Kristinehamn climate — normals and trends
Kristinehamn (Sweden) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.4 °C and it receives 858 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 (17.5 °C on average) and the coldest is February (-3.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kristinehamn averages 108 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 143 rainy days per year.
Kristinehamn has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 130 to 86 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.6 °C (on 27 July 2018) and the coldest -24.9 °C (on 10 January 1987).
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
KristinehamnVärmland County
- coords
- 59.31°, 14.11°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.4°C
Average daily high
8.4°C
Average daily low
4.5°C
Annual rainfall
858mm
Sunshine / day
7.8h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
22.5km/h
Seasonal range
21.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
108 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
143 d/yr
Annual snowfall
89.3 cm
Average feels-like high
5.1 °C
Average feels-like low
0.5 °C
Average peak gust
35.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · 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
30.6 °C
27 July 2018
Coldest day
-24.9 °C
10 January 1987
Wettest day
57 mm
18 August 1970
Windiest day
61.6 km/h
29 November 1999
Strongest gust
98.6 km/h
15 January 1952
Hottest feels-like
31.6 °C
6 August 1975
Coldest feels-like
-32.2 °C
10 January 1987
Snowiest day
17.3 cm
6 November 1971
Sunniest day
18.0 h
20 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.5 °C | +3.0 °C | 102 mm | +46 mm |
| Feb | 0.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 33 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 5.1 °C | +3.6 °C | 14 mm | -26 mm |
| Apr | 9.5 °C | +3.4 °C | 54 mm | +7 mm |
| May | 13.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 53 mm | +0 mm |
| Jun | 17.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 88 mm | +12 mm |
| Jul | 22.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 129 mm | +27 mm |
| Aug | 19.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 66 mm | -48 mm |
| Sep | 16.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 121 mm | +29 mm |
| Oct | 10.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 114 mm | +26 mm |
| Nov | 5.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 94 mm | +12 mm |
| Dec | 4.3 °C | +3.3 °C | 79 mm | +11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kristinehamn?
Kristinehamn has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.4 °C and it receives 858 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kristinehamn?
The hottest day measured in Kristinehamn between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 2018, reaching 30.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kristinehamn?
The coldest day measured in Kristinehamn between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1987, at -24.9 °C.
Does it snow in Kristinehamn?
Yes. Kristinehamn gets on average 89.3 cm of snow per year and has around 108 frost days.
Has the climate of Kristinehamn warmed?
Yes: Kristinehamn warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kristinehamn?
The wettest day measured in Kristinehamn between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 1970, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kristinehamn?
The windiest day measured in Kristinehamn between 1940 and 2025 was 29 November 1999, with winds reaching 61.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kristinehamn?
The warmest month in Kristinehamn is July (17.5 °C on average); the coldest is February (-3.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Kristinehamn?
Kristinehamn receives on average 858 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 143 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kristinehamn?
Kristinehamn gets on average 7.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,847 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kristinehamn?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kristinehamn between 1940 and 2025 was 6 November 1971, with 17.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kristinehamn?
Yes: Kristinehamn has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kristinehamn?
In Kristinehamn, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.6 °C on 6 August 1975, and the lowest was -32.2 °C on 10 January 1987.
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