Västervik climate — normals and trends
Västervik (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 584 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 (17.1 °C on average) and the coldest is February (-1.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Västervik averages 83 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 122 rainy days per year.
Västervik 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 102 to 64 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 28.7 °C (on 21 July 2022) and the coldest -19.6 °C (on 27 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
VästervikKalmar
- coords
- 57.76°, 16.64°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.4°C
Average daily high
9.5°C
Average daily low
5.2°C
Annual rainfall
584mm
Sunshine / day
8.0h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
23.7km/h
Seasonal range
18.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
83 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
122 d/yr
Annual snowfall
81.2 cm
Average feels-like high
6.1 °C
Average feels-like low
1.2 °C
Average peak gust
38.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.31 · 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
28.7 °C
21 July 2022
Coldest day
-19.6 °C
27 January 1942
Wettest day
47 mm
2 July 2003
Windiest day
60.1 km/h
8 January 2005
Strongest gust
108.4 km/h
13 January 1984
Hottest feels-like
32.3 °C
2 August 2018
Coldest feels-like
-26.1 °C
15 February 1985
Snowiest day
22.3 cm
17 November 1995
Sunniest day
17.6 h
25 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 | 3.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 79 mm | +34 mm |
| Feb | 2.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 13 mm | -24 mm |
| Mar | 6.9 °C | +3.6 °C | 14 mm | -19 mm |
| Apr | 10.1 °C | +3.0 °C | 11 mm | -26 mm |
| May | 12.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 46 mm | +3 mm |
| Jun | 18.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 34 mm | -14 mm |
| Jul | 21.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 80 mm | +19 mm |
| Aug | 20.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 31 mm | -30 mm |
| Sep | 18.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 45 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 11.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 61 mm | +7 mm |
| Nov | 6.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 55 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 6.1 °C | +3.4 °C | 38 mm | -14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Västervik?
Västervik has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.4 °C and it receives 584 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Västervik?
The hottest day measured in Västervik between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 2022, reaching 28.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Västervik?
The coldest day measured in Västervik between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1942, at -19.6 °C.
Does it snow in Västervik?
Yes. Västervik gets on average 81.2 cm of snow per year and has around 83 frost days.
Has the climate of Västervik warmed?
Yes: Västervik warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Västervik?
The wettest day measured in Västervik between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 2003, with 47 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Västervik?
The windiest day measured in Västervik between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2005, with winds reaching 60.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Västervik?
The warmest month in Västervik is July (17.1 °C on average); the coldest is February (-1.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Västervik?
Västervik receives on average 584 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 122 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Västervik?
Västervik gets on average 8.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,920 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Västervik?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Västervik between 1940 and 2025 was 17 November 1995, with 22.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Västervik?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Västervik.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Västervik?
In Västervik, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.3 °C on 2 August 2018, and the lowest was -26.1 °C on 15 February 1985.
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