Lycksele climate — normals and trends
Lycksele (Sweden) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.1 °C and it receives 611 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 (15.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-9.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Lycksele averages 195 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 122 rainy days per year.
Lycksele 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 202 to 188 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.4 °C (on 27 July 1994) and the coldest -39.9 °C (on 31 January 1956).
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
LyckseleVästerbotten County
- coords
- 64.60°, 18.67°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.1°C
Average daily high
5.6°C
Average daily low
-1.7°C
Annual rainfall
611mm
Sunshine / day
7.1h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
15.6km/h
Seasonal range
24.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
195 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
122 d/yr
Annual snowfall
163.2 cm
Average feels-like high
2.0 °C
Average feels-like low
-5.5 °C
Average peak gust
34.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
8.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.21 · 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
32.4 °C
27 July 1994
Coldest day
-39.9 °C
31 January 1956
Wettest day
51 mm
2 July 2013
Windiest day
46.9 km/h
15 January 1982
Strongest gust
106.2 km/h
26 December 1992
Hottest feels-like
32.9 °C
27 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-45.4 °C
31 January 1956
Snowiest day
24.5 cm
18 December 1966
Sunniest day
20.1 h
26 June 2009
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 | -4.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 58 mm | +22 mm |
| Feb | -1.5 °C | +4.4 °C | 16 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 3.8 °C | +4.2 °C | 20 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 8.5 °C | +3.4 °C | 19 mm | -18 mm |
| May | 10.4 °C | -1.5 °C | 60 mm | +14 mm |
| Jun | 16.0 °C | -1.0 °C | 68 mm | +3 mm |
| Jul | 24.3 °C | +5.1 °C | 40 mm | -46 mm |
| Aug | 17.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 72 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 14.8 °C | +3.0 °C | 88 mm | +29 mm |
| Oct | 7.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 91 mm | +38 mm |
| Nov | -2.1 °C | -0.5 °C | 42 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | -0.7 °C | +4.0 °C | 64 mm | +20 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lycksele?
Lycksele has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.1 °C and it receives 611 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lycksele?
The hottest day measured in Lycksele between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1994, reaching 32.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lycksele?
The coldest day measured in Lycksele between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1956, at -39.9 °C.
Does it snow in Lycksele?
Yes. Lycksele gets on average 163.2 cm of snow per year and has around 195 frost days.
Has the climate of Lycksele warmed?
Yes: Lycksele warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lycksele?
The wettest day measured in Lycksele between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 2013, with 51 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lycksele?
The windiest day measured in Lycksele between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1982, with winds reaching 46.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lycksele?
The warmest month in Lycksele is July (15.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-9.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Lycksele?
Lycksele receives on average 611 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 122 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lycksele?
Lycksele gets on average 7.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,592 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lycksele?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lycksele between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 1966, with 24.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lycksele?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Lycksele.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lycksele?
In Lycksele, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.9 °C on 27 July 2019, and the lowest was -45.4 °C on 31 January 1956.
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