Blaye climate — normals and trends
Blaye (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.4 °C and it receives 742 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 (20.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Blaye averages 15 frost days, 14 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 121 rainy days per year.
Blaye has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 21 to 9 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.3 °C (on 18 June 2022) and the coldest -11.2 °C (on 18 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
BlayeNew Aquitaine
- coords
- 45.13°, -0.66°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.4°C
Average daily high
17.3°C
Average daily low
10.0°C
Annual rainfall
742mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
17.2km/h
Seasonal range
14.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
15 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
14 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
121 d/yr
Annual snowfall
2.0 cm
Average feels-like high
15.9 °C
Average feels-like low
8.1 °C
Average peak gust
33.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
6 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °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
41.3 °C
18 June 2022
Coldest day
-11.2 °C
18 January 1987
Wettest day
50 mm
11 May 2020
Windiest day
73.8 km/h
27 December 1999
Strongest gust
136.8 km/h
27 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
42.9 °C
18 June 2022
Coldest feels-like
-16.4 °C
10 February 1956
Snowiest day
7.7 cm
25 January 2007
Sunniest day
15.2 h
18 June 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 | 10.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 124 mm | +54 mm |
| Feb | 12.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 71 mm | +11 mm |
| Mar | 14.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 37 mm | -20 mm |
| Apr | 19.1 °C | +2.8 °C | 75 mm | +13 mm |
| May | 21.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 36 mm | -33 mm |
| Jun | 28.0 °C | +4.8 °C | 21 mm | -36 mm |
| Jul | 26.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 28 mm | -15 mm |
| Aug | 28.9 °C | +3.5 °C | 66 mm | +16 mm |
| Sep | 22.0 °C | -0.9 °C | 54 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 19.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 97 mm | +30 mm |
| Nov | 14.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 76 mm | +2 mm |
| Dec | 11.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 61 mm | -13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Blaye?
Blaye has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.4 °C and it receives 742 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Blaye?
The hottest day measured in Blaye between 1940 and 2025 was 18 June 2022, reaching 41.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Blaye?
The coldest day measured in Blaye between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1987, at -11.2 °C.
Does it snow in Blaye?
Yes. Blaye gets on average 2.0 cm of snow per year and has around 15 frost days.
Has the climate of Blaye warmed?
Yes: Blaye warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Blaye?
The wettest day measured in Blaye between 1940 and 2025 was 11 May 2020, with 50 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Blaye?
The windiest day measured in Blaye between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1999, with winds reaching 73.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Blaye?
The warmest month in Blaye is July (20.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Blaye?
Blaye receives on average 742 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 121 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Blaye?
Blaye gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Blaye?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Blaye between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 2007, with 7.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Blaye?
Yes: Blaye has on average 6 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Blaye?
In Blaye, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.9 °C on 18 June 2022, and the lowest was -16.4 °C on 10 February 1956.
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