Vetlanda climate — normals and trends
Vetlanda (Sweden) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.0 °C and it receives 623 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 (-3.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Vetlanda averages 128 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 129 rainy days per year.
Vetlanda has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 141 to 115 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.4 °C (on 21 July 2022) and the coldest -32.7 °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
VetlandaJönköping
- coords
- 57.43°, 15.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.0°C
Average daily high
9.4°C
Average daily low
2.6°C
Annual rainfall
623mm
Sunshine / day
7.1h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
17.0km/h
Seasonal range
19.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
128 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
129 d/yr
Annual snowfall
98.6 cm
Average feels-like high
6.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.8 °C
Average peak gust
38.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.27 · 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
-32.7 °C
28 January 1942
Wettest day
63 mm
8 July 2012
Windiest day
50.8 km/h
22 September 1969
Strongest gust
113.4 km/h
22 January 1993
Hottest feels-like
33.3 °C
21 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-38.1 °C
28 January 1942
Snowiest day
20.7 cm
4 April 1998
Sunniest day
17.5 h
21 June 2012
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 79 mm | +36 mm |
| Feb | 1.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 13 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 7.8 °C | +4.4 °C | 13 mm | -21 mm |
| Apr | 13.4 °C | +4.4 °C | 18 mm | -23 mm |
| May | 14.2 °C | -0.7 °C | 54 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 19.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 50 mm | -15 mm |
| Jul | 22.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 104 mm | +28 mm |
| Aug | 20.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 36 mm | -36 mm |
| Sep | 17.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 58 mm | +2 mm |
| Oct | 10.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 52 mm | +2 mm |
| Nov | 4.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 38 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 4.2 °C | +3.4 °C | 23 mm | -25 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vetlanda?
Vetlanda has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.0 °C and it receives 623 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vetlanda?
The hottest day measured in Vetlanda between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 2022, reaching 34.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vetlanda?
The coldest day measured in Vetlanda between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1942, at -32.7 °C.
Does it snow in Vetlanda?
Yes. Vetlanda gets on average 98.6 cm of snow per year and has around 128 frost days.
Has the climate of Vetlanda warmed?
Yes: Vetlanda warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Vetlanda?
The wettest day measured in Vetlanda between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 2012, with 63 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vetlanda?
The windiest day measured in Vetlanda between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 1969, with winds reaching 50.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vetlanda?
The warmest month in Vetlanda is July (16.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Vetlanda?
Vetlanda receives on average 623 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 129 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vetlanda?
Vetlanda gets on average 7.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,592 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Vetlanda?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Vetlanda between 1940 and 2025 was 4 April 1998, with 20.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Vetlanda?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Vetlanda.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vetlanda?
In Vetlanda, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.3 °C on 21 July 2022, and the lowest was -38.1 °C on 28 January 1942.
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