Simrishamn climate — normals and trends
Simrishamn (Sweden) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.1 °C and it receives 600 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 August (16.8 °C on average) and the coldest is February (0.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Simrishamn averages 52 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 124 rainy days per year.
Simrishamn has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 76 to 28 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 27.2 °C (on 9 August 1975) and the coldest -17.6 °C (on 26 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
SimrishamnSkåne County
- coords
- 55.56°, 14.35°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.1°C
Average daily high
9.5°C
Average daily low
6.7°C
Annual rainfall
600mm
Sunshine / day
8.1h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
29.9km/h
Seasonal range
16.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
52 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
124 d/yr
Annual snowfall
55.0 cm
Average feels-like high
5.9 °C
Average feels-like low
2.1 °C
Average peak gust
42.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
27.2 °C
9 August 1975
Coldest day
-17.6 °C
26 January 1942
Wettest day
68 mm
28 August 1989
Windiest day
92.2 km/h
17 October 1967
Strongest gust
139.0 km/h
17 October 1967
Hottest feels-like
30.3 °C
1 August 2018
Coldest feels-like
-26.2 °C
25 January 1942
Snowiest day
14.1 cm
14 April 1966
Sunniest day
16.3 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 | 4.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 70 mm | +15 mm |
| Feb | 3.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 16 mm | -27 mm |
| Mar | 6.3 °C | +2.8 °C | 13 mm | -26 mm |
| Apr | 9.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 7 mm | -28 mm |
| May | 12.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 48 mm | +9 mm |
| Jun | 16.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 52 mm | +8 mm |
| Jul | 19.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 48 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 19.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 22 mm | -35 mm |
| Sep | 17.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 61 mm | +8 mm |
| Oct | 12.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 88 mm | +30 mm |
| Nov | 8.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 40 mm | -24 mm |
| Dec | 6.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 22 mm | -39 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Simrishamn?
Simrishamn has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.1 °C and it receives 600 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Simrishamn?
The hottest day measured in Simrishamn between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 1975, reaching 27.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Simrishamn?
The coldest day measured in Simrishamn between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1942, at -17.6 °C.
Does it snow in Simrishamn?
Yes. Simrishamn gets on average 55.0 cm of snow per year and has around 52 frost days.
Has the climate of Simrishamn warmed?
Yes: Simrishamn warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Simrishamn?
The wettest day measured in Simrishamn between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 1989, with 68 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Simrishamn?
The windiest day measured in Simrishamn between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 1967, with winds reaching 92.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Simrishamn?
The warmest month in Simrishamn is August (16.8 °C on average); the coldest is February (0.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Simrishamn?
Simrishamn receives on average 600 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 124 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Simrishamn?
Simrishamn gets on average 8.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,957 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Simrishamn?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Simrishamn between 1940 and 2025 was 14 April 1966, with 14.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Simrishamn?
Yes: Simrishamn has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Simrishamn?
In Simrishamn, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 30.3 °C on 1 August 2018, and the lowest was -26.2 °C on 25 January 1942.
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