Perstorp climate — normals and trends
Perstorp (Sweden) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.0 °C and it receives 762 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 January (-1.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Perstorp averages 106 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 144 rainy days per year.
Perstorp 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 126 to 87 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.8 °C (on 10 August 1992) and the coldest -30.3 °C (on 28 January 1941).
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
PerstorpSkåne County
- coords
- 56.14°, 13.39°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.0°C
Average daily high
10.2°C
Average daily low
3.6°C
Annual rainfall
762mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
20.2km/h
Seasonal range
17.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
106 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
144 d/yr
Annual snowfall
74.1 cm
Average feels-like high
7.2 °C
Average feels-like low
0.2 °C
Average peak gust
39.1 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 = 0.34 · 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
31.8 °C
10 August 1992
Coldest day
-30.3 °C
28 January 1941
Wettest day
55 mm
24 July 1986
Windiest day
64.9 km/h
8 January 2005
Strongest gust
125.6 km/h
8 January 2005
Hottest feels-like
34.0 °C
9 August 1975
Coldest feels-like
-35.5 °C
28 January 1941
Snowiest day
16.8 cm
20 January 1960
Sunniest day
16.6 h
23 June 2009
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 90 mm | +33 mm |
| Feb | 2.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 18 mm | -26 mm |
| Mar | 8.9 °C | +4.5 °C | 29 mm | -16 mm |
| Apr | 13.5 °C | +3.6 °C | 17 mm | -31 mm |
| May | 14.3 °C | -0.7 °C | 57 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 18.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 82 mm | +5 mm |
| Jul | 21.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 113 mm | +19 mm |
| Aug | 20.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 53 mm | -36 mm |
| Sep | 17.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 97 mm | +29 mm |
| Oct | 11.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 79 mm | +17 mm |
| Nov | 6.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 56 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 5.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 26 mm | -33 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Perstorp?
Perstorp has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.0 °C and it receives 762 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Perstorp?
The hottest day measured in Perstorp between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1992, reaching 31.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Perstorp?
The coldest day measured in Perstorp between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1941, at -30.3 °C.
Does it snow in Perstorp?
Yes. Perstorp gets on average 74.1 cm of snow per year and has around 106 frost days.
Has the climate of Perstorp warmed?
Yes: Perstorp warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Perstorp?
The wettest day measured in Perstorp between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1986, with 55 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Perstorp?
The windiest day measured in Perstorp between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2005, with winds reaching 64.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Perstorp?
The warmest month in Perstorp is July (16.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Perstorp?
Perstorp receives on average 762 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 144 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Perstorp?
Perstorp gets on average 7.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,665 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Perstorp?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Perstorp between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1960, with 16.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Perstorp?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Perstorp.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Perstorp?
In Perstorp, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.0 °C on 9 August 1975, and the lowest was -35.5 °C on 28 January 1941.
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