Valbo climate — normals and trends
Valbo (Sweden) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.6 °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 (17.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Valbo averages 146 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 120 rainy days per year.
Valbo 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 155 to 137 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.0 °C (on 27 July 1994) and the coldest -33.0 °C (on 18 February 1970).
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
ValboGävleborg County
- coords
- 60.65°, 17.03°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.6°C
Average daily high
9.1°C
Average daily low
1.9°C
Annual rainfall
612mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
16.2km/h
Seasonal range
21.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
146 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
120 d/yr
Annual snowfall
116.3 cm
Average feels-like high
6.0 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.6 °C
Average peak gust
35.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.23 · 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
27 July 1994
Coldest day
-33.0 °C
18 February 1970
Wettest day
53 mm
9 July 2009
Windiest day
49.9 km/h
3 January 1954
Strongest gust
110.5 km/h
3 January 1954
Hottest feels-like
34.7 °C
8 August 1975
Coldest feels-like
-38.2 °C
18 February 1970
Snowiest day
20.1 cm
31 October 2006
Sunniest day
18.0 h
27 June 2022
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 | +2.7 °C | 75 mm | +35 mm |
| Feb | 1.3 °C | +2.8 °C | 11 mm | -21 mm |
| Mar | 8.0 °C | +5.1 °C | 7 mm | -24 mm |
| Apr | 12.0 °C | +3.5 °C | 40 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 13.8 °C | -1.0 °C | 42 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 19.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 90 mm | +29 mm |
| Jul | 23.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 147 mm | +69 mm |
| Aug | 19.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 56 mm | -25 mm |
| Sep | 18.0 °C | +2.9 °C | 89 mm | +33 mm |
| Oct | 10.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 70 mm | +18 mm |
| Nov | 4.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 33 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 4.3 °C | +4.8 °C | 40 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Valbo?
Valbo has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.6 °C and it receives 612 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Valbo?
The hottest day measured in Valbo between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1994, reaching 34.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Valbo?
The coldest day measured in Valbo between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1970, at -33.0 °C.
Does it snow in Valbo?
Yes. Valbo gets on average 116.3 cm of snow per year and has around 146 frost days.
Has the climate of Valbo warmed?
Yes: Valbo warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Valbo?
The wettest day measured in Valbo between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 2009, with 53 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Valbo?
The windiest day measured in Valbo between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1954, with winds reaching 49.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Valbo?
The warmest month in Valbo is July (17.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Valbo?
Valbo receives on average 612 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 120 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Valbo?
Valbo gets on average 7.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,738 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Valbo?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Valbo between 1940 and 2025 was 31 October 2006, with 20.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Valbo?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Valbo.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Valbo?
In Valbo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.7 °C on 8 August 1975, and the lowest was -38.2 °C on 18 February 1970.
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