Thermograph

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

Gothenburg weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Gothenburg, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 33°C on 2018-07-27; its coldest fell to -24°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
10°C2007-01-09
-21°C1987-01-10
7°C2005-01-07
-24°C1987-01-10
February
13°C2019-02-26
-17°C1985-02-09
8°C2002-02-02
-24°C1985-02-10
March
18°C2012-03-27
-9°C1987-03-03
8°C2021-03-30
-22°C1987-03-04
April
27°C1993-04-26
1°C2024-04-03
14°C2000-04-29
-9°C1985-04-10
May
30°C2018-05-30
4°C1999-05-11
17°C2018-05-31
-3°C2011-05-04
June
30°C2007-06-09
9°C1991-06-04
18°C2026-06-28
2°C2009-06-06
July
33°C2018-07-27
12°C1993-07-12
20°C2018-07-28
5°C1995-07-02
August
31°C1982-08-05
13°C2016-08-10
20°C1994-08-01
3°C1993-08-28
September
28°C2024-09-05
7°C1987-09-27
18°C2016-09-07
-4°C1986-09-27
October
20°C2018-10-11
0°C2002-10-19
14°C2011-10-03
-10°C2003-10-23
November
15°C2020-11-02
-8°C2010-11-30
13°C2022-11-11
-14°C1980-11-30
December
11°C2006-12-05
-15°C2001-12-31
9°C2015-12-19
-24°C1981-12-17

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)
13°C2019-02-26
-21°C1987-01-10
9°C2015-12-19
-24°C1987-01-10
Spring (Mar–May)
30°C2018-05-30
-9°C1987-03-03
17°C2018-05-31
-22°C1987-03-04
Summer (Jun–Aug)
33°C2018-07-27
9°C1991-06-04
20°C2018-07-28
2°C2009-06-06
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
28°C2024-09-05
-8°C2010-11-30
18°C2016-09-07
-14°C1980-11-30

All-time records

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

High

Highest 33°C 2018-07-27
Lowest -21°C 1987-01-10

Low

Highest 20°C 2018-07-28
Lowest -24°C 1987-01-10

Feels-like

Highest 37°C 2018-07-28
Lowest -35°C 1987-01-10

Humidity

Highest 17.5 g/m³ 2021-07-14
Lowest 0.7 g/m³ 1987-01-10

Wind

Highest 67 km/h 2026-04-05
Lowest 5 km/h 2001-01-16

Gust

Highest 136 km/h 2005-01-08
Lowest 10 km/h 1995-11-30

Precip

Wettest 51 mm 1986-08-17
Driest 13-day dry spell 1994-05-02

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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