Varberg climate — normals and trends
Varberg (Sweden) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.9 °C and it receives 859 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 (16.7 °C on average) and the coldest is February (-0.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Varberg averages 66 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 149 rainy days per year.
Varberg 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 86 to 46 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.3 °C (on 31 July 2018) and the coldest -20.6 °C (on 10 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
VarbergHalland County
- coords
- 57.11°, 12.25°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.9°C
Average daily high
9.8°C
Average daily low
6.0°C
Annual rainfall
859mm
Sunshine / day
8.1h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
25.7km/h
Seasonal range
17.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
66 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
149 d/yr
Annual snowfall
59.1 cm
Average feels-like high
6.4 °C
Average feels-like low
1.9 °C
Average peak gust
42.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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
29.3 °C
31 July 2018
Coldest day
-20.6 °C
10 January 1987
Wettest day
55 mm
13 July 2014
Windiest day
77.2 km/h
8 January 2005
Strongest gust
150.5 km/h
8 January 2005
Hottest feels-like
31.0 °C
27 July 2018
Coldest feels-like
-29.1 °C
10 January 1987
Snowiest day
20.5 cm
17 November 1995
Sunniest day
17.1 h
27 June 2010
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 97 mm | +29 mm |
| Feb | 2.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 33 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 7.2 °C | +3.4 °C | 30 mm | -18 mm |
| Apr | 11.8 °C | +3.8 °C | 15 mm | -33 mm |
| May | 13.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 49 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 17.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 80 mm | +14 mm |
| Jul | 21.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 102 mm | +15 mm |
| Aug | 19.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 53 mm | -49 mm |
| Sep | 17.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 137 mm | +45 mm |
| Oct | 12.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 110 mm | +21 mm |
| Nov | 7.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 73 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 6.1 °C | +2.8 °C | 61 mm | -14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Varberg?
Varberg has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.9 °C and it receives 859 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Varberg?
The hottest day measured in Varberg between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 2018, reaching 29.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Varberg?
The coldest day measured in Varberg between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1987, at -20.6 °C.
Does it snow in Varberg?
Yes. Varberg gets on average 59.1 cm of snow per year and has around 66 frost days.
Has the climate of Varberg warmed?
Yes: Varberg warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Varberg?
The wettest day measured in Varberg between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 2014, with 55 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Varberg?
The windiest day measured in Varberg between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2005, with winds reaching 77.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Varberg?
The warmest month in Varberg is July (16.7 °C on average); the coldest is February (-0.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Varberg?
Varberg receives on average 859 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 149 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Varberg?
Varberg 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 Varberg?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Varberg between 1940 and 2025 was 17 November 1995, with 20.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Varberg?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Varberg.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Varberg?
In Varberg, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.0 °C on 27 July 2018, and the lowest was -29.1 °C on 10 January 1987.
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