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Gävle, Sweden climate
Dfb Warm-summer humid continental
Gävle has a seasonal cold-temperate climate (Warm-summer humid continental, Köppen Dfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 71°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 19°F at night. Around 19 inches of precipitation falls each year, peaking in August (2.5 inches) and easing off in April (0.8 inches). At latitude 61°N, day length swings from 5.3 hours in midwinter to 18.7 hours at midsummer.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Gävle climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 32 | 34 | 40 | 49 | 59 | 66 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 49 | 40 | 34 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 25 | 27 | 32 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 61 | 60 | 52 | 42 | 35 | 29 |
| Avg low (°F) | 19 | 20 | 23 | 31 | 38 | 47 | 51 | 49 | 43 | 35 | 30 | 23 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 32 | 34 | 40 | 49 | 59 | 66 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 25 | 27 | 32 | 40 | 49 | 57 |
| Avg low (°F) | 19 | 20 | 23 | 31 | 38 | 47 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 71 | 70 | 62 | 49 | 40 | 34 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 61 | 60 | 52 | 42 | 35 | 29 |
| Avg low (°F) | 51 | 49 | 43 | 35 | 30 | 23 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 74 | 71 | 66 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 71 | 74 | 72 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 97 | 96 | 90 | 82 | 78 | 77 | 78 | 81 | 85 | 91 | 96 | 97 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 74 | 71 | 66 | 64 | 65 | 65 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 97 | 96 | 90 | 82 | 78 | 77 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 65 | 64 | 65 | 71 | 74 | 72 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 78 | 81 | 85 | 91 | 96 | 97 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at Gavle/sandviken Air Force Base, a weather station, about 5 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.