Skutskär climate — normals and trends
Skutskär (Sweden) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.8 °C and it receives 612 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 (16.6 °C on average) and the coldest is February (-3.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Skutskär averages 123 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 122 rainy days per year.
Skutskär has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 139 to 107 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.9 °C (on 21 July 2022) and the coldest -27.6 °C (on 18 February 1985).
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
SkutskärUppsala County
- coords
- 60.63°, 17.42°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.8°C
Average daily high
8.2°C
Average daily low
3.3°C
Annual rainfall
612mm
Sunshine / day
7.7h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
21.7km/h
Seasonal range
20.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
123 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
122 d/yr
Annual snowfall
108.6 cm
Average feels-like high
4.8 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.6 °C
Average peak gust
35.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.31 · 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
29.9 °C
21 July 2022
Coldest day
-27.6 °C
18 February 1985
Wettest day
58 mm
28 August 2022
Windiest day
64.1 km/h
3 January 1954
Strongest gust
112.7 km/h
3 January 1954
Hottest feels-like
31.1 °C
28 July 1994
Coldest feels-like
-33.0 °C
18 February 1985
Snowiest day
16.5 cm
11 April 1959
Sunniest day
18.0 h
1 July 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 69 mm | +26 mm |
| Feb | 1.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 20 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 6.3 °C | +4.4 °C | 7 mm | -24 mm |
| Apr | 9.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 40 mm | +3 mm |
| May | 11.0 °C | -0.5 °C | 36 mm | -6 mm |
| Jun | 16.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 84 mm | +31 mm |
| Jul | 20.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 149 mm | +83 mm |
| Aug | 18.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 53 mm | -22 mm |
| Sep | 17.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 86 mm | +26 mm |
| Oct | 10.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 72 mm | +11 mm |
| Nov | 5.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 47 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | 4.8 °C | +4.1 °C | 51 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Skutskär?
Skutskär has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.8 °C and it receives 612 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Skutskär?
The hottest day measured in Skutskär between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 2022, reaching 29.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Skutskär?
The coldest day measured in Skutskär between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1985, at -27.6 °C.
Does it snow in Skutskär?
Yes. Skutskär gets on average 108.6 cm of snow per year and has around 123 frost days.
Has the climate of Skutskär warmed?
Yes: Skutskär warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Skutskär?
The wettest day measured in Skutskär between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 2022, with 58 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Skutskär?
The windiest day measured in Skutskär between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1954, with winds reaching 64.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Skutskär?
The warmest month in Skutskär is July (16.6 °C on average); the coldest is February (-3.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Skutskär?
Skutskär receives on average 612 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 122 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Skutskär?
Skutskär gets on average 7.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,811 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Skutskär?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Skutskär between 1940 and 2025 was 11 April 1959, with 16.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Skutskär?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Skutskär.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Skutskär?
In Skutskär, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.1 °C on 28 July 1994, and the lowest was -33.0 °C on 18 February 1985.
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