Gothenburg, Västra Götaland, Sweden climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Gothenburg, Västra Götaland, Sweden, with every day graded against ~46 years of local climate history (1980–2026). Its warmest month is July, averaging a high of 21°C, and its coldest is February, with an average low of -3°C.
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden, after the capital Stockholm, and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-07-24. Each reading placed on Gothenburg, Västra Götaland, Sweden's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Gothenburg average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Gothenburg, Västra Götaland, Sweden, based on 1980–2026 records. The wettest month is August (5 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2°C | -2°C | 3 mm |
| February | 2°C | -3°C | 3 mm |
| March | 5°C | -1°C | 3 mm |
| April | 10°C | 2°C | 3 mm |
| May | 16°C | 6°C | 3 mm |
| June | 18°C | 10°C | 3 mm |
| July | 21°C | 12°C | 3 mm |
| August | 20°C | 12°C | 5 mm |
| September | 16°C | 9°C | 3 mm |
| October | 11°C | 5°C | 3 mm |
| November | 6°C | 2°C | 3 mm |
| December | 3°C | -1°C | 3 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 33°C on 2018-07-27
- Coldest day on record: -24°C on 1987-01-10
Percentiles compare each day to Gothenburg, Västra Götaland, Sweden's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →