Smedjebacken climate — normals and trends
Smedjebacken (Sweden) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.0 °C and it receives 661 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 (-5.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Smedjebacken averages 151 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 124 rainy days per year.
Smedjebacken has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 160 to 142 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.0 °C (on 7 August 1975) and the coldest -32.8 °C (on 18 January 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
SmedjebackenDalarna County
- coords
- 60.14°, 15.41°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.0°C
Average daily high
8.6°C
Average daily low
1.4°C
Annual rainfall
661mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
15.9km/h
Seasonal range
21.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
151 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
124 d/yr
Annual snowfall
127.5 cm
Average feels-like high
5.4 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.1 °C
Average peak gust
36.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.22 · 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
34.0 °C
7 August 1975
Coldest day
-32.8 °C
18 January 1940
Wettest day
62 mm
17 August 1975
Windiest day
44.6 km/h
30 December 1988
Strongest gust
101.9 km/h
22 February 2020
Hottest feels-like
34.3 °C
7 August 1975
Coldest feels-like
-37.9 °C
18 January 1940
Snowiest day
18.8 cm
1 November 2016
Sunniest day
18.0 h
21 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -0.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 80 mm | +39 mm |
| Feb | 0.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 15 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 7.5 °C | +4.9 °C | 4 mm | -28 mm |
| Apr | 12.1 °C | +3.8 °C | 45 mm | +2 mm |
| May | 13.8 °C | -0.7 °C | 47 mm | -8 mm |
| Jun | 18.3 °C | -0.4 °C | 106 mm | +34 mm |
| Jul | 22.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 171 mm | +86 mm |
| Aug | 18.4 °C | -0.7 °C | 61 mm | -24 mm |
| Sep | 16.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 89 mm | +29 mm |
| Oct | 9.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 66 mm | +11 mm |
| Nov | 4.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 50 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 3.5 °C | +4.6 °C | 42 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Smedjebacken?
Smedjebacken has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.0 °C and it receives 661 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Smedjebacken?
The hottest day measured in Smedjebacken between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 1975, reaching 34.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Smedjebacken?
The coldest day measured in Smedjebacken between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1940, at -32.8 °C.
Does it snow in Smedjebacken?
Yes. Smedjebacken gets on average 127.5 cm of snow per year and has around 151 frost days.
Has the climate of Smedjebacken warmed?
Yes: Smedjebacken warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Smedjebacken?
The wettest day measured in Smedjebacken between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 1975, with 62 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Smedjebacken?
The windiest day measured in Smedjebacken between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1988, with winds reaching 44.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Smedjebacken?
The warmest month in Smedjebacken is July (16.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Smedjebacken?
Smedjebacken receives on average 661 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 124 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Smedjebacken?
Smedjebacken 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 Smedjebacken?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Smedjebacken between 1940 and 2025 was 1 November 2016, with 18.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Smedjebacken?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Smedjebacken.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Smedjebacken?
In Smedjebacken, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.3 °C on 7 August 1975, and the lowest was -37.9 °C on 18 January 1940.
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