Ceret climate — normals and trends
Ceret (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.9 °C and it receives 800 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 (21.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Ceret averages 30 frost days, 10 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 106 rainy days per year.
Ceret has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 42 to 18 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.9 °C (on 18 July 2023) and the coldest -14.5 °C (on 27 December 1940).
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
CeretOccitanie
- coords
- 42.49°, 2.75°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.9°C
Average daily high
17.7°C
Average daily low
8.5°C
Annual rainfall
800mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
11.4km/h
Seasonal range
16.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
30 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
10 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
106 d/yr
Annual snowfall
22.8 cm
Average feels-like high
16.7 °C
Average feels-like low
6.8 °C
Average peak gust
35.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
4 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.59 · 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
39.9 °C
18 July 2023
Coldest day
-14.5 °C
27 December 1940
Wettest day
176 mm
13 September 1963
Windiest day
42.4 km/h
27 February 1958
Strongest gust
119.9 km/h
27 February 1958
Hottest feels-like
41.0 °C
18 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-19.5 °C
27 December 1940
Snowiest day
39.3 cm
8 March 2010
Sunniest day
14.5 h
10 June 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.7 °C | +3.1 °C | 23 mm | -30 mm |
| Feb | 13.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 54 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 12.7 °C | -0.9 °C | 150 mm | +81 mm |
| Apr | 17.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 48 mm | -29 mm |
| May | 21.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 82 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 29.0 °C | +5.4 °C | 48 mm | -15 mm |
| Jul | 27.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 79 mm | +30 mm |
| Aug | 29.3 °C | +3.0 °C | 37 mm | -20 mm |
| Sep | 23.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 94 mm | +24 mm |
| Oct | 20.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 51 mm | -39 mm |
| Nov | 14.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 38 mm | -32 mm |
| Dec | 12.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 244 mm | +175 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ceret?
Ceret has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.9 °C and it receives 800 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ceret?
The hottest day measured in Ceret between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2023, reaching 39.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ceret?
The coldest day measured in Ceret between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1940, at -14.5 °C.
Does it snow in Ceret?
Yes. Ceret gets on average 22.8 cm of snow per year and has around 30 frost days.
Has the climate of Ceret warmed?
Yes: Ceret warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ceret?
The wettest day measured in Ceret between 1940 and 2025 was 13 September 1963, with 176 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ceret?
The windiest day measured in Ceret between 1940 and 2025 was 27 February 1958, with winds reaching 42.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ceret?
The warmest month in Ceret is July (21.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Ceret?
Ceret receives on average 800 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 106 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ceret?
Ceret gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ceret?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ceret between 1940 and 2025 was 8 March 2010, with 39.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ceret?
Yes: Ceret has on average 4 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ceret?
In Ceret, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.0 °C on 18 July 2023, and the lowest was -19.5 °C on 27 December 1940.
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