84 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
131 d/yr
Annual snowfall
60.1 cm
Average feels-like high
7.1 °C
Average feels-like low
1.3 °C
Average peak gust
39.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · 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
30.9 °C
9 August 1975
Coldest day
-25.9 °C
27 January 1942
Wettest day
53 mm
16 July 1968
Windiest day
66.2 km/h
8 January 2005
Strongest gust
121.0 km/h
14 January 1993
Hottest feels-like
33.6 °C
9 August 1975
Coldest feels-like
-31.3 °C
27 January 1942
Snowiest day
13.6 cm
20 January 1960
Sunniest day
16.4 h
25 June 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 73 mm | +23 mm |
| Feb | 3.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 17 mm | -24 mm |
| Mar | 8.2 °C | +3.8 °C | 18 mm | -21 mm |
| Apr | 12.1 °C | +3.3 °C | 14 mm | -26 mm |
| May | 14.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 54 mm | +4 mm |
| Jun | 18.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 64 mm | +5 mm |
| Jul | 21.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 82 mm | +11 mm |
| Aug | 20.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 38 mm | -30 mm |
| Sep | 18.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 60 mm | +6 mm |
| Oct | 12.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 72 mm | +17 mm |
| Nov | 7.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 40 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | 5.8 °C | +2.7 °C | 22 mm | -32 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kristianstad?
Kristianstad has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.7 °C and it receives 634 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kristianstad?
The hottest day measured in Kristianstad between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 1975, reaching 30.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kristianstad?
The coldest day measured in Kristianstad between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1942, at -25.9 °C.
Does it snow in Kristianstad?
Yes. Kristianstad gets on average 60.1 cm of snow per year and has around 84 frost days.
Has the climate of Kristianstad warmed?
Yes: Kristianstad warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kristianstad?
The wettest day measured in Kristianstad between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 1968, with 53 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kristianstad?
The windiest day measured in Kristianstad between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2005, with winds reaching 66.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kristianstad?
The warmest month in Kristianstad is July (16.6 °C on average); the coldest is February (-0.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Kristianstad?
Kristianstad receives on average 634 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 131 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kristianstad?
Kristianstad gets on average 7.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,811 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kristianstad?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kristianstad between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1960, with 13.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kristianstad?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Kristianstad.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kristianstad?
In Kristianstad, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.6 °C on 9 August 1975, and the lowest was -31.3 °C on 27 January 1942.
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