Coursan climate — normals and trends
Coursan (France) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.5 °C and it receives 730 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 (23.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Coursan averages 14 frost days, 25 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 94 rainy days per year.
Coursan 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 21 to 7 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.9 °C (on 23 August 2023) and the coldest -13.6 °C (on 28 January 1947).
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
CoursanOccitanie
- coords
- 43.23°, 3.06°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.5°C
Average daily high
18.8°C
Average daily low
10.7°C
Annual rainfall
730mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
20.6km/h
Seasonal range
16.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
14 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
25 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
94 d/yr
Annual snowfall
6.3 cm
Average feels-like high
17.0 °C
Average feels-like low
8.5 °C
Average peak gust
42.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
19 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · 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
40.9 °C
23 August 2023
Coldest day
-13.6 °C
28 January 1947
Wettest day
174 mm
4 October 1987
Windiest day
59.5 km/h
24 January 2009
Strongest gust
127.4 km/h
24 January 2009
Hottest feels-like
44.1 °C
22 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
-18.5 °C
3 February 1956
Snowiest day
20.2 cm
8 March 2010
Sunniest day
14.7 h
17 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 26 mm | -35 mm |
| Feb | 13.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 56 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 14.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 141 mm | +73 mm |
| Apr | 18.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 44 mm | -22 mm |
| May | 22.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 74 mm | +15 mm |
| Jun | 30.9 °C | +5.5 °C | 15 mm | -19 mm |
| Jul | 30.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 30 mm | +9 mm |
| Aug | 31.7 °C | +3.6 °C | 36 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 24.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 49 mm | -23 mm |
| Oct | 21.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 17 mm | -91 mm |
| Nov | 15.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 105 mm | +26 mm |
| Dec | 13.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 196 mm | +127 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Coursan?
Coursan has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.5 °C and it receives 730 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Coursan?
The hottest day measured in Coursan between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 2023, reaching 40.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Coursan?
The coldest day measured in Coursan between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1947, at -13.6 °C.
Does it snow in Coursan?
Yes. Coursan gets on average 6.3 cm of snow per year and has around 14 frost days.
Has the climate of Coursan warmed?
Yes: Coursan warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Coursan?
The wettest day measured in Coursan between 1940 and 2025 was 4 October 1987, with 174 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Coursan?
The windiest day measured in Coursan between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 2009, with winds reaching 59.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Coursan?
The warmest month in Coursan is July (23.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Coursan?
Coursan receives on average 730 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 94 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Coursan?
Coursan gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Coursan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Coursan between 1940 and 2025 was 8 March 2010, with 20.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Coursan?
Yes: Coursan has on average 19 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Coursan?
In Coursan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.1 °C on 22 August 2023, and the lowest was -18.5 °C on 3 February 1956.
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