Amboise climate — normals and trends
Amboise (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.6 °C and it receives 668 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 (19.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Amboise averages 39 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 124 rainy days per year.
Amboise 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 50 to 28 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.7 °C (on 23 July 2019) and the coldest -17.7 °C (on 16 January 1985).
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
AmboiseCentre-Val de Loire
- coords
- 47.41°, 0.98°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.6°C
Average daily high
15.6°C
Average daily low
7.8°C
Annual rainfall
668mm
Sunshine / day
8.0h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
18.4km/h
Seasonal range
15.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
39 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
124 d/yr
Annual snowfall
9.7 cm
Average feels-like high
13.4 °C
Average feels-like low
5.2 °C
Average peak gust
36.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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
40.7 °C
23 July 2019
Coldest day
-17.7 °C
16 January 1985
Wettest day
57 mm
7 August 1965
Windiest day
60.2 km/h
3 February 1990
Strongest gust
130.0 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
42.0 °C
30 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-23.1 °C
17 January 1985
Snowiest day
9.9 cm
31 January 1947
Sunniest day
15.8 h
22 June 2001
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 | 7.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 122 mm | +64 mm |
| Feb | 9.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 53 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 13.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 52 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 18.5 °C | +3.6 °C | 42 mm | -13 mm |
| May | 21.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 30 mm | -37 mm |
| Jun | 27.8 °C | +5.6 °C | 13 mm | -37 mm |
| Jul | 26.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 49 mm | +4 mm |
| Aug | 27.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 46 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 20.6 °C | -0.7 °C | 51 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | 17.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 60 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 12.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 72 mm | +9 mm |
| Dec | 9.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 43 mm | -19 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Amboise?
Amboise has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.6 °C and it receives 668 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Amboise?
The hottest day measured in Amboise between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 2019, reaching 40.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Amboise?
The coldest day measured in Amboise between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1985, at -17.7 °C.
Does it snow in Amboise?
Yes. Amboise gets on average 9.7 cm of snow per year and has around 39 frost days.
Has the climate of Amboise warmed?
Yes: Amboise warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Amboise?
The wettest day measured in Amboise between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 1965, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Amboise?
The windiest day measured in Amboise between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1990, with winds reaching 60.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Amboise?
The warmest month in Amboise is July (19.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Amboise?
Amboise receives on average 668 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 124 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Amboise?
Amboise gets on average 8.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,920 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Amboise?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Amboise between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1947, with 9.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Amboise?
Yes: Amboise has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Amboise?
In Amboise, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.0 °C on 30 July 2024, and the lowest was -23.1 °C on 17 January 1985.
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