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What is the highest temperature ever recorded in Sweden?

The Swedish heat record, why higher readings were rejected and the highest in recent years.

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Short answer

The highest temperature ever recorded in Sweden is 38 degrees, measured at Målilla in Småland on 29 June 1947 and at Ultuna near Uppsala on 9 July 1933, according to SMHI. SMHI calls the Målilla value the heat record still in force, and a tied record.

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Why

  1. SMHI gives the Swedish heat record as 38.0 °C, reported at Målilla in eastern Småland on 29 June 1947, and describes it as the still-valid record.
  2. According to SMHI, Ultuna near Uppsala reported 38 °C on 9 July 1933, so the Målilla value is in fact a tied record.
  3. SMHI says that on 21 July 2022 Målilla reached 37.2 °C, the highest temperatures in Sweden since 1947 and just under one degree short of the record.

Details

SMHI says higher readings in June 1947, such as 39.1 °C at Alnarp in Skåne, were never approved because the shelter against reflected sunlight was inadequate. In 2025 the highest temperature in Sweden was 33.6 °C at Skellefteå airport on 24 July.

Tip

For the record of a particular month, see SMHI's page on Swedish temperature records.

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Information checked on 27 October 2026.

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