Coutances climate — normals and trends
Coutances (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.5 °C and it receives 1,013 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 August (17.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Coutances averages 6 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 159 rainy days per year.
Coutances has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 11 to 1 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.1 °C (on 5 August 2003) and the coldest -9.0 °C (on 17 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
CoutancesNormandy
- coords
- 49.05°, -1.45°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.5°C
Average daily high
13.4°C
Average daily low
9.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,013mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
26.1km/h
Seasonal range
11.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
6 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
159 d/yr
Annual snowfall
5.5 cm
Average feels-like high
10.9 °C
Average feels-like low
6.3 °C
Average peak gust
41.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · 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
34.1 °C
5 August 2003
Coldest day
-9.0 °C
17 January 1985
Wettest day
55 mm
13 November 2010
Windiest day
80.6 km/h
2 November 2023
Strongest gust
131.4 km/h
16 October 1987
Hottest feels-like
36.4 °C
5 August 2003
Coldest feels-like
-16.6 °C
19 January 1963
Snowiest day
13.1 cm
11 March 2013
Sunniest day
15.9 h
7 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 203 mm | +99 mm |
| Feb | 8.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 53 mm | -31 mm |
| Mar | 11.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 36 mm | -39 mm |
| Apr | 15.0 °C | +3.3 °C | 43 mm | -18 mm |
| May | 16.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 42 mm | -25 mm |
| Jun | 20.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 45 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 20.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 128 mm | +68 mm |
| Aug | 21.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 49 mm | -20 mm |
| Sep | 18.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 94 mm | +7 mm |
| Oct | 15.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 135 mm | +27 mm |
| Nov | 12.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 91 mm | -29 mm |
| Dec | 9.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 104 mm | -17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Coutances?
Coutances has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.5 °C and it receives 1,013 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Coutances?
The hottest day measured in Coutances between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 2003, reaching 34.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Coutances?
The coldest day measured in Coutances between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1985, at -9.0 °C.
Does it snow in Coutances?
Yes. Coutances gets on average 5.5 cm of snow per year and has around 6 frost days.
Has the climate of Coutances warmed?
Yes: Coutances warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Coutances?
The wettest day measured in Coutances between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 2010, with 55 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Coutances?
The windiest day measured in Coutances between 1940 and 2025 was 2 November 2023, with winds reaching 80.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Coutances?
The warmest month in Coutances is August (17.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Coutances?
Coutances receives on average 1,013 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 159 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Coutances?
Coutances 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 Coutances?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Coutances between 1940 and 2025 was 11 March 2013, with 13.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Coutances?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Coutances.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Coutances?
In Coutances, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.4 °C on 5 August 2003, and the lowest was -16.6 °C on 19 January 1963.
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