Brioude climate — normals and trends
Brioude (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 765 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 (17.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Brioude averages 84 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 135 rainy days per year.
Brioude has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 101 to 67 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.1 °C (on 27 June 2019) and the coldest -22.7 °C (on 5 February 1963).
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
BrioudeRhône-Alpes
- coords
- 45.29°, 3.38°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.0°C
Average daily high
13.6°C
Average daily low
4.9°C
Annual rainfall
765mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
14.6km/h
Seasonal range
16.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
84 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
135 d/yr
Annual snowfall
61.8 cm
Average feels-like high
11.3 °C
Average feels-like low
2.2 °C
Average peak gust
35.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.58 · 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
37.1 °C
27 June 2019
Coldest day
-22.7 °C
5 February 1963
Wettest day
66 mm
23 September 1993
Windiest day
49.0 km/h
28 December 1999
Strongest gust
131.8 km/h
8 November 1982
Hottest feels-like
38.4 °C
27 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
-28.0 °C
5 January 1971
Snowiest day
34.3 cm
31 January 1971
Sunniest day
15.0 h
23 June 1943
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.5 °C | +3.2 °C | 55 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | 9.1 °C | +3.1 °C | 54 mm | +2 mm |
| Mar | 9.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 81 mm | +24 mm |
| Apr | 15.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 74 mm | +4 mm |
| May | 17.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 64 mm | -18 mm |
| Jun | 26.6 °C | +6.2 °C | 58 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 24.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 24 mm | -29 mm |
| Aug | 27.3 °C | +4.3 °C | 55 mm | -10 mm |
| Sep | 19.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 106 mm | +37 mm |
| Oct | 15.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 51 mm | -19 mm |
| Nov | 9.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 73 mm | +7 mm |
| Dec | 8.1 °C | +3.0 °C | 72 mm | +10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Brioude?
Brioude has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 765 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Brioude?
The hottest day measured in Brioude between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 2019, reaching 37.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Brioude?
The coldest day measured in Brioude between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1963, at -22.7 °C.
Does it snow in Brioude?
Yes. Brioude gets on average 61.8 cm of snow per year and has around 84 frost days.
Has the climate of Brioude warmed?
Yes: Brioude warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Brioude?
The wettest day measured in Brioude between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 1993, with 66 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Brioude?
The windiest day measured in Brioude between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1999, with winds reaching 49.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Brioude?
The warmest month in Brioude is July (17.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Brioude?
Brioude receives on average 765 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 135 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Brioude?
Brioude 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 Brioude?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Brioude between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1971, with 34.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Brioude?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Brioude.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Brioude?
In Brioude, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.4 °C on 27 June 2019, and the lowest was -28.0 °C on 5 January 1971.
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