Aubenas climate — normals and trends
Aubenas (France) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.1 °C and it receives 1,098 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 (22.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Aubenas averages 29 frost days, 27 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 101 rainy days per year.
Aubenas 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 41 to 17 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.7 °C (on 22 August 2023) and the coldest -16.4 °C (on 23 February 1948).
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
AubenasRhône-Alpes
- coords
- 44.62°, 4.39°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.1°C
Average daily high
17.6°C
Average daily low
9.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,098mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
17.9km/h
Seasonal range
18.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
29 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
27 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
101 d/yr
Annual snowfall
13.7 cm
Average feels-like high
15.7 °C
Average feels-like low
6.4 °C
Average peak gust
40.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
8 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.61 · 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
22 August 2023
Coldest day
-16.4 °C
23 February 1948
Wettest day
132 mm
23 September 1993
Windiest day
53.8 km/h
4 May 1975
Strongest gust
118.8 km/h
8 November 1982
Hottest feels-like
42.9 °C
22 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
-22.9 °C
10 February 1956
Snowiest day
23.7 cm
27 December 1970
Sunniest day
15.0 h
16 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 170 mm | +87 mm |
| Feb | 11.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 123 mm | +49 mm |
| Mar | 13.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 144 mm | +58 mm |
| Apr | 18.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 106 mm | +17 mm |
| May | 22.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 60 mm | -34 mm |
| Jun | 31.0 °C | +5.9 °C | 42 mm | -17 mm |
| Jul | 30.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 32 mm | -13 mm |
| Aug | 31.5 °C | +3.6 °C | 43 mm | -19 mm |
| Sep | 23.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 133 mm | +15 mm |
| Oct | 18.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 134 mm | -23 mm |
| Nov | 13.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 136 mm | +0 mm |
| Dec | 10.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 143 mm | +48 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Aubenas?
Aubenas has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.1 °C and it receives 1,098 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Aubenas?
The hottest day measured in Aubenas between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 2023, reaching 40.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Aubenas?
The coldest day measured in Aubenas between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1948, at -16.4 °C.
Does it snow in Aubenas?
Yes. Aubenas gets on average 13.7 cm of snow per year and has around 29 frost days.
Has the climate of Aubenas warmed?
Yes: Aubenas warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Aubenas?
The wettest day measured in Aubenas between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 1993, with 132 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Aubenas?
The windiest day measured in Aubenas between 1940 and 2025 was 4 May 1975, with winds reaching 53.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Aubenas?
The warmest month in Aubenas is July (22.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Aubenas?
Aubenas receives on average 1,098 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 101 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Aubenas?
Aubenas gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Aubenas?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Aubenas between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1970, with 23.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Aubenas?
Yes: Aubenas has on average 8 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Aubenas?
In Aubenas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.9 °C on 22 August 2023, and the lowest was -22.9 °C on 10 February 1956.
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