Carros climate — normals and trends
Carros (France) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.3 °C and it receives 859 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 (21.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Carros averages 11 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 109 rainy days per year.
Carros has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 23 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.6 °C (on 29 July 1983) and the coldest -12.0 °C (on 10 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
CarrosProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- coords
- 43.79°, 7.19°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.3°C
Average daily high
16.7°C
Average daily low
10.0°C
Annual rainfall
859mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
11.1km/h
Seasonal range
16.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
11 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
109 d/yr
Annual snowfall
29.2 cm
Average feels-like high
16.2 °C
Average feels-like low
8.7 °C
Average peak gust
29.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
11 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · 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
33.6 °C
29 July 1983
Coldest day
-12.0 °C
10 January 1985
Wettest day
124 mm
20 October 1959
Windiest day
36.1 km/h
28 December 1999
Strongest gust
106.9 km/h
29 October 2018
Hottest feels-like
38.1 °C
30 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-16.4 °C
10 January 1985
Snowiest day
20.0 cm
22 February 1956
Sunniest day
15.0 h
28 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.9 °C | +2.8 °C | 116 mm | +48 mm |
| Feb | 12.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 31 mm | -40 mm |
| Mar | 13.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 133 mm | +54 mm |
| Apr | 16.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 106 mm | +24 mm |
| May | 19.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 66 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 26.8 °C | +4.7 °C | 11 mm | -40 mm |
| Jul | 27.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 11 mm | -16 mm |
| Aug | 27.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 29 mm | -11 mm |
| Sep | 23.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 49 mm | -17 mm |
| Oct | 19.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 70 mm | -39 mm |
| Nov | 14.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 86 mm | -28 mm |
| Dec | 12.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 113 mm | +29 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Carros?
Carros has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.3 °C and it receives 859 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Carros?
The hottest day measured in Carros between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 1983, reaching 33.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Carros?
The coldest day measured in Carros between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1985, at -12.0 °C.
Does it snow in Carros?
Yes. Carros gets on average 29.2 cm of snow per year and has around 11 frost days.
Has the climate of Carros warmed?
Yes: Carros warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Carros?
The wettest day measured in Carros between 1940 and 2025 was 20 October 1959, with 124 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Carros?
The windiest day measured in Carros between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1999, with winds reaching 36.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Carros?
The warmest month in Carros is July (21.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Carros?
Carros receives on average 859 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 109 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Carros?
Carros gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Carros?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Carros between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 1956, with 20.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Carros?
Yes: Carros has on average 11 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Carros?
In Carros, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.1 °C on 30 July 2024, and the lowest was -16.4 °C on 10 January 1985.
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