Örkelljunga climate — normals and trends
Örkelljunga (Sweden) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.1 °C and it receives 786 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 (16.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Örkelljunga averages 103 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 146 rainy days per year.
Örkelljunga has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 123 to 83 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.3 °C (on 10 August 1992) and the coldest -28.6 °C (on 10 February 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
ÖrkelljungaSkåne County
- coords
- 56.28°, 13.28°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.1°C
Average daily high
10.3°C
Average daily low
3.8°C
Annual rainfall
786mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
20.0km/h
Seasonal range
17.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
103 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
146 d/yr
Annual snowfall
70.9 cm
Average feels-like high
7.3 °C
Average feels-like low
0.5 °C
Average peak gust
39.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · 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
32.3 °C
10 August 1992
Coldest day
-28.6 °C
10 February 1940
Wettest day
57 mm
24 July 1986
Windiest day
64.6 km/h
8 January 2005
Strongest gust
126.4 km/h
8 January 2005
Hottest feels-like
34.2 °C
9 August 1975
Coldest feels-like
-33.8 °C
10 February 1940
Snowiest day
16.3 cm
20 January 1960
Sunniest day
16.7 h
21 June 2012
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 87 mm | +30 mm |
| Feb | 2.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 19 mm | -26 mm |
| Mar | 9.0 °C | +4.4 °C | 31 mm | -16 mm |
| Apr | 13.6 °C | +3.6 °C | 16 mm | -33 mm |
| May | 14.5 °C | -0.6 °C | 57 mm | -6 mm |
| Jun | 18.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 89 mm | +9 mm |
| Jul | 21.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 118 mm | +21 mm |
| Aug | 20.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 62 mm | -32 mm |
| Sep | 18.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 98 mm | +28 mm |
| Oct | 11.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 84 mm | +21 mm |
| Nov | 6.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 60 mm | +0 mm |
| Dec | 5.3 °C | +3.0 °C | 29 mm | -32 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Örkelljunga?
Örkelljunga has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.1 °C and it receives 786 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Örkelljunga?
The hottest day measured in Örkelljunga between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1992, reaching 32.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Örkelljunga?
The coldest day measured in Örkelljunga between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1940, at -28.6 °C.
Does it snow in Örkelljunga?
Yes. Örkelljunga gets on average 70.9 cm of snow per year and has around 103 frost days.
Has the climate of Örkelljunga warmed?
Yes: Örkelljunga warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Örkelljunga?
The wettest day measured in Örkelljunga between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1986, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Örkelljunga?
The windiest day measured in Örkelljunga between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2005, with winds reaching 64.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Örkelljunga?
The warmest month in Örkelljunga is July (16.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Örkelljunga?
Örkelljunga receives on average 786 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 146 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Örkelljunga?
Örkelljunga gets on average 7.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,701 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Örkelljunga?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Örkelljunga between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1960, with 16.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Örkelljunga?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Örkelljunga.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Örkelljunga?
In Örkelljunga, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.2 °C on 9 August 1975, and the lowest was -33.8 °C on 10 February 1940.
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