Amiens climate — normals and trends
Amiens (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.1 °C and it receives 713 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 (17.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Amiens averages 45 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 136 rainy days per year.
Amiens has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 61 to 29 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.6 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -19.9 °C (on 17 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
AmiensHauts-de-France
- coords
- 49.90°, 2.30°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.1°C
Average daily high
13.6°C
Average daily low
6.8°C
Annual rainfall
713mm
Sunshine / day
7.8h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
20.0km/h
Seasonal range
14.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
45 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
136 d/yr
Annual snowfall
14.9 cm
Average feels-like high
11.1 °C
Average feels-like low
4.0 °C
Average peak gust
38.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °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
38.6 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-19.9 °C
17 January 1985
Wettest day
49 mm
20 July 1980
Windiest day
57.5 km/h
25 January 1990
Strongest gust
125.6 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
39.5 °C
6 August 2003
Coldest feels-like
-25.2 °C
17 January 1985
Snowiest day
13.6 cm
9 January 1968
Sunniest day
15.9 h
4 July 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
Pick a year and see how it compares to normal — warmer, drier or more extreme than usual?
Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 156 mm | +98 mm |
| Feb | 6.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 42 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 12.7 °C | +2.8 °C | 22 mm | -34 mm |
| Apr | 17.6 °C | +4.6 °C | 22 mm | -34 mm |
| May | 18.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 37 mm | -29 mm |
| Jun | 23.3 °C | +3.8 °C | 59 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 23.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 73 mm | +13 mm |
| Aug | 24.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 23 mm | -36 mm |
| Sep | 19.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 56 mm | +2 mm |
| Oct | 15.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 84 mm | +23 mm |
| Nov | 10.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 62 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 8.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 45 mm | -20 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
Your birthday, a wedding, a memorable trip: discover the actual weather for any date since 1940.
Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Amiens?
Amiens has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.1 °C and it receives 713 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Amiens?
The hottest day measured in Amiens between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 38.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Amiens?
The coldest day measured in Amiens between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1985, at -19.9 °C.
Does it snow in Amiens?
Yes. Amiens gets on average 14.9 cm of snow per year and has around 45 frost days.
Has the climate of Amiens warmed?
Yes: Amiens warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Amiens?
The wettest day measured in Amiens between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1980, with 49 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Amiens?
The windiest day measured in Amiens between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1990, with winds reaching 57.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Amiens?
The warmest month in Amiens is July (17.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Amiens?
Amiens receives on average 713 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Amiens?
Amiens gets on average 7.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,847 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Amiens?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Amiens between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1968, with 13.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Amiens?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Amiens.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Amiens?
In Amiens, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.5 °C on 6 August 2003, and the lowest was -25.2 °C on 17 January 1985.
Compare Amiens with another city
Pick a second city: its normals will be set against these, indicator by indicator.
Nearby cities
The climate around Amiens