Cognac climate — normals and trends
Cognac (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.7 °C and it receives 770 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 (20.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Cognac averages 30 frost days, 13 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 126 rainy days per year.
Cognac has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 36 to 24 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.3 °C (on 18 June 2022) and the coldest -15.0 °C (on 17 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
CognacNew Aquitaine
- coords
- 45.70°, -0.33°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.7°C
Average daily high
17.0°C
Average daily low
8.7°C
Annual rainfall
770mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
17.4km/h
Seasonal range
15.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
30 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
13 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
126 d/yr
Annual snowfall
3.5 cm
Average feels-like high
15.3 °C
Average feels-like low
6.4 °C
Average peak gust
34.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
3 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · 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
40.3 °C
18 June 2022
Coldest day
-15.0 °C
17 January 1987
Wettest day
49 mm
28 October 1990
Windiest day
70.2 km/h
27 December 1999
Strongest gust
133.9 km/h
27 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
41.6 °C
23 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
-19.9 °C
17 January 1987
Snowiest day
7.0 cm
3 January 1979
Sunniest day
15.4 h
18 June 2025
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 | 10.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 142 mm | +68 mm |
| Feb | 12.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 72 mm | +8 mm |
| Mar | 14.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 39 mm | -25 mm |
| Apr | 19.0 °C | +3.0 °C | 98 mm | +32 mm |
| May | 21.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 44 mm | -29 mm |
| Jun | 28.4 °C | +5.3 °C | 17 mm | -38 mm |
| Jul | 27.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 29 mm | -13 mm |
| Aug | 29.3 °C | +3.9 °C | 58 mm | +8 mm |
| Sep | 21.7 °C | -1.0 °C | 72 mm | +14 mm |
| Oct | 18.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 86 mm | +16 mm |
| Nov | 13.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 98 mm | +23 mm |
| Dec | 11.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 62 mm | -18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cognac?
Cognac has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.7 °C and it receives 770 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cognac?
The hottest day measured in Cognac between 1940 and 2025 was 18 June 2022, reaching 40.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cognac?
The coldest day measured in Cognac between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1987, at -15.0 °C.
Does it snow in Cognac?
Yes. Cognac gets on average 3.5 cm of snow per year and has around 30 frost days.
Has the climate of Cognac warmed?
Yes: Cognac warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cognac?
The wettest day measured in Cognac between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 1990, with 49 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cognac?
The windiest day measured in Cognac between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1999, with winds reaching 70.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cognac?
The warmest month in Cognac is July (20.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Cognac?
Cognac receives on average 770 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 126 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cognac?
Cognac gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Cognac?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Cognac between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1979, with 7.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Cognac?
Yes: Cognac has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cognac?
In Cognac, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.6 °C on 23 August 2023, and the lowest was -19.9 °C on 17 January 1987.
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