Neufchâteau climate — normals and trends
Neufchâteau (Belgium) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 963 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 (16.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Neufchâteau averages 71 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 159 rainy days per year.
Neufchâteau has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 86 to 56 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.3 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -20.2 °C (on 23 January 1940).
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
NeufchâteauWallonia
- coords
- 49.84°, 5.44°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.7°C
Average daily high
12.0°C
Average daily low
5.5°C
Annual rainfall
963mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
19.6km/h
Seasonal range
16.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
71 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
159 d/yr
Annual snowfall
54.3 cm
Average feels-like high
9.3 °C
Average feels-like low
2.3 °C
Average peak gust
38.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · 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
37.3 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-20.2 °C
23 January 1940
Wettest day
63 mm
11 May 1970
Windiest day
57.0 km/h
24 November 1984
Strongest gust
125.6 km/h
24 November 1984
Hottest feels-like
37.5 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-26.2 °C
6 January 1947
Snowiest day
13.3 cm
13 December 1952
Sunniest day
15.4 h
2 July 2006
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 | 4.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 157 mm | +69 mm |
| Feb | 5.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 51 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 12.2 °C | +4.1 °C | 17 mm | -60 mm |
| Apr | 15.9 °C | +3.9 °C | 56 mm | -16 mm |
| May | 18.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 51 mm | -32 mm |
| Jun | 23.6 °C | +4.6 °C | 77 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 22.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 111 mm | +32 mm |
| Aug | 23.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 39 mm | -36 mm |
| Sep | 17.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 158 mm | +86 mm |
| Oct | 12.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 121 mm | +45 mm |
| Nov | 8.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 70 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 6.7 °C | +3.0 °C | 39 mm | -57 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Neufchâteau?
Neufchâteau has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 963 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Neufchâteau?
The hottest day measured in Neufchâteau between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 37.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Neufchâteau?
The coldest day measured in Neufchâteau between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1940, at -20.2 °C.
Does it snow in Neufchâteau?
Yes. Neufchâteau gets on average 54.3 cm of snow per year and has around 71 frost days.
Has the climate of Neufchâteau warmed?
Yes: Neufchâteau warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Neufchâteau?
The wettest day measured in Neufchâteau between 1940 and 2025 was 11 May 1970, with 63 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Neufchâteau?
The windiest day measured in Neufchâteau between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 1984, with winds reaching 57.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Neufchâteau?
The warmest month in Neufchâteau is July (16.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Neufchâteau?
Neufchâteau receives on average 963 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 159 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Neufchâteau?
Neufchâteau 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 Neufchâteau?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Neufchâteau between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1952, with 13.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Neufchâteau?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Neufchâteau.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Neufchâteau?
In Neufchâteau, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.5 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -26.2 °C on 6 January 1947.
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