Ystad climate — normals and trends
Ystad (Sweden) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.8 °C and it receives 592 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 (16.8 °C on average) and the coldest is February (-0.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Ystad averages 81 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 125 rainy days per year.
Ystad has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 103 to 59 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.2 °C (on 9 August 1975) and the coldest -26.8 °C (on 26 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
YstadSkåne County
- coords
- 55.43°, 13.82°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.8°C
Average daily high
10.5°C
Average daily low
5.0°C
Annual rainfall
592mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
23.0km/h
Seasonal range
17.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
81 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
125 d/yr
Annual snowfall
58.1 cm
Average feels-like high
7.3 °C
Average feels-like low
1.4 °C
Average peak gust
41.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
31.2 °C
9 August 1975
Coldest day
-26.8 °C
26 January 1942
Wettest day
44 mm
28 August 1989
Windiest day
72.0 km/h
17 October 1967
Strongest gust
128.9 km/h
3 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
34.7 °C
16 July 2021
Coldest feels-like
-32.5 °C
26 January 1942
Snowiest day
15.5 cm
3 January 1976
Sunniest day
16.3 h
2 July 2006
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 60 mm | +10 mm |
| Feb | 3.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 15 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 8.4 °C | +3.9 °C | 16 mm | -23 mm |
| Apr | 12.6 °C | +3.5 °C | 8 mm | -29 mm |
| May | 14.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 51 mm | +8 mm |
| Jun | 18.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 62 mm | +10 mm |
| Jul | 21.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 78 mm | +15 mm |
| Aug | 21.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 27 mm | -35 mm |
| Sep | 18.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 78 mm | +26 mm |
| Oct | 12.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 83 mm | +33 mm |
| Nov | 7.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 32 mm | -20 mm |
| Dec | 5.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 16 mm | -37 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ystad?
Ystad has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.8 °C and it receives 592 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ystad?
The hottest day measured in Ystad between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 1975, reaching 31.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ystad?
The coldest day measured in Ystad between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1942, at -26.8 °C.
Does it snow in Ystad?
Yes. Ystad gets on average 58.1 cm of snow per year and has around 81 frost days.
Has the climate of Ystad warmed?
Yes: Ystad warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ystad?
The wettest day measured in Ystad between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 1989, with 44 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ystad?
The windiest day measured in Ystad between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 1967, with winds reaching 72.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ystad?
The warmest month in Ystad is July (16.8 °C on average); the coldest is February (-0.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Ystad?
Ystad receives on average 592 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 125 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ystad?
Ystad gets on average 7.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,884 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ystad?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ystad between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1976, with 15.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ystad?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Ystad.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ystad?
In Ystad, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.7 °C on 16 July 2021, and the lowest was -32.5 °C on 26 January 1942.
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