Surte climate — normals and trends
Surte (Sweden) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.4 °C and it receives 902 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 (-1.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Surte averages 99 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 145 rainy days per year.
Surte 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 115 to 83 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.0 °C (on 13 July 1941) and the coldest -27.6 °C (on 17 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
SurteVästra Götaland County
- coords
- 57.83°, 12.02°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.4°C
Average daily high
10.5°C
Average daily low
4.1°C
Annual rainfall
902mm
Sunshine / day
7.8h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
18.4km/h
Seasonal range
18.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
99 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
145 d/yr
Annual snowfall
71.3 cm
Average feels-like high
7.6 °C
Average feels-like low
0.8 °C
Average peak gust
40.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.26 · 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
33.0 °C
13 July 1941
Coldest day
-27.6 °C
17 January 1940
Wettest day
52 mm
17 August 1986
Windiest day
62.4 km/h
8 January 2005
Strongest gust
135.7 km/h
22 September 1969
Hottest feels-like
34.5 °C
7 August 1975
Coldest feels-like
-33.0 °C
28 January 1942
Snowiest day
17.2 cm
4 April 1998
Sunniest day
17.2 h
18 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.7 °C | +2.9 °C | 95 mm | +30 mm |
| Feb | 2.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 32 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 8.4 °C | +3.7 °C | 26 mm | -22 mm |
| Apr | 13.4 °C | +3.5 °C | 25 mm | -28 mm |
| May | 14.6 °C | -0.8 °C | 57 mm | -8 mm |
| Jun | 17.9 °C | -0.7 °C | 97 mm | +12 mm |
| Jul | 22.8 °C | +2.5 °C | 131 mm | +30 mm |
| Aug | 19.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 55 mm | -55 mm |
| Sep | 17.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 128 mm | +33 mm |
| Oct | 11.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 87 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 6.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 70 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 5.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 73 mm | +4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Surte?
Surte has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.4 °C and it receives 902 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Surte?
The hottest day measured in Surte between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 1941, reaching 33.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Surte?
The coldest day measured in Surte between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1940, at -27.6 °C.
Does it snow in Surte?
Yes. Surte gets on average 71.3 cm of snow per year and has around 99 frost days.
Has the climate of Surte warmed?
Yes: Surte warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Surte?
The wettest day measured in Surte between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 1986, with 52 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Surte?
The windiest day measured in Surte between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2005, with winds reaching 62.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Surte?
The warmest month in Surte is July (16.6 °C on average); the coldest is February (-1.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Surte?
Surte receives on average 902 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 145 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Surte?
Surte gets on average 7.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,847 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Surte?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Surte between 1940 and 2025 was 4 April 1998, with 17.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Surte?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Surte.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Surte?
In Surte, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.5 °C on 7 August 1975, and the lowest was -33.0 °C on 28 January 1942.
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