Värnamo climate — normals and trends
Värnamo (Sweden) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.3 °C and it receives 742 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 (16.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Värnamo averages 121 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 140 rainy days per year.
Värnamo has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 135 to 107 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.4 °C (on 21 July 2022) and the coldest -30.1 °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
VärnamoJönköping
- coords
- 57.19°, 14.04°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.3°C
Average daily high
9.7°C
Average daily low
2.8°C
Annual rainfall
742mm
Sunshine / day
6.8h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
16.9km/h
Seasonal range
18.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
121 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
140 d/yr
Annual snowfall
92.4 cm
Average feels-like high
6.8 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.5 °C
Average peak gust
37.2 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
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.29 · 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
34.4 °C
21 July 2022
Coldest day
-30.1 °C
28 January 1942
Wettest day
52 mm
4 August 2008
Windiest day
52.3 km/h
8 January 2005
Strongest gust
135.7 km/h
8 January 2005
Hottest feels-like
34.0 °C
7 August 1975
Coldest feels-like
-35.5 °C
28 January 1942
Snowiest day
20.7 cm
18 April 1999
Sunniest day
17.2 h
14 June 2020
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 94 mm | +40 mm |
| Feb | 1.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 17 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 8.2 °C | +4.4 °C | 14 mm | -28 mm |
| Apr | 14.1 °C | +4.7 °C | 15 mm | -33 mm |
| May | 14.5 °C | -0.7 °C | 58 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 19.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 80 mm | +6 mm |
| Jul | 22.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 122 mm | +33 mm |
| Aug | 20.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 43 mm | -42 mm |
| Sep | 17.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 78 mm | +8 mm |
| Oct | 10.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 67 mm | +6 mm |
| Nov | 5.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 46 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 4.4 °C | +3.2 °C | 30 mm | -30 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Värnamo?
Värnamo has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.3 °C and it receives 742 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Värnamo?
The hottest day measured in Värnamo between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 2022, reaching 34.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Värnamo?
The coldest day measured in Värnamo between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1942, at -30.1 °C.
Does it snow in Värnamo?
Yes. Värnamo gets on average 92.4 cm of snow per year and has around 121 frost days.
Has the climate of Värnamo warmed?
Yes: Värnamo warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Värnamo?
The wettest day measured in Värnamo between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 2008, with 52 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Värnamo?
The windiest day measured in Värnamo between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2005, with winds reaching 52.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Värnamo?
The warmest month in Värnamo is July (16.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Värnamo?
Värnamo receives on average 742 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 140 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Värnamo?
Värnamo gets on average 6.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,482 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Värnamo?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Värnamo between 1940 and 2025 was 18 April 1999, with 20.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Värnamo?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Värnamo.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Värnamo?
In Värnamo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.0 °C on 7 August 1975, and the lowest was -35.5 °C on 28 January 1942.
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