Capbreton climate — normals and trends
Capbreton (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.7 °C and it receives 1,251 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 August (20.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Capbreton averages 1 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 146 rainy days per year.
Capbreton has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 2 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.9 °C (on 18 July 2022) and the coldest -5.3 °C (on 3 February 1956).
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
CapbretonNew Aquitaine
- coords
- 43.64°, -1.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.7°C
Average daily high
16.2°C
Average daily low
13.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,251mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
26.0km/h
Seasonal range
11.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
146 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.8 cm
Average feels-like high
15.0 °C
Average feels-like low
10.7 °C
Average peak gust
36.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
27 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °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
35.9 °C
18 July 2022
Coldest day
-5.3 °C
3 February 1956
Wettest day
104 mm
6 October 1982
Windiest day
93.7 km/h
24 January 2009
Strongest gust
152.6 km/h
24 January 2009
Hottest feels-like
38.7 °C
30 June 1968
Coldest feels-like
-13.2 °C
10 February 1956
Snowiest day
4.1 cm
13 January 1987
Sunniest day
14.8 h
20 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 162 mm | +23 mm |
| Feb | 13.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 55 mm | -61 mm |
| Mar | 13.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 66 mm | -33 mm |
| Apr | 16.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 84 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 17.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 45 mm | -38 mm |
| Jun | 22.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 46 mm | -18 mm |
| Jul | 22.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 35 mm | -15 mm |
| Aug | 23.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 92 mm | +27 mm |
| Sep | 21.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 86 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 19.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 64 mm | -58 mm |
| Nov | 16.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 209 mm | +39 mm |
| Dec | 13.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 120 mm | -40 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Capbreton?
Capbreton has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.7 °C and it receives 1,251 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Capbreton?
The hottest day measured in Capbreton between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2022, reaching 35.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Capbreton?
The coldest day measured in Capbreton between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1956, at -5.3 °C.
Does it snow in Capbreton?
Almost never: Capbreton sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Capbreton warmed?
Yes: Capbreton warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Capbreton?
The wettest day measured in Capbreton between 1940 and 2025 was 6 October 1982, with 104 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Capbreton?
The windiest day measured in Capbreton between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 2009, with winds reaching 93.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Capbreton?
The warmest month in Capbreton is August (20.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Capbreton?
Capbreton receives on average 1,251 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 146 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Capbreton?
Capbreton gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Capbreton?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Capbreton between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1987, with 4.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Capbreton?
Yes: Capbreton has on average 27 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Capbreton?
In Capbreton, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.7 °C on 30 June 1968, and the lowest was -13.2 °C on 10 February 1956.
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