Cahors climate — normals and trends
Cahors (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.6 °C and it receives 892 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 (4.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Cahors averages 35 frost days, 17 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 130 rainy days per year.
Cahors 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 42 to 28 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.4 °C (on 11 August 2025) and the coldest -17.4 °C (on 15 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
CahorsOccitanie
- coords
- 44.45°, 1.44°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.6°C
Average daily high
17.1°C
Average daily low
8.5°C
Annual rainfall
892mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
15.2km/h
Seasonal range
16.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
35 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
17 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
130 d/yr
Annual snowfall
8.2 cm
Average feels-like high
15.6 °C
Average feels-like low
6.4 °C
Average peak gust
32.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
5 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
40.4 °C
11 August 2025
Coldest day
-17.4 °C
15 January 1985
Wettest day
74 mm
27 August 1960
Windiest day
54.2 km/h
7 November 1982
Strongest gust
116.6 km/h
27 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
43.3 °C
23 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
-22.4 °C
15 January 1985
Snowiest day
11.5 cm
28 January 2006
Sunniest day
15.0 h
24 June 2015
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 88 mm | +19 mm |
| Feb | 13.1 °C | +3.2 °C | 48 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | 14.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 62 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 18.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 108 mm | +26 mm |
| May | 22.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 97 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 28.8 °C | +5.2 °C | 79 mm | +5 mm |
| Jul | 27.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 73 mm | +13 mm |
| Aug | 30.2 °C | +4.3 °C | 97 mm | +19 mm |
| Sep | 21.9 °C | -0.9 °C | 102 mm | +24 mm |
| Oct | 19.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 88 mm | +12 mm |
| Nov | 12.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 100 mm | +26 mm |
| Dec | 11.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 60 mm | -15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cahors?
Cahors has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.6 °C and it receives 892 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cahors?
The hottest day measured in Cahors between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2025, reaching 40.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cahors?
The coldest day measured in Cahors between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1985, at -17.4 °C.
Does it snow in Cahors?
Yes. Cahors gets on average 8.2 cm of snow per year and has around 35 frost days.
Has the climate of Cahors warmed?
Yes: Cahors warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cahors?
The wettest day measured in Cahors between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 1960, with 74 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cahors?
The windiest day measured in Cahors between 1940 and 2025 was 7 November 1982, with winds reaching 54.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cahors?
The warmest month in Cahors is July (20.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Cahors?
Cahors receives on average 892 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 130 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cahors?
Cahors gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Cahors?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Cahors between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 2006, with 11.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Cahors?
Yes: Cahors has on average 5 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cahors?
In Cahors, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.3 °C on 23 August 2023, and the lowest was -22.4 °C on 15 January 1985.
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