Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Gothenburg, Västra Götaland, Sweden weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Gothenburg, Västra Götaland, Sweden, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 29°C on 2019-07-26; its coldest fell to -21°C on 1987-01-10.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
9°C2007-01-12
-20°C1987-01-10
6°C2005-01-07
-21°C1987-01-10
February
9°C2020-02-16
-14°C1985-02-09
7°C1990-02-20
-19°C1985-02-18
March
13°C2007-03-26
-8°C1987-03-03
6°C2021-03-30
-14°C1987-03-03
April
20°C2000-04-30
1°C1985-04-09
12°C2000-04-30
-5°C1985-04-10
May
25°C2018-05-30
5°C1981-05-02
17°C2018-05-30
1°C1985-05-03
June
27°C2007-06-10
10°C1989-06-01
18°C2026-06-28
6°C1982-06-14
July
29°C2019-07-26
13°C2000-07-09
21°C2018-07-31
10°C1996-07-19
August
28°C1982-08-01
13°C1998-08-27
20°C1997-08-25
9°C1993-08-28
September
24°C2016-09-15
8°C1993-09-17
18°C2016-09-15
4°C1986-09-27
October
18°C2020-10-02
0°C1992-10-30
14°C2011-10-03
-3°C1992-10-30
November
14°C2020-11-02
-7°C2010-11-30
12°C2022-11-11
-10°C2010-11-30
December
11°C2006-12-05
-11°C2010-12-25
8°C2006-12-14
-14°C2010-12-29

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
11°C2006-12-05
-20°C1987-01-10
8°C2006-12-14
-21°C1987-01-10
Spring (Mar–May)
25°C2018-05-30
-8°C1987-03-03
17°C2018-05-30
-14°C1987-03-03
Summer (Jun–Aug)
29°C2019-07-26
10°C1989-06-01
21°C2018-07-31
6°C1982-06-14
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
24°C2016-09-15
-7°C2010-11-30
18°C2016-09-15
-10°C2010-11-30

All-time records

The most extreme value Gothenburg has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 29°C 2019-07-26
Lowest -20°C 1987-01-10

Low

Highest 21°C 2018-07-31
Lowest -21°C 1987-01-10

Feels-like

Highest 33°C 2019-07-26
Lowest -33°C 1987-01-10

Humidity

Highest 17.0 g/m³ 2002-08-01
Lowest 1.0 g/m³ 1987-01-10

Wind

Highest 84 km/h 2005-01-08
Lowest 5 km/h 2023-07-09

Precip

Wettest 46 mm 2008-08-04
Driest 24-day dry spell 2023-05-24

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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