Bourges climate — normals and trends
Bourges (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.5 °C and it receives 757 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 (19.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Bourges averages 45 frost days, 11 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 134 rainy days per year.
Bourges has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 54 to 36 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.2 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -20.9 °C (on 17 January 1985).
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
BourgesCentre-Val de Loire
- coords
- 47.08°, 2.40°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.5°C
Average daily high
15.7°C
Average daily low
7.6°C
Annual rainfall
757mm
Sunshine / day
8.2h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
16.8km/h
Seasonal range
16.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
45 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
11 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
134 d/yr
Annual snowfall
12.6 cm
Average feels-like high
13.7 °C
Average feels-like low
5.1 °C
Average peak gust
33.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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
41.2 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-20.9 °C
17 January 1985
Wettest day
51 mm
19 September 2021
Windiest day
55.9 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
129.2 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
41.7 °C
30 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-26.2 °C
17 January 1985
Snowiest day
16.2 cm
28 November 1947
Sunniest day
15.5 h
29 June 2019
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 103 mm | +37 mm |
| Feb | 10.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 52 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 13.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 71 mm | +10 mm |
| Apr | 18.4 °C | +3.3 °C | 53 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 21.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 30 mm | -44 mm |
| Jun | 28.0 °C | +5.5 °C | 26 mm | -32 mm |
| Jul | 26.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 60 mm | +10 mm |
| Aug | 27.9 °C | +3.2 °C | 57 mm | +5 mm |
| Sep | 20.8 °C | -0.7 °C | 74 mm | +14 mm |
| Oct | 16.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 80 mm | +9 mm |
| Nov | 12.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 89 mm | +20 mm |
| Dec | 9.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 75 mm | +4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bourges?
Bourges has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.5 °C and it receives 757 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bourges?
The hottest day measured in Bourges between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 41.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bourges?
The coldest day measured in Bourges between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1985, at -20.9 °C.
Does it snow in Bourges?
Yes. Bourges gets on average 12.6 cm of snow per year and has around 45 frost days.
Has the climate of Bourges warmed?
Yes: Bourges warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bourges?
The wettest day measured in Bourges between 1940 and 2025 was 19 September 2021, with 51 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bourges?
The windiest day measured in Bourges between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 55.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bourges?
The warmest month in Bourges is July (19.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Bourges?
Bourges receives on average 757 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 134 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bourges?
Bourges gets on average 8.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,993 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Bourges?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Bourges between 1940 and 2025 was 28 November 1947, with 16.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Bourges?
Yes: Bourges has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bourges?
In Bourges, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.7 °C on 30 July 2024, and the lowest was -26.2 °C on 17 January 1985.
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