Berck climate — normals and trends
Berck (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.8 °C and it receives 854 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 August (17.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Berck averages 18 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 149 rainy days per year.
Berck has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 29 to 7 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.9 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -12.6 °C (on 2 February 1956).
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
BerckHauts-de-France
- coords
- 50.40°, 1.60°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.8°C
Average daily high
12.9°C
Average daily low
8.7°C
Annual rainfall
854mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
26.2km/h
Seasonal range
12.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
18 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
149 d/yr
Annual snowfall
9.4 cm
Average feels-like high
10.1 °C
Average feels-like low
5.1 °C
Average peak gust
42.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · 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
34.9 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-12.6 °C
2 February 1956
Wettest day
54 mm
25 August 1987
Windiest day
80.8 km/h
25 January 1990
Strongest gust
135.0 km/h
25 January 1990
Hottest feels-like
36.4 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-19.0 °C
2 February 1956
Snowiest day
12.9 cm
9 January 1968
Sunniest day
16.0 h
18 June 1940
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 | 6.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 148 mm | +67 mm |
| Feb | 7.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 52 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 11.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 14 mm | -45 mm |
| Apr | 15.3 °C | +3.9 °C | 20 mm | -34 mm |
| May | 16.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 33 mm | -24 mm |
| Jun | 19.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 64 mm | +12 mm |
| Jul | 20.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 71 mm | +15 mm |
| Aug | 21.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 41 mm | -24 mm |
| Sep | 18.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 104 mm | +29 mm |
| Oct | 15.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 125 mm | +33 mm |
| Nov | 11.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 109 mm | +4 mm |
| Dec | 9.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 77 mm | -19 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Berck?
Berck has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.8 °C and it receives 854 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Berck?
The hottest day measured in Berck between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 34.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Berck?
The coldest day measured in Berck between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1956, at -12.6 °C.
Does it snow in Berck?
Yes. Berck gets on average 9.4 cm of snow per year and has around 18 frost days.
Has the climate of Berck warmed?
Yes: Berck warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Berck?
The wettest day measured in Berck between 1940 and 2025 was 25 August 1987, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Berck?
The windiest day measured in Berck between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1990, with winds reaching 80.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Berck?
The warmest month in Berck is August (17.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Berck?
Berck receives on average 854 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 149 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Berck?
Berck gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Berck?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Berck between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1968, with 12.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Berck?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Berck.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Berck?
In Berck, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.4 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -19.0 °C on 2 February 1956.
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