Målilla (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈmôːˌlɪlːa])[2] is a locality in Hultsfred Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 1,524 inhabitants in 2010.
Due to its fame for the extremes in temperature, the center of the town's main roundabout features a 15 metre high thermometer.
Målilla is famous for motorcycle speedway and a team called Dackarna,[4] who are six-time champions of Sweden.
Despite being prone to temperature extremes, Målilla has a relatively normal climate, with slightly warmer days and colder nights than typical for the area, especially during spring, with April high temperatures averaging 13 °C (55 °F) for 2002–2014, but with night time lows being around freezing point.
[9] Other official statistical records include exceeding 20 °C (68 °F) in March, attaining 28.8 °C (83.8 °F) in April, and reaching 23 °C (73 °F) in October, all exceptionally warm by Swedish standards.