Bitche climate — normals and trends
Bitche (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.8 °C and it receives 943 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 (18.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Bitche averages 63 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 151 rainy days per year.
Bitche has warmed by +2.0 °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 78 to 48 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.3 °C (on 5 July 2015) and the coldest -22.9 °C (on 23 January 1940).
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
BitcheGrand Est
- coords
- 49.05°, 7.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.8°C
Average daily high
13.4°C
Average daily low
6.4°C
Annual rainfall
943mm
Sunshine / day
8.0h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
15.7km/h
Seasonal range
17.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
63 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
151 d/yr
Annual snowfall
39.0 cm
Average feels-like high
11.3 °C
Average feels-like low
3.7 °C
Average peak gust
36.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
39.3 °C
5 July 2015
Coldest day
-22.9 °C
23 January 1940
Wettest day
59 mm
3 October 2006
Windiest day
55.3 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
136.4 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
40.4 °C
5 July 2015
Coldest feels-like
-28.2 °C
23 January 1940
Snowiest day
17.2 cm
7 January 1968
Sunniest day
15.0 h
14 May 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 | 5.6 °C | +2.6 °C | 112 mm | +38 mm |
| Feb | 5.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 54 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | 12.6 °C | +3.2 °C | 25 mm | -48 mm |
| Apr | 16.8 °C | +3.2 °C | 44 mm | -29 mm |
| May | 20.7 °C | +2.8 °C | 45 mm | -44 mm |
| Jun | 25.7 °C | +4.4 °C | 91 mm | +3 mm |
| Jul | 24.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 120 mm | +40 mm |
| Aug | 26.0 °C | +3.0 °C | 63 mm | -21 mm |
| Sep | 18.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 176 mm | +102 mm |
| Oct | 13.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 95 mm | +23 mm |
| Nov | 8.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 63 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 6.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 28 mm | -57 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bitche?
Bitche has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.8 °C and it receives 943 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bitche?
The hottest day measured in Bitche between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 2015, reaching 39.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bitche?
The coldest day measured in Bitche between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1940, at -22.9 °C.
Does it snow in Bitche?
Yes. Bitche gets on average 39.0 cm of snow per year and has around 63 frost days.
Has the climate of Bitche warmed?
Yes: Bitche warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bitche?
The wettest day measured in Bitche between 1940 and 2025 was 3 October 2006, with 59 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bitche?
The windiest day measured in Bitche between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 55.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bitche?
The warmest month in Bitche is July (18.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Bitche?
Bitche receives on average 943 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 151 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bitche?
Bitche gets on average 8.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,920 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Bitche?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Bitche between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1968, with 17.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Bitche?
Yes: Bitche has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bitche?
In Bitche, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 5 July 2015, and the lowest was -28.2 °C on 23 January 1940.
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