Arès climate — normals and trends
Arès (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.0 °C and it receives 818 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 August (20.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Arès averages 4 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 130 rainy days per year.
Arès has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 7 to 1 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.7 °C (on 18 July 2022) and the coldest -7.8 °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
ArèsNew Aquitaine
- coords
- 44.77°, -1.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.0°C
Average daily high
16.2°C
Average daily low
12.0°C
Annual rainfall
818mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
21.1km/h
Seasonal range
12.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
4 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
130 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.2 cm
Average feels-like high
14.8 °C
Average feels-like low
9.8 °C
Average peak gust
36.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
13 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
35.7 °C
18 July 2022
Coldest day
-7.8 °C
16 January 1985
Wettest day
59 mm
2 September 1947
Windiest day
81.0 km/h
27 December 1999
Strongest gust
150.1 km/h
27 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
39.3 °C
23 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
-14.6 °C
10 February 1956
Snowiest day
7.5 cm
20 February 1956
Sunniest day
15.1 h
25 June 2015
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 | 11.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 130 mm | +48 mm |
| Feb | 12.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 74 mm | +5 mm |
| Mar | 13.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 39 mm | -20 mm |
| Apr | 16.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 78 mm | +18 mm |
| May | 19.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 36 mm | -27 mm |
| Jun | 24.2 °C | +3.6 °C | 28 mm | -28 mm |
| Jul | 23.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 22 mm | -20 mm |
| Aug | 25.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 54 mm | +1 mm |
| Sep | 21.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 62 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 18.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 94 mm | +15 mm |
| Nov | 14.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 121 mm | +24 mm |
| Dec | 12.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 88 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Arès?
Arès has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.0 °C and it receives 818 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Arès?
The hottest day measured in Arès between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2022, reaching 35.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Arès?
The coldest day measured in Arès between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1985, at -7.8 °C.
Does it snow in Arès?
Yes. Arès gets on average 1.2 cm of snow per year and has around 4 frost days.
Has the climate of Arès warmed?
Yes: Arès warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Arès?
The wettest day measured in Arès between 1940 and 2025 was 2 September 1947, with 59 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Arès?
The windiest day measured in Arès between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1999, with winds reaching 81.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Arès?
The warmest month in Arès is August (20.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Arès?
Arès receives on average 818 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 130 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Arès?
Arès gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Arès?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Arès between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1956, with 7.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Arès?
Yes: Arès has on average 13 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Arès?
In Arès, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.3 °C on 23 August 2023, and the lowest was -14.6 °C on 10 February 1956.
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