Chauvigny climate — normals and trends
Chauvigny (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.0 °C and it receives 719 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 (20.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Chauvigny averages 39 frost days, 12 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 126 rainy days per year.
Chauvigny has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 48 to 30 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.7 °C (on 23 July 2019) and the coldest -18.1 °C (on 18 January 1987).
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
ChauvignyNew Aquitaine
- coords
- 46.57°, 0.64°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.0°C
Average daily high
16.2°C
Average daily low
8.0°C
Annual rainfall
719mm
Sunshine / day
8.3h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
17.2km/h
Seasonal range
15.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
39 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
12 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
126 d/yr
Annual snowfall
7.6 cm
Average feels-like high
14.3 °C
Average feels-like low
5.6 °C
Average peak gust
35.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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
40.7 °C
23 July 2019
Coldest day
-18.1 °C
18 January 1987
Wettest day
57 mm
3 October 2006
Windiest day
56.8 km/h
28 December 1999
Strongest gust
120.2 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
42.2 °C
29 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-22.7 °C
18 January 1987
Snowiest day
10.7 cm
14 January 1987
Sunniest day
15.6 h
24 June 2023
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 | 8.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 127 mm | +64 mm |
| Feb | 11.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 63 mm | +6 mm |
| Mar | 13.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 55 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 18.8 °C | +3.4 °C | 69 mm | +6 mm |
| May | 21.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 34 mm | -39 mm |
| Jun | 28.9 °C | +6.1 °C | 12 mm | -45 mm |
| Jul | 27.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 41 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 29.0 °C | +4.0 °C | 45 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 21.1 °C | -0.9 °C | 73 mm | +17 mm |
| Oct | 17.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 71 mm | +6 mm |
| Nov | 13.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 74 mm | +7 mm |
| Dec | 9.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 51 mm | -17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Chauvigny?
Chauvigny has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.0 °C and it receives 719 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chauvigny?
The hottest day measured in Chauvigny between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 2019, reaching 40.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Chauvigny?
The coldest day measured in Chauvigny between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1987, at -18.1 °C.
Does it snow in Chauvigny?
Yes. Chauvigny gets on average 7.6 cm of snow per year and has around 39 frost days.
Has the climate of Chauvigny warmed?
Yes: Chauvigny warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Chauvigny?
The wettest day measured in Chauvigny between 1940 and 2025 was 3 October 2006, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Chauvigny?
The windiest day measured in Chauvigny between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1999, with winds reaching 56.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Chauvigny?
The warmest month in Chauvigny is July (20.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Chauvigny?
Chauvigny receives on average 719 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 126 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Chauvigny?
Chauvigny gets on average 8.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,030 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Chauvigny?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Chauvigny between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1987, with 10.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Chauvigny?
Yes: Chauvigny has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chauvigny?
In Chauvigny, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.2 °C on 29 July 2024, and the lowest was -22.7 °C on 18 January 1987.
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