Ljungby climate — normals and trends
Ljungby (Sweden) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.7 °C and it receives 746 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 (16.2 °C on average) and the coldest is February (-2.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Ljungby averages 112 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 141 rainy days per year.
Ljungby has warmed by +1.9 °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 128 to 96 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.4 °C (on 21 July 2022) and the coldest -30.1 °C (on 17 January 1940).
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
LjungbyKronoberg County
- coords
- 56.83°, 13.94°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.7°C
Average daily high
9.9°C
Average daily low
3.4°C
Annual rainfall
746mm
Sunshine / day
7.0h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
17.7km/h
Seasonal range
18.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
112 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
141 d/yr
Annual snowfall
84.0 cm
Average feels-like high
7.0 °C
Average feels-like low
0.1 °C
Average peak gust
38.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.30 · 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
33.4 °C
21 July 2022
Coldest day
-30.1 °C
17 January 1940
Wettest day
52 mm
1 September 1951
Windiest day
58.4 km/h
8 January 2005
Strongest gust
137.9 km/h
8 January 2005
Hottest feels-like
34.2 °C
7 August 1975
Coldest feels-like
-35.5 °C
17 January 1940
Snowiest day
20.3 cm
18 April 1999
Sunniest day
16.8 h
19 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.9 °C | +3.0 °C | 93 mm | +38 mm |
| Feb | 2.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 15 mm | -28 mm |
| Mar | 8.5 °C | +4.6 °C | 19 mm | -24 mm |
| Apr | 14.0 °C | +4.4 °C | 13 mm | -34 mm |
| May | 14.5 °C | -0.7 °C | 59 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 19.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 73 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 22.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 131 mm | +36 mm |
| Aug | 20.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 52 mm | -34 mm |
| Sep | 17.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 88 mm | +20 mm |
| Oct | 11.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 68 mm | +8 mm |
| Nov | 5.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 47 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 4.7 °C | +3.1 °C | 27 mm | -31 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ljungby?
Ljungby has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.7 °C and it receives 746 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ljungby?
The hottest day measured in Ljungby between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 2022, reaching 33.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ljungby?
The coldest day measured in Ljungby between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1940, at -30.1 °C.
Does it snow in Ljungby?
Yes. Ljungby gets on average 84.0 cm of snow per year and has around 112 frost days.
Has the climate of Ljungby warmed?
Yes: Ljungby warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ljungby?
The wettest day measured in Ljungby between 1940 and 2025 was 1 September 1951, with 52 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ljungby?
The windiest day measured in Ljungby between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2005, with winds reaching 58.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ljungby?
The warmest month in Ljungby is July (16.2 °C on average); the coldest is February (-2.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Ljungby?
Ljungby receives on average 746 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 141 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ljungby?
Ljungby gets on average 7.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,555 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ljungby?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ljungby between 1940 and 2025 was 18 April 1999, with 20.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ljungby?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Ljungby.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ljungby?
In Ljungby, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.2 °C on 7 August 1975, and the lowest was -35.5 °C on 17 January 1940.
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