Bédarieux climate — normals and trends
Bédarieux (France) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.8 °C and it receives 909 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 (6.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Bédarieux averages 19 frost days, 19 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 101 rainy days per year.
Bédarieux has warmed by +1.9 °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 26 to 12 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.7 °C (on 23 August 2023) and the coldest -16.4 °C (on 5 February 1963).
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
BédarieuxOccitanie
- coords
- 43.62°, 3.16°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.8°C
Average daily high
18.1°C
Average daily low
9.9°C
Annual rainfall
909mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
18.4km/h
Seasonal range
16.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
19 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
19 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
101 d/yr
Annual snowfall
8.3 cm
Average feels-like high
16.5 °C
Average feels-like low
7.6 °C
Average peak gust
39.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
10 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · 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
39.7 °C
23 August 2023
Coldest day
-16.4 °C
5 February 1963
Wettest day
169 mm
4 October 1987
Windiest day
51.4 km/h
24 January 2009
Strongest gust
114.1 km/h
7 November 1982
Hottest feels-like
42.9 °C
10 August 2025
Coldest feels-like
-21.3 °C
5 February 1963
Snowiest day
20.2 cm
21 December 1940
Sunniest day
14.8 h
17 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 39 mm | -38 mm |
| Feb | 13.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 92 mm | +24 mm |
| Mar | 13.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 171 mm | +89 mm |
| Apr | 18.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 72 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 22.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 80 mm | +9 mm |
| Jun | 30.1 °C | +5.4 °C | 13 mm | -26 mm |
| Jul | 29.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 42 mm | +20 mm |
| Aug | 31.1 °C | +3.6 °C | 35 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 24.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 53 mm | -39 mm |
| Oct | 21.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 26 mm | -119 mm |
| Nov | 14.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 149 mm | +45 mm |
| Dec | 12.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 282 mm | +195 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bédarieux?
Bédarieux has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.8 °C and it receives 909 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bédarieux?
The hottest day measured in Bédarieux between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 2023, reaching 39.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bédarieux?
The coldest day measured in Bédarieux between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1963, at -16.4 °C.
Does it snow in Bédarieux?
Yes. Bédarieux gets on average 8.3 cm of snow per year and has around 19 frost days.
Has the climate of Bédarieux warmed?
Yes: Bédarieux warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bédarieux?
The wettest day measured in Bédarieux between 1940 and 2025 was 4 October 1987, with 169 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bédarieux?
The windiest day measured in Bédarieux between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 2009, with winds reaching 51.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bédarieux?
The warmest month in Bédarieux is July (22.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Bédarieux?
Bédarieux receives on average 909 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 101 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bédarieux?
Bédarieux gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Bédarieux?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Bédarieux between 1940 and 2025 was 21 December 1940, with 20.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Bédarieux?
Yes: Bédarieux has on average 10 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bédarieux?
In Bédarieux, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.9 °C on 10 August 2025, and the lowest was -21.3 °C on 5 February 1963.
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