Leksand climate — normals and trends
Leksand (Sweden) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.5 °C and it receives 643 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 (16.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Leksand averages 152 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 123 rainy days per year.
Leksand 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 162 to 142 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.7 °C (on 7 August 1975) and the coldest -33.5 °C (on 1 January 1979).
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
LeksandDalarna County
- coords
- 60.73°, 15.00°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.5°C
Average daily high
7.7°C
Average daily low
1.4°C
Annual rainfall
643mm
Sunshine / day
7.2h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
15.0km/h
Seasonal range
22.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
152 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
123 d/yr
Annual snowfall
125.7 cm
Average feels-like high
4.6 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.0 °C
Average peak gust
32.9 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 = 0.22 · 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
32.7 °C
7 August 1975
Coldest day
-33.5 °C
1 January 1979
Wettest day
48 mm
10 August 1951
Windiest day
45.0 km/h
30 December 1988
Strongest gust
99.7 km/h
30 December 1988
Hottest feels-like
34.0 °C
7 August 1975
Coldest feels-like
-38.9 °C
1 January 1979
Snowiest day
18.8 cm
31 October 2006
Sunniest day
18.0 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 | -0.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 78 mm | +40 mm |
| Feb | 0.0 °C | +2.8 °C | 14 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | 6.4 °C | +4.6 °C | 6 mm | -24 mm |
| Apr | 10.7 °C | +3.7 °C | 31 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 12.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 51 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 17.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 105 mm | +35 mm |
| Jul | 22.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 162 mm | +80 mm |
| Aug | 18.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 79 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 15.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 132 mm | +71 mm |
| Oct | 9.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 74 mm | +18 mm |
| Nov | 4.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 47 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 3.1 °C | +4.8 °C | 49 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Leksand?
Leksand has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.5 °C and it receives 643 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Leksand?
The hottest day measured in Leksand between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 1975, reaching 32.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Leksand?
The coldest day measured in Leksand between 1940 and 2025 was 1 January 1979, at -33.5 °C.
Does it snow in Leksand?
Yes. Leksand gets on average 125.7 cm of snow per year and has around 152 frost days.
Has the climate of Leksand warmed?
Yes: Leksand warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Leksand?
The wettest day measured in Leksand between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1951, with 48 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Leksand?
The windiest day measured in Leksand between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1988, with winds reaching 45.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Leksand?
The warmest month in Leksand is July (16.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Leksand?
Leksand receives on average 643 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 123 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Leksand?
Leksand gets on average 7.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,628 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Leksand?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Leksand between 1940 and 2025 was 31 October 2006, with 18.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Leksand?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Leksand.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Leksand?
In Leksand, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.0 °C on 7 August 1975, and the lowest was -38.9 °C on 1 January 1979.
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