Benfeld climate — normals and trends
Benfeld (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.3 °C and it receives 882 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 (19.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Benfeld averages 65 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 155 rainy days per year.
Benfeld 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 81 to 49 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.9 °C (on 5 July 2015) and the coldest -21.4 °C (on 22 January 1942).
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
BenfeldGrand Est
- coords
- 48.37°, 7.59°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.3°C
Average daily high
14.3°C
Average daily low
6.6°C
Annual rainfall
882mm
Sunshine / day
8.3h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
13.2km/h
Seasonal range
18.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
65 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
155 d/yr
Annual snowfall
41.5 cm
Average feels-like high
12.5 °C
Average feels-like low
4.4 °C
Average peak gust
31.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 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 = 0.44 · 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
38.9 °C
5 July 2015
Coldest day
-21.4 °C
22 January 1942
Wettest day
61 mm
16 August 1980
Windiest day
54.9 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
126.4 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
40.4 °C
5 July 2015
Coldest feels-like
-27.5 °C
10 February 1956
Snowiest day
19.9 cm
7 February 1958
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 | 6.8 °C | +3.0 °C | 99 mm | +29 mm |
| Feb | 7.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 61 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 13.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 32 mm | -35 mm |
| Apr | 17.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 58 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 21.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 44 mm | -44 mm |
| Jun | 27.2 °C | +5.0 °C | 104 mm | +21 mm |
| Jul | 25.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 101 mm | +25 mm |
| Aug | 26.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 121 mm | +41 mm |
| Sep | 19.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 145 mm | +78 mm |
| Oct | 15.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 77 mm | +11 mm |
| Nov | 9.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 77 mm | +1 mm |
| Dec | 7.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 21 mm | -54 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Benfeld?
Benfeld has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.3 °C and it receives 882 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Benfeld?
The hottest day measured in Benfeld between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 2015, reaching 38.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Benfeld?
The coldest day measured in Benfeld between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1942, at -21.4 °C.
Does it snow in Benfeld?
Yes. Benfeld gets on average 41.5 cm of snow per year and has around 65 frost days.
Has the climate of Benfeld warmed?
Yes: Benfeld warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Benfeld?
The wettest day measured in Benfeld between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 1980, with 61 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Benfeld?
The windiest day measured in Benfeld between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 54.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Benfeld?
The warmest month in Benfeld is July (19.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Benfeld?
Benfeld receives on average 882 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 155 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Benfeld?
Benfeld gets on average 8.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,030 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Benfeld?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Benfeld between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1958, with 19.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Benfeld?
Yes: Benfeld has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Benfeld?
In Benfeld, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 5 July 2015, and the lowest was -27.5 °C on 10 February 1956.
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