Apt climate — normals and trends
Apt (France) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.3 °C and it receives 896 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 (21.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Apt averages 67 frost days, 11 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 104 rainy days per year.
Apt has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 89 to 45 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.9 °C (on 28 June 2019) and the coldest -20.3 °C (on 27 December 1962).
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
AptProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- coords
- 43.88°, 5.40°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.3°C
Average daily high
16.4°C
Average daily low
6.6°C
Annual rainfall
896mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
14.9km/h
Seasonal range
18.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
67 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
11 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
104 d/yr
Annual snowfall
29.2 cm
Average feels-like high
14.6 °C
Average feels-like low
4.2 °C
Average peak gust
38.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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
37.9 °C
28 June 2019
Coldest day
-20.3 °C
27 December 1962
Wettest day
82 mm
6 November 1997
Windiest day
40.9 km/h
8 April 1943
Strongest gust
108.7 km/h
4 March 2017
Hottest feels-like
40.5 °C
28 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
-25.2 °C
27 December 1962
Snowiest day
21.3 cm
8 January 2010
Sunniest day
15.0 h
4 June 1940
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 | 9.9 °C | +3.0 °C | 130 mm | +65 mm |
| Feb | 11.3 °C | +2.8 °C | 45 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 13.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 125 mm | +52 mm |
| Apr | 17.8 °C | +2.7 °C | 140 mm | +58 mm |
| May | 20.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 91 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 29.5 °C | +6.1 °C | 50 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 28.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 16 mm | -18 mm |
| Aug | 29.7 °C | +3.4 °C | 60 mm | +7 mm |
| Sep | 22.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 100 mm | +19 mm |
| Oct | 18.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 142 mm | +33 mm |
| Nov | 12.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 87 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 10.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 68 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Apt?
Apt has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.3 °C and it receives 896 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Apt?
The hottest day measured in Apt between 1940 and 2025 was 28 June 2019, reaching 37.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Apt?
The coldest day measured in Apt between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1962, at -20.3 °C.
Does it snow in Apt?
Yes. Apt gets on average 29.2 cm of snow per year and has around 67 frost days.
Has the climate of Apt warmed?
Yes: Apt warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Apt?
The wettest day measured in Apt between 1940 and 2025 was 6 November 1997, with 82 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Apt?
The windiest day measured in Apt between 1940 and 2025 was 8 April 1943, with winds reaching 40.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Apt?
The warmest month in Apt is July (21.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Apt?
Apt receives on average 896 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 104 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Apt?
Apt gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Apt?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Apt between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2010, with 21.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Apt?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Apt.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Apt?
In Apt, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.5 °C on 28 June 2019, and the lowest was -25.2 °C on 27 December 1962.
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