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Climate and Average Weather Year Round at Kalmar Airport Sweden

At Kalmar Airport, the summers are comfortable and partly cloudy and the winters are long, very cold, snowy, windy, and mostly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 25°F to 71°F and is rarely below 9°F or above 79°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Kalmar Airport for warm-weather activities is from late June to late August.

Climate at Kalmar Airport

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Kalmar Airport weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The warm season lasts for 3.1 months, from June 3 to September 7, with an average daily high temperature above 64°F. The hottest month of the year at Kalmar Airport is July, with an average high of 71°F and low of 53°F.

The cold season lasts for 4.0 months, from November 18 to March 18, with an average daily high temperature below 42°F. The coldest month of the year at Kalmar Airport is February, with an average low of 25°F and high of 36°F.

Average High and Low Temperature at Kalmar Airport

Average High and Low Temperature at Kalmar AirportwarmcoldcoldJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FFeb 735°FFeb 735°FJul 2171°FJul 2171°F25°F25°F53°F53°FJun 364°FJun 364°FSep 764°FSep 764°FNov 1842°FNov 1842°FMar 1842°FMar 1842°F45°F45°F48°F48°F33°F33°F29°F29°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 35°F36°F41°F50°F60°F66°F71°F69°F62°F52°F43°F37°F
Temp. 31°F31°F35°F42°F51°F58°F63°F62°F54°F46°F39°F33°F
Low 26°F25°F28°F34°F41°F48°F53°F52°F46°F40°F34°F28°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature at Kalmar Airport

Average Hourly Temperature at Kalmar AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowfreezingfreezingvery coldvery coldcoldcoolcoolcomfortablefreezingfreezing
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Kitimat, Canada (4,540 miles away) and Shelburne, Canada (3,494 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Kalmar Airport (view comparison).

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At Kalmar Airport, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year at Kalmar Airport begins around April 14 and lasts for 5.8 months, ending around October 8.

The clearest month of the year at Kalmar Airport is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 57% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 8 and lasts for 6.2 months, ending around April 14.

The cloudiest month of the year at Kalmar Airport is December, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 70% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories at Kalmar Airport

Cloud Cover Categories at Kalmar AirportclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jun 2358%Jun 2358%Dec 328%Dec 328%Apr 1443%Apr 1443%Oct 843%Oct 843%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 68%65%61%56%48%43%43%46%49%60%69%70%
Clearer 32%35%39%44%52%57%57%54%51%40%31%30%

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days at Kalmar Airport varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 7.1 months, from May 26 to December 31, with a greater than 21% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days at Kalmar Airport is November, with an average of 7.9 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 4.9 months, from December 31 to May 26. The month with the fewest wet days at Kalmar Airport is March, with an average of 4.8 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone at Kalmar Airport is October, with an average of 7.6 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 26% on November 4.

Daily Chance of Precipitation at Kalmar Airport

Daily Chance of Precipitation at Kalmar AirportwetdryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Nov 1228%Nov 1228%Mar 1014%Mar 1014%May 2621%May 2621%Dec 3121%Dec 3121%NowNowrainsnow
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 3.8d2.9d3.9d4.7d6.3d7.3d7.4d7.5d7.0d7.6d7.3d5.5d
Mixed 1.3d1.2d0.6d0.3d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.4d1.0d
Snow 1.0d1.2d0.3d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.2d0.8d
Any 6.1d5.3d4.8d5.0d6.4d7.3d7.4d7.5d7.0d7.7d7.9d7.3d

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Kalmar Airport experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year at Kalmar Airport. The month with the most rain at Kalmar Airport is July, with an average rainfall of 2.1 inches.

The month with the least rain at Kalmar Airport is February, with an average rainfall of 0.6 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall at Kalmar Airport

Average Monthly Rainfall at Kalmar AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 inJul 192.1 inJul 192.1 inFeb 240.6 inFeb 240.6 inSep 21.9 inSep 21.9 inOct 291.7 inOct 291.7 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 0.7″0.6″0.7″1.0″1.4″1.8″2.1″1.8″1.8″1.7″1.6″1.1″

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Kalmar Airport experiences some seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 4.0 months, from November 17 to March 17, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow at Kalmar Airport is February, with an average snowfall of 3.1 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 8.0 months, from March 17 to November 17. The least snow falls around July 24, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Snowfall at Kalmar Airport

Average Monthly Snowfall at Kalmar AirportsnowsnowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 inFeb 93.2 inFeb 93.2 inJul 240.0 inJul 240.0 inNov 171.0 inNov 171.0 inMar 171.0 inMar 171.0 inNowNow
The average snowfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average rainfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Snowfall 2.5″3.1″1.0″0.3″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.9″2.1″

The length of the day at Kalmar Airport varies extremely over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 6 hours, 47 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 17 hours, 48 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight at Kalmar Airport

Hours of Daylight and Twilight at Kalmar AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 9 minMar 2012 hr, 9 minMar 2017 hr, 48 minJun 2017 hr, 48 minJun 2012 hr, 12 minSep 2212 hr, 12 minSep 226 hr, 47 minDec 216 hr, 47 minDec 21nightnightdayNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 7.6h9.5h11.9h14.3h16.5h17.7h17.0h15.1h12.7h10.3h8.1h6.9h

The earliest sunrise is at 4:02 AM on June 17, and the latest sunrise is 4 hours, 29 minutes later at 8:31 AM on December 28. The earliest sunset is at 3:15 PM on December 14, and the latest sunset is 6 hours, 36 minutes later at 9:51 PM on June 23.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed at Kalmar Airport during 2024, starting in the spring on March 31, lasting 6.9 months, and ending in the fall on October 27.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time at Kalmar Airport

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time at Kalmar AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 174:02 AMJun 174:02 AM9:51 PMJun 239:51 PMJun 23Dec 143:15 PMDec 143:15 PM8:31 AMDec 288:31 AMDec 28Mar 31DSTMar 31DSTDSTOct 27DSTOct 27daynightnightnightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray. The transitions to and from daylight saving time are indicated by the 'DST' labels.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth at Kalmar Airport

Solar Elevation and Azimuth at Kalmar AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM00001010102020303040405000010101010202030304040501057NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases at Kalmar Airport

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level at Kalmar Airport, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, staying within 1% of 1% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels at Kalmar Airport

Humidity Comfort Levels at Kalmar AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Mar 90%Mar 90%Jul 293%Jul 293%NowNowcomfortablecomfortabledrydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.6d0.5d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed at Kalmar Airport experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 6.0 months, from September 17 to March 17, with average wind speeds of more than 8.4 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year at Kalmar Airport is January, with an average hourly wind speed of 9.8 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.0 months, from March 17 to September 17. The calmest month of the year at Kalmar Airport is May, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.9 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed at Kalmar Airport

Average Wind Speed at Kalmar AirportwindywindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mphJan 69.9 mphJan 69.9 mphMay 286.9 mphMay 286.9 mphSep 178.4 mphSep 178.4 mphMar 178.4 mphMar 178.4 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 9.89.18.47.46.97.07.07.48.38.99.19.4

The predominant average hourly wind direction at Kalmar Airport is from the west throughout the year.

Wind Direction at Kalmar Airport

Wind Direction at Kalmar AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestsouthnortheast
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Kalmar Airport is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 2.6 months, from June 28 to September 15, with an average temperature above 58°F. The month of the year at Kalmar Airport with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 63°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 4.6 months, from December 9 to April 28, with an average temperature below 41°F. The month of the year at Kalmar Airport with the coolest water is February, with an average temperature of 36°F.

Average Water Temperature at Kalmar Airport

Average Water Temperature at Kalmar AirportwarmcoolcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec30°F30°F35°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°FAug 564°FAug 564°F35°FMar 135°FMar 1Jun 2858°FJun 2858°FSep 1558°FSep 1558°FDec 941°FDec 941°FApr 2841°FApr 2841°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
WaterJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temperature 37°F36°F36°F39°F46°F55°F62°F63°F58°F51°F45°F40°F

To characterize how pleasant the weather is at Kalmar Airport throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Kalmar Airport for general outdoor tourist activities is from late June to late August, with a peak score in the third week of July.

Tourism Score at Kalmar Airport

Tourism Score at Kalmar Airportbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.86.80.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Kalmar Airport for hot-weather activities is from mid July to early August, with a peak score in the third week of July.

Beach/Pool Score at Kalmar Airport

Beach/Pool Score at Kalmar AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810103.03.00.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitation
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season at Kalmar Airport typically lasts for 5.0 months (153 days), from around May 7 to around October 6, rarely starting before April 19 or after May 25, and rarely ending before September 16 or after October 31.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season at Kalmar Airport

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season at Kalmar Airportgrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%May 750%May 750%Oct 650%Oct 650%May 2590%May 2590%Sep 1690%Sep 1690%Apr 1910%Apr 1910%Oct 3110%Oct 3110%0%Feb 170%Feb 17Jul 22100%Jul 22100%NowNowfreezingvery coldcoldcoolcomfortablefrigidwarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms at Kalmar Airport should appear around May 19, only rarely appearing before May 9 or after May 30.

Growing Degree Days at Kalmar Airport

Growing Degree Days at Kalmar AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F200°F200°F400°F400°F600°F600°F800°F800°F1,000°F1,000°F1,200°F1,200°F1,400°F1,400°F1,600°F1,600°FMay 1990°FMay 1990°FAug 6900°FAug 6900°FDec 311,400°FDec 311,400°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.2 months, from May 2 to August 10, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.2 kWh. The brightest month of the year at Kalmar Airport is June, with an average of 6.3 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 4.2 months, from October 18 to February 24, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 1.5 kWh. The darkest month of the year at Kalmar Airport is December, with an average of 0.3 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy at Kalmar Airport

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy at Kalmar AirportbrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhJun 236.4 kWhJun 236.4 kWhDec 240.3 kWhDec 240.3 kWhMay 25.2 kWhMay 25.2 kWhAug 105.2 kWhAug 105.2 kWhOct 181.5 kWhOct 181.5 kWhFeb 241.5 kWhFeb 241.5 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 0.51.22.64.25.86.36.04.93.31.70.70.3

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Kalmar Airport are 56.683 deg latitude, 16.283 deg longitude, and 3 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Kalmar Airport is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 79 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 22 feet. Within 10 miles is essentially flat (262 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,047 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Kalmar Airport is covered by cropland (50%) and artificial surfaces (33%), within 10 miles by trees (32%) and water (31%), and within 50 miles by water (47%) and trees (42%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at Kalmar Airport, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

Kalmar Airport has a weather station that reported reliably enough during the analysis period that we have included it in our network. When available, historical temperature and dew point measurements are taken directly from this weather station. These records are obtained from NOAA's Integrated Surface Hourly data set, falling back on ICAO METAR records as required.

In the case of missing or erroneous measurements from this station, we fall back on records from nearby stations, adjusted according to typical seasonal and diurnal intra-station differences. For a given day of the year and hour of the day, the fallback station is selected to minimize the prediction error over the years for which there are measurements for both stations.

The stations on which we may fall back are Hultsfred Airport, Ronneby Airport, Växjö Småland Airport, Hagshult, Visby Airport, Kristianstad Airport, Jönköping Airport, and Ljungbyhed.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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The information on this site is provided as is, without any assurances as to its accuracy or suitability for any purpose. Weather data is prone to errors, outages, and other defects. We assume no responsibility for any decisions made on the basis of the content presented on this site.

We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. While having the tremendous advantages of temporal and spatial completeness, these reconstructions: (1) are based on computer models that may have model-based errors, (2) are coarsely sampled on a 50 km grid and are therefore unable to reconstruct the local variations of many microclimates, and (3) have particular difficulty with the weather in some coastal areas, especially small islands.

We further caution that our travel scores are only as good as the data that underpin them, that weather conditions at any given location and time are unpredictable and variable, and that the definition of the scores reflects a particular set of preferences that may not agree with those of any particular reader.

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