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How much does it rain in Gothenburg per year?

Normal annual precipitation in Gothenburg compared with other cities, and the 2025 figure.

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Short answer

Gothenburg's normal precipitation for 1991–2020 is 912 mm a year, according to SMHI, clearly more than Stockholm's 546 mm and Malmö's 658 mm. In 2025 Gothenburg got 765 mm, below normal, in a year that was drier than normal for most of Götaland.

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Why

  1. According to SMHI's station table, the normal annual precipitation for 1991–2020 is 912 mm in Gothenburg, 546 mm in Stockholm and 658 mm in Malmö.
  2. SMHI says that the western side of the Southern Swedish Highlands gets almost twice as much precipitation as the east coast, and that the wettest inhabited areas in the south-west get 1,000–1,300 mm a year.
  3. SMHI says precipitation falls all year but most heavily in summer and autumn.

Details

SMHI defines precipitation as liquid or solid water particles falling through the atmosphere, so the figures include snow as well as rain. The year 2025 was drier than normal at SMHI's stations in Gothenburg (765 mm), Stockholm (470 mm) and Malmö (528 mm).

Tip

A single year can differ a lot from the normal, so compare the 1991–2020 normal rather than one year, for example 912 mm against 765 mm in 2025.

What may differ

The amount differs between stations in the same region. SMHI's 1991–2020 normals include 619 mm at Vinga, 912 mm in Gothenburg and 1,205 mm at Torup.

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Information checked on 27 October 2026.

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