Commentry climate — normals and trends
Commentry (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.7 °C and it receives 818 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 (19.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Commentry averages 53 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 148 rainy days per year.
Commentry has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 63 to 43 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.4 °C (on 12 August 2003) and the coldest -24.1 °C (on 16 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
CommentryRhône-Alpes
- coords
- 46.29°, 2.74°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.7°C
Average daily high
14.8°C
Average daily low
6.8°C
Annual rainfall
818mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
15.5km/h
Seasonal range
16.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
53 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
148 d/yr
Annual snowfall
31.8 cm
Average feels-like high
12.8 °C
Average feels-like low
4.4 °C
Average peak gust
34.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
39.4 °C
12 August 2003
Coldest day
-24.1 °C
16 January 1985
Wettest day
58 mm
30 September 1958
Windiest day
52.3 km/h
7 November 1982
Strongest gust
126.0 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
40.1 °C
30 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-29.0 °C
16 January 1985
Snowiest day
24.2 cm
23 January 2007
Sunniest day
15.3 h
24 June 2015
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 | 7.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 77 mm | +13 mm |
| Feb | 10.5 °C | +3.1 °C | 43 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 12.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 69 mm | +7 mm |
| Apr | 17.1 °C | +3.1 °C | 48 mm | -26 mm |
| May | 19.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 66 mm | -24 mm |
| Jun | 27.2 °C | +5.7 °C | 61 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 25.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 42 mm | -15 mm |
| Aug | 27.6 °C | +3.9 °C | 67 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 19.9 °C | -0.5 °C | 91 mm | +21 mm |
| Oct | 15.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 76 mm | +8 mm |
| Nov | 11.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 97 mm | +27 mm |
| Dec | 9.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 57 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Commentry?
Commentry has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.7 °C and it receives 818 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Commentry?
The hottest day measured in Commentry between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 2003, reaching 39.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Commentry?
The coldest day measured in Commentry between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1985, at -24.1 °C.
Does it snow in Commentry?
Yes. Commentry gets on average 31.8 cm of snow per year and has around 53 frost days.
Has the climate of Commentry warmed?
Yes: Commentry warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Commentry?
The wettest day measured in Commentry between 1940 and 2025 was 30 September 1958, with 58 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Commentry?
The windiest day measured in Commentry between 1940 and 2025 was 7 November 1982, with winds reaching 52.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Commentry?
The warmest month in Commentry is July (19.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Commentry?
Commentry receives on average 818 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 148 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Commentry?
Commentry gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Commentry?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Commentry between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 2007, with 24.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Commentry?
Yes: Commentry has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Commentry?
In Commentry, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.1 °C on 30 July 2024, and the lowest was -29.0 °C on 16 January 1985.
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