Champagnole climate — normals and trends
Champagnole (France) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.1 °C and it receives 1,890 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 (16.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Champagnole averages 93 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 186 rainy days per year.
Champagnole has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 111 to 75 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.3 °C (on 31 July 2020) and the coldest -23.7 °C (on 13 February 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
ChampagnoleBourgogne
- coords
- 46.74°, 5.91°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.1°C
Average daily high
11.9°C
Average daily low
4.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,890mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
14.8km/h
Seasonal range
17.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
93 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
186 d/yr
Annual snowfall
222.1 cm
Average feels-like high
9.8 °C
Average feels-like low
1.9 °C
Average peak gust
35.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
34.3 °C
31 July 2020
Coldest day
-23.7 °C
13 February 1940
Wettest day
94 mm
14 February 1990
Windiest day
45.6 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
127.8 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
37.8 °C
26 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
-30.1 °C
10 February 1956
Snowiest day
29.0 cm
21 March 2008
Sunniest day
15.0 h
5 July 2011
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.3 °C | +3.0 °C | 184 mm | +30 mm |
| Feb | 6.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 98 mm | -44 mm |
| Mar | 10.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 101 mm | -40 mm |
| Apr | 15.2 °C | +3.5 °C | 154 mm | +4 mm |
| May | 16.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 170 mm | -18 mm |
| Jun | 24.5 °C | +5.4 °C | 156 mm | -26 mm |
| Jul | 21.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 195 mm | +42 mm |
| Aug | 23.9 °C | +3.1 °C | 176 mm | +8 mm |
| Sep | 17.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 221 mm | +75 mm |
| Oct | 12.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 217 mm | +81 mm |
| Nov | 8.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 211 mm | +47 mm |
| Dec | 6.1 °C | +2.8 °C | 65 mm | -102 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Champagnole?
Champagnole has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.1 °C and it receives 1,890 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Champagnole?
The hottest day measured in Champagnole between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 2020, reaching 34.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Champagnole?
The coldest day measured in Champagnole between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1940, at -23.7 °C.
Does it snow in Champagnole?
Yes. Champagnole gets on average 222.1 cm of snow per year and has around 93 frost days.
Has the climate of Champagnole warmed?
Yes: Champagnole warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Champagnole?
The wettest day measured in Champagnole between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 1990, with 94 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Champagnole?
The windiest day measured in Champagnole between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 45.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Champagnole?
The warmest month in Champagnole is July (16.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Champagnole?
Champagnole receives on average 1,890 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 186 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Champagnole?
Champagnole gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Champagnole?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Champagnole between 1940 and 2025 was 21 March 2008, with 29.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Champagnole?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Champagnole.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Champagnole?
In Champagnole, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.8 °C on 26 June 2019, and the lowest was -30.1 °C on 10 February 1956.
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