Braives climate — normals and trends
Braives (Belgium) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.0 °C and it receives 796 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (17.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Braives averages 51 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 151 rainy days per year.
Braives has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 67 to 35 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.6 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -22.3 °C (on 3 February 1942).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
BraivesWallonia
- coords
- 50.63°, 5.15°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.0°C
Average daily high
13.4°C
Average daily low
6.7°C
Annual rainfall
796mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
19.4km/h
Seasonal range
15.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
51 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
151 d/yr
Annual snowfall
22.8 cm
Average feels-like high
10.9 °C
Average feels-like low
3.7 °C
Average peak gust
38.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
39.6 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-22.3 °C
3 February 1942
Wettest day
54 mm
13 November 2010
Windiest day
57.8 km/h
24 November 1984
Strongest gust
124.9 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
41.1 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-27.8 °C
3 February 1942
Snowiest day
10.9 cm
15 February 1987
Sunniest day
15.7 h
2 July 2018
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 161 mm | +97 mm |
| Feb | 7.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 41 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 13.1 °C | +3.6 °C | 12 mm | -51 mm |
| Apr | 16.9 °C | +3.7 °C | 47 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 19.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 52 mm | -18 mm |
| Jun | 23.8 °C | +3.7 °C | 84 mm | +10 mm |
| Jul | 23.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 90 mm | +12 mm |
| Aug | 24.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 32 mm | -40 mm |
| Sep | 19.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 98 mm | +38 mm |
| Oct | 14.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 76 mm | +14 mm |
| Nov | 10.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 64 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 8.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 32 mm | -38 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Braives?
Braives has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.0 °C and it receives 796 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Braives?
The hottest day measured in Braives between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 39.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Braives?
The coldest day measured in Braives between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1942, at -22.3 °C.
Does it snow in Braives?
Yes. Braives gets on average 22.8 cm of snow per year and has around 51 frost days.
Has the climate of Braives warmed?
Yes: Braives warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Braives?
The wettest day measured in Braives between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 2010, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Braives?
The windiest day measured in Braives between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 1984, with winds reaching 57.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Braives?
The warmest month in Braives is July (17.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Braives?
Braives receives on average 796 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 151 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Braives?
Braives gets on average 7.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,738 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Braives?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Braives between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1987, with 10.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Braives?
Yes: Braives has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Braives?
In Braives, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.1 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -27.8 °C on 3 February 1942.
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