Södra Sandby climate — normals and trends
Södra Sandby (Sweden) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.8 °C and it receives 569 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 (16.9 °C on average) and the coldest is February (0.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Södra Sandby averages 59 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 119 rainy days per year.
Södra Sandby has warmed by +2.1 °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 79 to 39 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 27.2 °C (on 2 August 2018) and the coldest -17.0 °C (on 30 January 1987).
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
Södra SandbyKalmar
- coords
- 56.57°, 16.62°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.8°C
Average daily high
9.2°C
Average daily low
6.4°C
Annual rainfall
569mm
Sunshine / day
8.1h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
27.5km/h
Seasonal range
16.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
59 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
119 d/yr
Annual snowfall
63.9 cm
Average feels-like high
5.6 °C
Average feels-like low
2.0 °C
Average peak gust
39.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · 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
2 August 2018
Coldest day
-17.0 °C
30 January 1987
Wettest day
61 mm
24 July 2010
Windiest day
72.1 km/h
8 January 2005
Strongest gust
112.7 km/h
8 January 2005
Hottest feels-like
30.7 °C
1 August 2018
Coldest feels-like
-26.1 °C
3 February 1985
Snowiest day
17.6 cm
5 December 1959
Sunniest day
16.6 h
12 June 2023
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 | 4.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 75 mm | +26 mm |
| Feb | 2.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 15 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 5.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 10 mm | -22 mm |
| Apr | 8.9 °C | +3.0 °C | 6 mm | -26 mm |
| May | 11.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 55 mm | +15 mm |
| Jun | 16.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 39 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 19.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 68 mm | +13 mm |
| Aug | 19.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 45 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 17.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 49 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 11.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 75 mm | +21 mm |
| Nov | 7.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 43 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 6.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 28 mm | -28 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Södra Sandby?
Södra Sandby has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.8 °C and it receives 569 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Södra Sandby?
The hottest day measured in Södra Sandby between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 2018, reaching 27.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Södra Sandby?
The coldest day measured in Södra Sandby between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1987, at -17.0 °C.
Does it snow in Södra Sandby?
Yes. Södra Sandby gets on average 63.9 cm of snow per year and has around 59 frost days.
Has the climate of Södra Sandby warmed?
Yes: Södra Sandby warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Södra Sandby?
The wettest day measured in Södra Sandby between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2010, with 61 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Södra Sandby?
The windiest day measured in Södra Sandby between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2005, with winds reaching 72.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Södra Sandby?
The warmest month in Södra Sandby is August (16.9 °C on average); the coldest is February (0.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Södra Sandby?
Södra Sandby receives on average 569 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 119 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Södra Sandby?
Södra Sandby 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 Södra Sandby?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Södra Sandby between 1940 and 2025 was 5 December 1959, with 17.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Södra Sandby?
Yes: Södra Sandby has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Södra Sandby?
In Södra Sandby, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 30.7 °C on 1 August 2018, and the lowest was -26.1 °C on 3 February 1985.
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