Lidköping climate — normals and trends
Lidköping (Sweden) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.9 °C and it receives 773 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 (17.1 °C on average) and the coldest is February (-2.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Lidköping averages 98 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 138 rainy days per year.
Lidköping has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 119 to 77 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.9 °C (on 31 July 2018) and the coldest -24.7 °C (on 28 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
LidköpingVästra Götaland County
- coords
- 58.51°, 13.16°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.9°C
Average daily high
9.2°C
Average daily low
4.7°C
Annual rainfall
773mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
21.3km/h
Seasonal range
19.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
98 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
138 d/yr
Annual snowfall
77.6 cm
Average feels-like high
5.9 °C
Average feels-like low
1.0 °C
Average peak gust
36.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.29 · 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
31.9 °C
31 July 2018
Coldest day
-24.7 °C
28 January 1942
Wettest day
48 mm
21 June 1990
Windiest day
58.1 km/h
9 January 2005
Strongest gust
104.8 km/h
14 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
33.1 °C
8 August 1975
Coldest feels-like
-30.4 °C
10 January 1987
Snowiest day
21.5 cm
4 April 1998
Sunniest day
17.8 h
19 June 2025
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 | 2.5 °C | +3.0 °C | 94 mm | +42 mm |
| Feb | 1.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 28 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 6.3 °C | +3.6 °C | 16 mm | -23 mm |
| Apr | 11.1 °C | +3.8 °C | 44 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 13.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 57 mm | 0 mm |
| Jun | 18.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 71 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 22.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 96 mm | +6 mm |
| Aug | 19.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 42 mm | -48 mm |
| Sep | 17.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 89 mm | +10 mm |
| Oct | 10.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 88 mm | +12 mm |
| Nov | 5.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 70 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 5.0 °C | +3.3 °C | 66 mm | +6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lidköping?
Lidköping has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.9 °C and it receives 773 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lidköping?
The hottest day measured in Lidköping between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 2018, reaching 31.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lidköping?
The coldest day measured in Lidköping between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1942, at -24.7 °C.
Does it snow in Lidköping?
Yes. Lidköping gets on average 77.6 cm of snow per year and has around 98 frost days.
Has the climate of Lidköping warmed?
Yes: Lidköping warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lidköping?
The wettest day measured in Lidköping between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1990, with 48 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lidköping?
The windiest day measured in Lidköping between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 2005, with winds reaching 58.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lidköping?
The warmest month in Lidköping is July (17.1 °C on average); the coldest is February (-2.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Lidköping?
Lidköping receives on average 773 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 138 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lidköping?
Lidköping gets on average 7.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,774 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lidköping?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lidköping between 1940 and 2025 was 4 April 1998, with 21.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lidköping?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Lidköping.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lidköping?
In Lidköping, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.1 °C on 8 August 1975, and the lowest was -30.4 °C on 10 January 1987.
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