Autun climate — normals and trends
Autun (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.3 °C and it receives 929 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 (19.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Autun averages 58 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 145 rainy days per year.
Autun has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 67 to 49 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.1 °C (on 7 August 2003) and the coldest -22.6 °C (on 9 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
AutunBourgogne
- coords
- 46.95°, 4.30°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.3°C
Average daily high
14.1°C
Average daily low
6.6°C
Annual rainfall
929mm
Sunshine / day
8.3h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
14.9km/h
Seasonal range
17.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
58 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
145 d/yr
Annual snowfall
33.3 cm
Average feels-like high
12.1 °C
Average feels-like low
4.2 °C
Average peak gust
33.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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
39.1 °C
7 August 2003
Coldest day
-22.6 °C
9 January 1985
Wettest day
58 mm
12 November 1996
Windiest day
50.1 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
128.2 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
40.8 °C
27 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
-27.2 °C
9 January 1985
Snowiest day
15.5 cm
4 March 2006
Sunniest day
15.2 h
3 July 1949
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 | 6.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 100 mm | +20 mm |
| Feb | 8.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 57 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 12.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 58 mm | -14 mm |
| Apr | 16.8 °C | +3.1 °C | 64 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 19.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 59 mm | -31 mm |
| Jun | 26.6 °C | +5.1 °C | 45 mm | -30 mm |
| Jul | 25.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 82 mm | +19 mm |
| Aug | 26.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 114 mm | +44 mm |
| Sep | 18.8 °C | -1.1 °C | 117 mm | +40 mm |
| Oct | 14.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 108 mm | +29 mm |
| Nov | 9.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 95 mm | +8 mm |
| Dec | 7.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 71 mm | -14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Autun?
Autun has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.3 °C and it receives 929 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Autun?
The hottest day measured in Autun between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 2003, reaching 39.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Autun?
The coldest day measured in Autun between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1985, at -22.6 °C.
Does it snow in Autun?
Yes. Autun gets on average 33.3 cm of snow per year and has around 58 frost days.
Has the climate of Autun warmed?
Yes: Autun warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Autun?
The wettest day measured in Autun between 1940 and 2025 was 12 November 1996, with 58 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Autun?
The windiest day measured in Autun between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 50.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Autun?
The warmest month in Autun is July (19.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Autun?
Autun receives on average 929 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 145 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Autun?
Autun gets on average 8.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,030 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Autun?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Autun between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2006, with 15.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Autun?
Yes: Autun has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Autun?
In Autun, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.8 °C on 27 June 2019, and the lowest was -27.2 °C on 9 January 1985.
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