Vårgårda climate — normals and trends
Vårgårda (Sweden) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.7 °C and it receives 776 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 February (-2.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Vårgårda averages 112 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 140 rainy days per year.
Vårgårda 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 126 to 98 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.5 °C (on 31 July 2018) and the coldest -30.0 °C (on 28 January 1942).
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
VårgårdaVästra Götaland County
- coords
- 58.04°, 12.81°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.7°C
Average daily high
10.0°C
Average daily low
3.3°C
Annual rainfall
776mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
16.8km/h
Seasonal range
18.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
112 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
140 d/yr
Annual snowfall
83.4 cm
Average feels-like high
7.1 °C
Average feels-like low
0.1 °C
Average peak gust
38.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.24 · 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
33.5 °C
31 July 2018
Coldest day
-30.0 °C
28 January 1942
Wettest day
51 mm
8 August 1971
Windiest day
51.3 km/h
22 September 1969
Strongest gust
110.9 km/h
22 February 2008
Hottest feels-like
34.3 °C
7 August 1975
Coldest feels-like
-35.8 °C
28 January 1942
Snowiest day
22.6 cm
18 April 1999
Sunniest day
17.5 h
14 June 2020
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 | 2.8 °C | +3.0 °C | 98 mm | +42 mm |
| Feb | 2.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 22 mm | -21 mm |
| Mar | 8.1 °C | +3.9 °C | 19 mm | -23 mm |
| Apr | 13.3 °C | +3.7 °C | 27 mm | -23 mm |
| May | 14.3 °C | -0.9 °C | 50 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 18.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 71 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 22.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 76 mm | -14 mm |
| Aug | 19.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 50 mm | -42 mm |
| Sep | 17.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 91 mm | +16 mm |
| Oct | 11.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 73 mm | +5 mm |
| Nov | 5.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 52 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 4.7 °C | +3.1 °C | 56 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vårgårda?
Vårgårda has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.7 °C and it receives 776 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vårgårda?
The hottest day measured in Vårgårda between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 2018, reaching 33.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vårgårda?
The coldest day measured in Vårgårda between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1942, at -30.0 °C.
Does it snow in Vårgårda?
Yes. Vårgårda gets on average 83.4 cm of snow per year and has around 112 frost days.
Has the climate of Vårgårda warmed?
Yes: Vårgårda warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Vårgårda?
The wettest day measured in Vårgårda between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1971, with 51 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vårgårda?
The windiest day measured in Vårgårda between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 1969, with winds reaching 51.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vårgårda?
The warmest month in Vårgårda is July (16.3 °C on average); the coldest is February (-2.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Vårgårda?
Vårgårda receives on average 776 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 140 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vårgårda?
Vårgårda 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 Vårgårda?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Vårgårda between 1940 and 2025 was 18 April 1999, with 22.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Vårgårda?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Vårgårda.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vårgårda?
In Vårgårda, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.3 °C on 7 August 1975, and the lowest was -35.8 °C on 28 January 1942.
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