Vaxjo climate — normals and trends
Vaxjo (Sweden) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.4 °C and it receives 686 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 February (-2.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Vaxjo averages 115 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 137 rainy days per year.
Vaxjo has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 131 to 99 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.0 °C (on 21 July 2022) and the coldest -30.7 °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
VaxjoKronoberg County
- coords
- 56.88°, 14.81°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.4°C
Average daily high
9.4°C
Average daily low
3.3°C
Annual rainfall
686mm
Sunshine / day
7.0h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
17.4km/h
Seasonal range
18.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
115 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
137 d/yr
Annual snowfall
92.2 cm
Average feels-like high
6.4 °C
Average feels-like low
0.0 °C
Average peak gust
38.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.4 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
32.0 °C
21 July 2022
Coldest day
-30.7 °C
28 January 1942
Wettest day
44 mm
28 June 1967
Windiest day
54.2 km/h
8 January 2005
Strongest gust
123.5 km/h
8 January 2005
Hottest feels-like
32.4 °C
7 August 1975
Coldest feels-like
-35.9 °C
28 January 1942
Snowiest day
19.7 cm
17 November 1995
Sunniest day
17.0 h
22 June 2019
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 | 93 mm | +42 mm |
| Feb | 1.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 13 mm | -27 mm |
| Mar | 7.6 °C | +4.2 °C | 11 mm | -27 mm |
| Apr | 13.3 °C | +4.5 °C | 16 mm | -28 mm |
| May | 13.8 °C | -0.7 °C | 68 mm | +12 mm |
| Jun | 18.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 67 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 21.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 115 mm | +31 mm |
| Aug | 19.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 40 mm | -37 mm |
| Sep | 17.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 75 mm | +11 mm |
| Oct | 10.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 64 mm | +8 mm |
| Nov | 5.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 40 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | 4.4 °C | +3.3 °C | 23 mm | -32 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vaxjo?
Vaxjo has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.4 °C and it receives 686 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vaxjo?
The hottest day measured in Vaxjo between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 2022, reaching 32.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vaxjo?
The coldest day measured in Vaxjo between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1942, at -30.7 °C.
Does it snow in Vaxjo?
Yes. Vaxjo gets on average 92.2 cm of snow per year and has around 115 frost days.
Has the climate of Vaxjo warmed?
Yes: Vaxjo warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Vaxjo?
The wettest day measured in Vaxjo between 1940 and 2025 was 28 June 1967, with 44 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vaxjo?
The windiest day measured in Vaxjo between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2005, with winds reaching 54.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vaxjo?
The warmest month in Vaxjo is July (16.0 °C on average); the coldest is February (-2.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Vaxjo?
Vaxjo receives on average 686 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 137 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vaxjo?
Vaxjo gets on average 7.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,555 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Vaxjo?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Vaxjo between 1940 and 2025 was 17 November 1995, with 19.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Vaxjo?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Vaxjo.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vaxjo?
In Vaxjo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.4 °C on 7 August 1975, and the lowest was -35.9 °C on 28 January 1942.
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