Avon climate — normals and trends
Avon (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.1 °C and it receives 678 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 (3.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Avon averages 45 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 127 rainy days per year.
Avon 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 57 to 33 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.6 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -19.8 °C (on 17 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
AvonÎle-de-France Region
- coords
- 48.40°, 2.72°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.1°C
Average daily high
15.0°C
Average daily low
7.4°C
Annual rainfall
678mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
18.0km/h
Seasonal range
16.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
45 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
127 d/yr
Annual snowfall
13.3 cm
Average feels-like high
12.8 °C
Average feels-like low
4.8 °C
Average peak gust
35.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.6 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
41.6 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-19.8 °C
17 January 1985
Wettest day
72 mm
22 June 2023
Windiest day
62.1 km/h
3 February 1990
Strongest gust
140.8 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
41.2 °C
6 August 2003
Coldest feels-like
-25.2 °C
17 January 1985
Snowiest day
13.2 cm
25 April 1941
Sunniest day
15.8 h
2 July 2011
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 | 6.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 118 mm | +61 mm |
| Feb | 8.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 59 mm | +6 mm |
| Mar | 14.0 °C | +2.8 °C | 32 mm | -22 mm |
| Apr | 18.6 °C | +4.0 °C | 40 mm | -14 mm |
| May | 21.1 °C | +2.8 °C | 31 mm | -31 mm |
| Jun | 27.2 °C | +5.4 °C | 34 mm | -21 mm |
| Jul | 25.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 93 mm | +43 mm |
| Aug | 26.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 61 mm | +8 mm |
| Sep | 20.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 74 mm | +22 mm |
| Oct | 16.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 65 mm | +4 mm |
| Nov | 11.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 56 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 9.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 51 mm | -13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Avon?
Avon has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.1 °C and it receives 678 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Avon?
The hottest day measured in Avon between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 41.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Avon?
The coldest day measured in Avon between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1985, at -19.8 °C.
Does it snow in Avon?
Yes. Avon gets on average 13.3 cm of snow per year and has around 45 frost days.
Has the climate of Avon warmed?
Yes: Avon warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Avon?
The wettest day measured in Avon between 1940 and 2025 was 22 June 2023, with 72 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Avon?
The windiest day measured in Avon between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1990, with winds reaching 62.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Avon?
The warmest month in Avon is July (19.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Avon?
Avon receives on average 678 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 127 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Avon?
Avon gets on average 7.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,884 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Avon?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Avon between 1940 and 2025 was 25 April 1941, with 13.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Avon?
Yes: Avon has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Avon?
In Avon, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.2 °C on 6 August 2003, and the lowest was -25.2 °C on 17 January 1985.
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