Olofström climate — normals and trends
Olofström (Sweden) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.3 °C and it receives 681 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 (16.5 °C on average) and the coldest is February (-1.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Olofström averages 92 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 134 rainy days per year.
Olofström 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 111 to 73 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.9 °C (on 9 August 1975) and the coldest -27.5 °C (on 27 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
OlofströmBlekinge County
- coords
- 56.28°, 14.53°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.3°C
Average daily high
10.1°C
Average daily low
4.4°C
Annual rainfall
681mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
20.2km/h
Seasonal range
17.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
92 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
134 d/yr
Annual snowfall
67.3 cm
Average feels-like high
7.1 °C
Average feels-like low
1.0 °C
Average peak gust
38.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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
30.9 °C
9 August 1975
Coldest day
-27.5 °C
27 January 1942
Wettest day
49 mm
5 July 2007
Windiest day
60.4 km/h
14 January 1993
Strongest gust
115.6 km/h
14 January 1993
Hottest feels-like
32.9 °C
9 August 1975
Coldest feels-like
-32.9 °C
27 January 1942
Snowiest day
15.1 cm
11 January 1968
Sunniest day
16.6 h
24 June 2009
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 80 mm | +27 mm |
| Feb | 2.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 14 mm | -28 mm |
| Mar | 8.2 °C | +4.0 °C | 17 mm | -23 mm |
| Apr | 12.6 °C | +3.6 °C | 12 mm | -31 mm |
| May | 14.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 54 mm | +0 mm |
| Jun | 18.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 61 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 21.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 124 mm | +43 mm |
| Aug | 20.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 44 mm | -29 mm |
| Sep | 18.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 63 mm | +4 mm |
| Oct | 11.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 75 mm | +17 mm |
| Nov | 6.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 44 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | 5.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 24 mm | -33 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Olofström?
Olofström has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.3 °C and it receives 681 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Olofström?
The hottest day measured in Olofström between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 1975, reaching 30.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Olofström?
The coldest day measured in Olofström between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1942, at -27.5 °C.
Does it snow in Olofström?
Yes. Olofström gets on average 67.3 cm of snow per year and has around 92 frost days.
Has the climate of Olofström warmed?
Yes: Olofström warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Olofström?
The wettest day measured in Olofström between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 2007, with 49 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Olofström?
The windiest day measured in Olofström between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1993, with winds reaching 60.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Olofström?
The warmest month in Olofström is July (16.5 °C on average); the coldest is February (-1.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Olofström?
Olofström receives on average 681 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 134 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Olofström?
Olofström 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 Olofström?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Olofström between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1968, with 15.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Olofström?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Olofström.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Olofström?
In Olofström, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.9 °C on 9 August 1975, and the lowest was -32.9 °C on 27 January 1942.
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