Västerås
City in Sweden: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Stadshotellet Västerås: Einarspetz, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Västerås is a city in Sweden, in Västmanland. About 127,799 people live in the city proper, making it the 9th largest city of Sweden in our atlas.
It lies at 59.62° N, 16.55° E, about 16 m (52 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Stockholm time zone. At this high latitude, summer days are very long and winter days very short.
Location
Red dot: Västerås. Green dots: other major cities of Sweden. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Västerås has a continental (warm summer) climate (Köppen Dfb). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 23°C (73°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -7°C (20°F). Around 740 mm (29 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jul.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in SwedenNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Uppsala · 67 km
- Sollentuna · 81 km
- Örebro · 85 km
- Stockholm · 91 km
- Linköping · 144 km
- Gothenburg · 333 km
- Malmö · 488 km
- Umeå · 512 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2664454 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q25412 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Stadshotellet Västerås: Einarspetz, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)