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Gothenburg, Sweden climate
Cfb Oceanic / temperate
Gothenburg has a seasonal cool-temperate climate (Oceanic / temperate, Köppen Cfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 21°C, while the coldest is February averaging around −3°C at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 901 mm. At latitude 58°N, day length swings from 6.2 hours in midwinter to 17.8 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 figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsGothenburg climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| Avg low (°C) | −3 | −3 | −2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | −2 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 87 | 63 | 53 | 57 | 55 | 80 | 76 | 86 | 71 | 97 | 86 | 91 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 19 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 |
| Avg low (°C) | −3 | −3 | −2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 87 | 63 | 53 | 57 | 55 | 80 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 21 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 17 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| Avg low (°C) | 12 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | −2 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 76 | 86 | 71 | 97 | 86 | 91 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 1 | — | 0.0 | — | 0.6 | 4 | 8 | 11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 1 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 0.0 | — | 0.6 | 4 | 8 | 11 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 79 | 78 | 72 | 66 | 62 | 63 | 62 | 63 | 67 | 72 | 80 | 80 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 7 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 23 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 23 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 94 | 93 | 88 | 83 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 85 | 89 | 93 | 94 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 79 | 78 | 72 | 66 | 62 | 63 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 23 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 94 | 93 | 88 | 83 | 80 | 80 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 62 | 63 | 67 | 72 | 80 | 80 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 7 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 23 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 81 | 82 | 85 | 89 | 93 | 94 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.0 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 17 years of daily observations at Save, a weather station, about 10 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.