Balma climate — normals and trends
Balma (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.3 °C and it receives 782 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 (21.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Balma averages 27 frost days, 22 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 126 rainy days per year.
Balma has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 35 to 19 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.0 °C (on 11 August 2025) and the coldest -14.6 °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
BalmaOccitanie
- coords
- 43.61°, 1.50°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.3°C
Average daily high
17.9°C
Average daily low
9.3°C
Annual rainfall
782mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
18.1km/h
Seasonal range
16.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
27 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
22 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
126 d/yr
Annual snowfall
9.1 cm
Average feels-like high
16.3 °C
Average feels-like low
7.1 °C
Average peak gust
34.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
8 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · 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
42.0 °C
11 August 2025
Coldest day
-14.6 °C
16 January 1985
Wettest day
79 mm
24 September 1993
Windiest day
59.8 km/h
27 December 1999
Strongest gust
132.8 km/h
24 January 2009
Hottest feels-like
44.3 °C
23 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
-19.5 °C
16 February 1956
Snowiest day
10.1 cm
4 January 1997
Sunniest day
14.6 h
18 June 2025
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 | +2.0 °C | 72 mm | +7 mm |
| Feb | 13.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 26 mm | -33 mm |
| Mar | 14.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 57 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 18.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 88 mm | +10 mm |
| May | 22.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 113 mm | +29 mm |
| Jun | 29.0 °C | +4.9 °C | 88 mm | +22 mm |
| Jul | 28.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 31 mm | -16 mm |
| Aug | 31.1 °C | +4.1 °C | 111 mm | +49 mm |
| Sep | 22.9 °C | -1.2 °C | 43 mm | -14 mm |
| Oct | 21.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 35 mm | -26 mm |
| Nov | 14.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 100 mm | +32 mm |
| Dec | 12.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 49 mm | -21 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Balma?
Balma has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.3 °C and it receives 782 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Balma?
The hottest day measured in Balma between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2025, reaching 42.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Balma?
The coldest day measured in Balma between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1985, at -14.6 °C.
Does it snow in Balma?
Yes. Balma gets on average 9.1 cm of snow per year and has around 27 frost days.
Has the climate of Balma warmed?
Yes: Balma warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Balma?
The wettest day measured in Balma between 1940 and 2025 was 24 September 1993, with 79 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Balma?
The windiest day measured in Balma between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1999, with winds reaching 59.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Balma?
The warmest month in Balma is July (21.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Balma?
Balma receives on average 782 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 126 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Balma?
Balma gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Balma?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Balma between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1997, with 10.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Balma?
Yes: Balma has on average 8 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Balma?
In Balma, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.3 °C on 23 August 2023, and the lowest was -19.5 °C on 16 February 1956.
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