Lidingö climate — normals and trends
Lidingö (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 577 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 (16.7 °C on average) and the coldest is February (-2.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Lidingö averages 102 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 120 rainy days per year.
Lidingö has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 121 to 83 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.2 °C (on 8 August 1975) and the coldest -23.5 °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
LidingöStockholm County
- coords
- 59.37°, 18.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.5°C
Average daily high
8.5°C
Average daily low
4.4°C
Annual rainfall
577mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
22.5km/h
Seasonal range
19.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
102 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
120 d/yr
Annual snowfall
84.1 cm
Average feels-like high
5.1 °C
Average feels-like low
0.5 °C
Average peak gust
38.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.31 · 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
29.2 °C
8 August 1975
Coldest day
-23.5 °C
10 January 1987
Wettest day
61 mm
9 July 1945
Windiest day
59.4 km/h
13 January 1984
Strongest gust
103.3 km/h
2 November 1969
Hottest feels-like
30.5 °C
7 August 1975
Coldest feels-like
-31.5 °C
10 January 1987
Snowiest day
17.9 cm
6 December 1985
Sunniest day
17.8 h
29 June 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 65 mm | +21 mm |
| Feb | 1.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 7 mm | -27 mm |
| Mar | 6.0 °C | +3.9 °C | 8 mm | -22 mm |
| Apr | 9.1 °C | +2.8 °C | 16 mm | -19 mm |
| May | 11.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 29 mm | -9 mm |
| Jun | 16.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 64 mm | +14 mm |
| Jul | 20.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 96 mm | +33 mm |
| Aug | 18.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 63 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 16.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 70 mm | +15 mm |
| Oct | 10.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 57 mm | +4 mm |
| Nov | 5.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 36 mm | -20 mm |
| Dec | 5.0 °C | +3.4 °C | 46 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lidingö?
Lidingö has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.5 °C and it receives 577 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lidingö?
The hottest day measured in Lidingö between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1975, reaching 29.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lidingö?
The coldest day measured in Lidingö between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1987, at -23.5 °C.
Does it snow in Lidingö?
Yes. Lidingö gets on average 84.1 cm of snow per year and has around 102 frost days.
Has the climate of Lidingö warmed?
Yes: Lidingö warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lidingö?
The wettest day measured in Lidingö between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1945, with 61 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lidingö?
The windiest day measured in Lidingö between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1984, with winds reaching 59.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lidingö?
The warmest month in Lidingö is July (16.7 °C on average); the coldest is February (-2.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Lidingö?
Lidingö receives on average 577 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 120 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lidingö?
Lidingö gets on average 7.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,884 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lidingö?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lidingö between 1940 and 2025 was 6 December 1985, with 17.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lidingö?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Lidingö.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lidingö?
In Lidingö, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 30.5 °C on 7 August 1975, and the lowest was -31.5 °C on 10 January 1987.
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