Brive-la-Gaillarde climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Brive-la-Gaillarde?

Brive-la-Gaillarde has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.8 °C and it receives 1,022 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Brive-la-Gaillarde?

The hottest day measured in Brive-la-Gaillarde between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2025, reaching 39.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Brive-la-Gaillarde?

The coldest day measured in Brive-la-Gaillarde between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1985, at -24.6 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Brive-la-Gaillarde?

Yes. Brive-la-Gaillarde gets on average 12.8 cm of snow per year and has around 39 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Brive-la-Gaillarde warmed?

Yes: Brive-la-Gaillarde warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Brive-la-Gaillarde?

The wettest day measured in Brive-la-Gaillarde between 1940 and 2025 was 9 June 2010, with 112 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Brive-la-Gaillarde?

The windiest day measured in Brive-la-Gaillarde between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1999, with winds reaching 53.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Brive-la-Gaillarde?

The warmest month in Brive-la-Gaillarde is July (20.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Brive-la-Gaillarde?

Brive-la-Gaillarde receives on average 1,022 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 139 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Brive-la-Gaillarde?

Brive-la-Gaillarde gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Brive-la-Gaillarde (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.8 °C and it receives 1,022 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 (20.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Brive-la-Gaillarde averages 39 frost days, 12 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 139 rainy days per year.

Brive-la-Gaillarde has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 46 to 32 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 39.9 °C (on 11 August 2025) and the coldest -24.6 °C (on 16 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

Brive-la-GaillardeNew Aquitaine

coords: 45.16°, 1.53°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfbTemperate oceanicWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

11.8°C

Average daily high

16.1°C

Average daily low

7.8°C

Annual rainfall

1,022mm

Sunshine / day

8.5h

Mean relative humidity

76%

Average peak wind

14.5km/h

Seasonal range

16.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

39 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

12 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

139 d/yr

Annual snowfall

12.8 cm

Average feels-like high

14.6 °C

Average feels-like low

5.6 °C

Average peak gust

32.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

2 d/yr

Solar radiation

13.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.7 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

39.9 °C

11 August 2025

Coldest day

-24.6 °C

16 January 1985

Wettest day

112 mm

9 June 2010

Windiest day

53.5 km/h

27 December 1999

Strongest gust

135.0 km/h

7 November 1982

Hottest feels-like

41.4 °C

23 August 2023

Coldest feels-like

-29.9 °C

16 January 1985

Snowiest day

17.6 cm

9 April 1986

Sunniest day

15.2 h

24 June 2015

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	39.9 °C11 August 2025	-7.0 °C14 January 2025	13.1 °C	1,052 mm	38	32
2024	36.5 °C11 August 2024	-5.6 °C20 January 2024	12.6 °C	1,299 mm	19	25
2023	38.4 °C23 August 2023	-5.2 °C3 December 2023	13.4 °C	1,188 mm	28	43
2022	38.8 °C18 July 2022	-7.1 °C11 December 2022	13.9 °C	879 mm	42	41
2021	33.2 °C14 August 2021	-4.4 °C11 January 2021	12.1 °C	1,073 mm	14	36
2020	38.3 °C7 August 2020	-2.9 °C12 January 2020	13.4 °C	965 mm	29	10
2019	39.5 °C23 July 2019	-4.0 °C4 February 2019	13.1 °C	1,025 mm	34	25
2018	36.8 °C3 August 2018	-7.9 °C27 February 2018	13.4 °C	1,124 mm	33	31
2017	35.2 °C22 June 2017	-7.6 °C19 January 2017	12.5 °C	906 mm	24	43
2016	37.0 °C19 July 2016	-3.1 °C29 December 2016	12.4 °C	1,016 mm	23	23
2015	37.0 °C16 July 2015	-4.8 °C1 January 2015	12.9 °C	823 mm	28	31
2014	34.5 °C17 July 2014	-4.2 °C29 December 2014	13.0 °C	927 mm	10	14
2013	34.1 °C21 July 2013	-4.9 °C28 November 2013	11.7 °C	1,029 mm	24	41
2012	36.2 °C18 August 2012	-11.5 °C9 February 2012	12.1 °C	943 mm	16	47
2011	35.8 °C20 August 2011	-4.8 °C23 January 2011	13.2 °C	738 mm	9	24
2010	36.0 °C26 August 2010	-6.6 °C26 December 2010	11.2 °C	1,119 mm	10	66
2009	35.6 °C19 August 2009	-7.1 °C19 December 2009	12.4 °C	991 mm	18	42
2008	33.2 °C6 August 2008	-4.1 °C28 November 2008	11.8 °C	1,124 mm	7	26
2007	33.0 °C5 August 2007	-7.6 °C26 January 2007	12.1 °C	1,005 mm	7	36
2006	35.9 °C21 July 2006	-6.3 °C26 December 2006	12.7 °C	1,081 mm	26	49
2005	34.9 °C27 July 2005	-11.3 °C1 March 2005	11.9 °C	669 mm	21	63
2004	34.0 °C1 August 2004	-5.6 °C4 January 2004	11.8 °C	953 mm	11	40
2003	38.9 °C12 August 2003	-8.6 °C13 January 2003	13.1 °C	905 mm	38	42
2002	33.3 °C17 June 2002	-3.1 °C6 January 2002	12.4 °C	1,000 mm	8	15
2001	35.1 °C25 June 2001	-9.5 °C15 December 2001	11.9 °C	1,057 mm	18	37
2000	34.1 °C25 August 2000	-5.6 °C25 January 2000	12.4 °C	1,172 mm	10	25
1999	34.2 °C2 July 1999	-10.5 °C12 January 1999	12.2 °C	1,140 mm	7	35
1998	36.4 °C10 August 1998	-7.0 °C24 November 1998	11.8 °C	916 mm	12	36
1997	33.5 °C10 August 1997	-5.4 °C6 January 1997	12.8 °C	936 mm	11	33
1996	31.7 °C22 July 1996	-8.0 °C31 December 1996	11.6 °C	1,151 mm	11	33
1995	35.5 °C20 July 1995	-6.0 °C5 January 1995	12.4 °C	993 mm	18	36
1994	34.2 °C3 August 1994	-6.5 °C19 January 1994	12.6 °C	1,206 mm	19	19
1993	32.3 °C18 August 1993	-9.4 °C4 January 1993	11.4 °C	1,078 mm	6	41
1992	33.3 °C7 August 1992	-5.2 °C22 January 1992	11.6 °C	1,056 mm	12	38
1991	35.0 °C26 August 1991	-9.8 °C8 February 1991	11.4 °C	853 mm	15	49
1990	35.7 °C4 August 1990	-4.8 °C7 December 1990	12.5 °C	951 mm	22	35
1989	35.6 °C22 July 1989	-3.8 °C2 January 1989	12.7 °C	773 mm	7	37
1988	31.9 °C23 July 1988	-5.6 °C22 November 1988	11.8 °C	1,094 mm	5	31
1987	35.9 °C16 August 1987	-18.6 °C17 January 1987	11.3 °C	997 mm	18	41
1986	34.0 °C3 August 1986	-12.3 °C10 February 1986	11.3 °C	1,142 mm	11	53
1985	35.8 °C25 July 1985	-24.6 °C16 January 1985	10.9 °C	841 mm	6	62
1984	34.2 °C23 July 1984	-4.3 °C16 February 1984	10.9 °C	1,198 mm	8	41
1983	36.9 °C30 July 1983	-5.4 °C14 February 1983	11.8 °C	1,160 mm	16	51
1982	36.8 °C8 July 1982	-2.8 °C24 February 1982	12.2 °C	1,091 mm	12	15
1981	33.1 °C4 August 1981	-8.0 °C14 January 1981	11.3 °C	1,244 mm	7	49
1980	31.4 °C25 July 1980	-8.7 °C30 December 1980	10.5 °C	1,106 mm	4	45
1979	31.1 °C26 July 1979	-6.7 °C2 January 1979	11.1 °C	1,284 mm	1	44
1978	32.1 °C29 July 1978	-5.3 °C1 December 1978	11.1 °C	1,019 mm	5	32
1977	28.5 °C11 July 1977	-3.8 °C28 November 1977	11.4 °C	1,297 mm	0	28
1976	34.4 °C28 June 1976	-4.6 °C29 December 1976	11.7 °C	1,022 mm	18	43
1975	35.2 °C4 August 1975	-4.7 °C23 December 1975	11.3 °C	944 mm	14	45
1974	34.8 °C16 August 1974	-2.5 °C5 March 1974	11.4 °C	1,129 mm	9	18
1973	33.6 °C10 August 1973	-10.1 °C3 December 1973	11.1 °C	1,030 mm	12	55
1972	31.1 °C6 August 1972	-3.7 °C31 January 1972	11.1 °C	1,081 mm	2	17
1971	32.9 °C17 August 1971	-14.8 °C2 January 1971	11.2 °C	1,240 mm	7	44
1970	31.9 °C28 July 1970	-9.8 °C31 December 1970	11.3 °C	1,125 mm	6	47
1969	32.6 °C8 August 1969	-14.3 °C17 February 1969	11.2 °C	1,276 mm	6	48
1968	34.7 °C30 June 1968	-6.7 °C31 December 1968	11.4 °C	1,168 mm	7	40
1967	34.0 °C19 July 1967	-11.5 °C10 January 1967	11.4 °C	938 mm	11	40
1966	31.2 °C12 August 1966	-7.9 °C16 January 1966	11.6 °C	1,363 mm	5	25
1965	31.5 °C25 June 1965	-3.3 °C18 February 1965	11.0 °C	1,389 mm	1	43
1964	33.9 °C16 July 1964	-11.9 °C30 December 1964	11.3 °C	1,004 mm	8	52
1963	31.3 °C22 July 1963	-10.4 °C4 February 1963	10.6 °C	1,145 mm	3	58
1962	34.2 °C14 August 1962	-8.0 °C27 December 1962	11.1 °C	980 mm	13	43
1961	32.4 °C31 August 1961	-3.2 °C20 December 1961	12.6 °C	1,031 mm	9	20
1960	30.7 °C18 June 1960	-13.9 °C15 January 1960	11.5 °C	1,256 mm	3	31
1959	31.4 °C8 July 1959	-3.7 °C13 January 1959	12.5 °C	1,097 mm	4	15
1958	28.9 °C9 August 1958	-7.2 °C12 March 1958	11.6 °C	1,208 mm	0	25
1957	32.8 °C6 July 1957	-4.9 °C17 January 1957	11.6 °C	849 mm	10	22
1956	31.5 °C9 August 1956	-13.2 °C10 February 1956	10.3 °C	873 mm	1	53
1955	32.6 °C17 July 1955	-3.8 °C9 March 1955	12.2 °C	950 mm	5	31
1954	28.8 °C3 August 1954	-11.1 °C2 February 1954	10.6 °C	1,011 mm	0	35
1953	31.4 °C12 August 1953	-11.2 °C16 January 1953	11.3 °C	552 mm	5	57
1952	34.7 °C30 June 1952	-11.3 °C28 January 1952	11.5 °C	1,189 mm	13	53
1951	30.7 °C29 July 1951	-5.3 °C4 January 1951	11.0 °C	1,095 mm	1	28
1950	32.4 °C29 June 1950	-5.5 °C22 January 1950	11.6 °C	974 mm	9	45
1949	36.4 °C12 July 1949	-5.3 °C11 January 1949	12.1 °C	744 mm	14	50
1948	31.2 °C27 July 1948	-8.0 °C21 February 1948	11.6 °C	894 mm	2	25
1947	36.8 °C1 August 1947	-10.0 °C28 January 1947	12.5 °C	841 mm	25	43
1946	32.9 °C3 July 1946	-11.7 °C22 December 1946	11.1 °C	770 mm	7	53
1945	34.2 °C18 July 1945	-13.7 °C12 January 1945	11.9 °C	693 mm	11	59
1944	32.8 °C15 August 1944	-8.2 °C20 February 1944	10.8 °C	1,052 mm	6	62
1943	32.9 °C18 August 1943	-3.1 °C1 January 1943	12.0 °C	754 mm	12	32
1942	32.5 °C18 August 1942	-14.1 °C22 January 1942	11.2 °C	740 mm	18	76
1941	35.9 °C25 July 1941	-12.6 °C17 January 1941	10.4 °C	932 mm	9	56
1940	29.2 °C5 August 1940	-19.7 °C21 January 1940	10.5 °C	996 mm	0	66

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

18.5 °C

+2.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

38 d/yr

+26

Frost days (< 0 °C)

32 d/yr

-7

Annual rainfall

1052 mm

+30 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	9.6 °C	+2.4 °C	152 mm	+60 mm
Feb	12.5 °C	+3.5 °C	60 mm	-22 mm
Mar	13.7 °C	+1.2 °C	61 mm	-23 mm
Apr	18.3 °C	+3.0 °C	149 mm	+58 mm
May	21.2 °C	+2.4 °C	58 mm	-39 mm
Jun	28.3 °C	+5.7 °C	30 mm	-44 mm
Jul	26.9 °C	+1.8 °C	25 mm	-33 mm
Aug	29.4 °C	+4.6 °C	76 mm	+3 mm
Sep	20.6 °C	-1.1 °C	102 mm	+17 mm
Oct	18.3 °C	+1.3 °C	138 mm	+46 mm
Nov	12.0 °C	+0.9 °C	132 mm	+36 mm
Dec	10.9 °C	+2.9 °C	70 mm	-30 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

39.9 °C

11 Aug 2025

Coldest day

-7.0 °C

14 Jan 2025

Wettest day

36.7 mm

22 Oct 2025

Windiest day

33.7 km/h

23 Oct 2025

Strongest gust

81.4 km/h

23 Oct 2025

Hottest feels-like

40.3 °C

12 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

-10.7 °C

14 Jan 2025

Snowiest day

0.9 cm

23 Nov 2025

Sunniest day

15.1 h

18 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Brive-la-Gaillarde?

Brive-la-Gaillarde has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.8 °C and it receives 1,022 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Brive-la-Gaillarde?

The hottest day measured in Brive-la-Gaillarde between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2025, reaching 39.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Brive-la-Gaillarde?

The coldest day measured in Brive-la-Gaillarde between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1985, at -24.6 °C.

Does it snow in Brive-la-Gaillarde?

Yes. Brive-la-Gaillarde gets on average 12.8 cm of snow per year and has around 39 frost days.

Has the climate of Brive-la-Gaillarde warmed?

Yes: Brive-la-Gaillarde warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Brive-la-Gaillarde?

The wettest day measured in Brive-la-Gaillarde between 1940 and 2025 was 9 June 2010, with 112 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Brive-la-Gaillarde?

The windiest day measured in Brive-la-Gaillarde between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1999, with winds reaching 53.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Brive-la-Gaillarde?

The warmest month in Brive-la-Gaillarde is July (20.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Brive-la-Gaillarde?

Brive-la-Gaillarde receives on average 1,022 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 139 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Brive-la-Gaillarde?

Brive-la-Gaillarde gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Brive-la-Gaillarde?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Brive-la-Gaillarde between 1940 and 2025 was 9 April 1986, with 17.6 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Brive-la-Gaillarde?

Yes: Brive-la-Gaillarde has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Brive-la-Gaillarde?

In Brive-la-Gaillarde, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.4 °C on 23 August 2023, and the lowest was -29.9 °C on 16 January 1985.

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