Barr climate — normals and trends
Barr (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.1 °C and it receives 999 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 (1.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Barr averages 64 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 160 rainy days per year.
Barr has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 80 to 48 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.8 °C (on 5 July 2015) and the coldest -22.8 °C (on 6 January 1947).
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
BarrGrand Est
- coords
- 48.41°, 7.45°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.1°C
Average daily high
14.0°C
Average daily low
6.5°C
Annual rainfall
999mm
Sunshine / day
8.2h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
13.5km/h
Seasonal range
18.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
64 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
160 d/yr
Annual snowfall
43.1 cm
Average feels-like high
12.2 °C
Average feels-like low
4.3 °C
Average peak gust
31.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
38.8 °C
5 July 2015
Coldest day
-22.8 °C
6 January 1947
Wettest day
56 mm
16 August 1980
Windiest day
55.1 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
122.8 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
39.9 °C
5 July 2015
Coldest feels-like
-27.6 °C
6 January 1947
Snowiest day
18.2 cm
28 December 1985
Sunniest day
15.0 h
6 July 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 104 mm | +32 mm |
| Feb | 6.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 69 mm | +1 mm |
| Mar | 12.9 °C | +2.8 °C | 35 mm | -38 mm |
| Apr | 17.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 58 mm | -17 mm |
| May | 20.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 55 mm | -45 mm |
| Jun | 26.3 °C | +4.5 °C | 134 mm | +31 mm |
| Jul | 24.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 135 mm | +38 mm |
| Aug | 25.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 124 mm | +24 mm |
| Sep | 19.6 °C | -0.2 °C | 174 mm | +95 mm |
| Oct | 14.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 80 mm | +7 mm |
| Nov | 9.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 77 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 6.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 23 mm | -56 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Barr?
Barr has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.1 °C and it receives 999 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Barr?
The hottest day measured in Barr between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 2015, reaching 38.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Barr?
The coldest day measured in Barr between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1947, at -22.8 °C.
Does it snow in Barr?
Yes. Barr gets on average 43.1 cm of snow per year and has around 64 frost days.
Has the climate of Barr warmed?
Yes: Barr warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Barr?
The wettest day measured in Barr between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 1980, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Barr?
The windiest day measured in Barr between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 55.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Barr?
The warmest month in Barr is July (19.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Barr?
Barr receives on average 999 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 160 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Barr?
Barr gets on average 8.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,993 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Barr?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Barr between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1985, with 18.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Barr?
Yes: Barr has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Barr?
In Barr, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.9 °C on 5 July 2015, and the lowest was -27.6 °C on 6 January 1947.
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