Amplepuis climate — normals and trends
Amplepuis (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.5 °C and it receives 887 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 (19.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Amplepuis averages 62 frost days, 10 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 142 rainy days per year.
Amplepuis has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 77 to 47 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.3 °C (on 7 August 2015) and the coldest -23.0 °C (on 12 January 1945).
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
AmplepuisRhône-Alpes
- coords
- 45.97°, 4.33°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.5°C
Average daily high
14.7°C
Average daily low
6.6°C
Annual rainfall
887mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
13.9km/h
Seasonal range
17.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
62 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
10 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
142 d/yr
Annual snowfall
36.0 cm
Average feels-like high
12.9 °C
Average feels-like low
4.3 °C
Average peak gust
32.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
39.3 °C
7 August 2015
Coldest day
-23.0 °C
12 January 1945
Wettest day
67 mm
23 September 1993
Windiest day
45.4 km/h
28 December 1999
Strongest gust
113.0 km/h
8 November 1982
Hottest feels-like
39.9 °C
27 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
-27.6 °C
12 January 1945
Snowiest day
29.7 cm
7 January 1994
Sunniest day
15.1 h
23 June 1945
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 | 7.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 79 mm | +15 mm |
| Feb | 9.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 49 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 12.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 76 mm | +11 mm |
| Apr | 16.9 °C | +2.8 °C | 68 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 19.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 75 mm | -18 mm |
| Jun | 27.3 °C | +5.3 °C | 87 mm | +12 mm |
| Jul | 25.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 44 mm | -20 mm |
| Aug | 27.7 °C | +3.5 °C | 61 mm | -18 mm |
| Sep | 20.2 °C | -0.3 °C | 116 mm | +35 mm |
| Oct | 15.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 73 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | 10.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 110 mm | +28 mm |
| Dec | 8.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 67 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Amplepuis?
Amplepuis has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.5 °C and it receives 887 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Amplepuis?
The hottest day measured in Amplepuis between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 2015, reaching 39.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Amplepuis?
The coldest day measured in Amplepuis between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1945, at -23.0 °C.
Does it snow in Amplepuis?
Yes. Amplepuis gets on average 36.0 cm of snow per year and has around 62 frost days.
Has the climate of Amplepuis warmed?
Yes: Amplepuis warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Amplepuis?
The wettest day measured in Amplepuis between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 1993, with 67 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Amplepuis?
The windiest day measured in Amplepuis between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1999, with winds reaching 45.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Amplepuis?
The warmest month in Amplepuis is July (19.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Amplepuis?
Amplepuis receives on average 887 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 142 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Amplepuis?
Amplepuis gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Amplepuis?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Amplepuis between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1994, with 29.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Amplepuis?
Yes: Amplepuis has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Amplepuis?
In Amplepuis, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.9 °C on 27 June 2019, and the lowest was -27.6 °C on 12 January 1945.
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