Belfort climate — normals and trends
Belfort (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.2 °C and it receives 1,223 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 (18.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Belfort averages 76 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 165 rainy days per year.
Belfort has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 93 to 59 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.3 °C (on 24 July 2019) and the coldest -22.3 °C (on 12 January 1987).
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
BelfortBourgogne
- coords
- 47.64°, 6.85°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.2°C
Average daily high
13.0°C
Average daily low
5.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,223mm
Sunshine / day
8.1h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
14.5km/h
Seasonal range
17.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
76 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
165 d/yr
Annual snowfall
95.1 cm
Average feels-like high
10.9 °C
Average feels-like low
3.2 °C
Average peak gust
35.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
37.3 °C
24 July 2019
Coldest day
-22.3 °C
12 January 1987
Wettest day
60 mm
20 November 2015
Windiest day
64.0 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
145.4 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
38.1 °C
24 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-28.3 °C
10 February 1956
Snowiest day
23.2 cm
4 March 2006
Sunniest day
15.0 h
4 July 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 | 6.2 °C | +3.4 °C | 159 mm | +38 mm |
| Feb | 7.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 71 mm | -37 mm |
| Mar | 12.2 °C | +3.1 °C | 55 mm | -46 mm |
| Apr | 16.6 °C | +3.5 °C | 71 mm | -20 mm |
| May | 18.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 76 mm | -29 mm |
| Jun | 25.8 °C | +5.2 °C | 68 mm | -27 mm |
| Jul | 23.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 111 mm | +31 mm |
| Aug | 25.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 147 mm | +59 mm |
| Sep | 18.5 °C | -0.2 °C | 151 mm | +62 mm |
| Oct | 14.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 172 mm | +76 mm |
| Nov | 9.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 121 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 6.8 °C | +3.2 °C | 47 mm | -83 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Belfort?
Belfort has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.2 °C and it receives 1,223 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Belfort?
The hottest day measured in Belfort between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2019, reaching 37.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Belfort?
The coldest day measured in Belfort between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1987, at -22.3 °C.
Does it snow in Belfort?
Yes. Belfort gets on average 95.1 cm of snow per year and has around 76 frost days.
Has the climate of Belfort warmed?
Yes: Belfort warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Belfort?
The wettest day measured in Belfort between 1940 and 2025 was 20 November 2015, with 60 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Belfort?
The windiest day measured in Belfort between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 64.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Belfort?
The warmest month in Belfort is July (18.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Belfort?
Belfort receives on average 1,223 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 165 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Belfort?
Belfort gets on average 8.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,957 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Belfort?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Belfort between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2006, with 23.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Belfort?
Yes: Belfort has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Belfort?
In Belfort, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.1 °C on 24 July 2019, and the lowest was -28.3 °C on 10 February 1956.
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