Couzeix climate — normals and trends
Couzeix (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.0 °C and it receives 1,001 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 (3.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Couzeix averages 43 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 151 rainy days per year.
Couzeix 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 51 to 35 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.9 °C (on 23 July 2019) and the coldest -27.6 °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
CouzeixNew Aquitaine
- coords
- 45.88°, 1.24°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.0°C
Average daily high
15.0°C
Average daily low
7.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,001mm
Sunshine / day
8.1h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
16.2km/h
Seasonal range
15.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
43 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
151 d/yr
Annual snowfall
17.5 cm
Average feels-like high
13.2 °C
Average feels-like low
4.8 °C
Average peak gust
35.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 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 = 0.37 · 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
38.9 °C
23 July 2019
Coldest day
-27.6 °C
16 January 1985
Wettest day
81 mm
4 October 2013
Windiest day
54.0 km/h
27 December 1999
Strongest gust
130.3 km/h
27 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
40.9 °C
29 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-32.3 °C
16 January 1985
Snowiest day
19.4 cm
23 January 2007
Sunniest day
15.4 h
27 June 2019
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 | +2.4 °C | 148 mm | +60 mm |
| Feb | 11.4 °C | +3.4 °C | 67 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 12.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 62 mm | -20 mm |
| Apr | 17.6 °C | +3.4 °C | 109 mm | +21 mm |
| May | 20.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 55 mm | -43 mm |
| Jun | 27.4 °C | +5.9 °C | 38 mm | -41 mm |
| Jul | 25.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 48 mm | -16 mm |
| Aug | 28.0 °C | +4.4 °C | 71 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 19.5 °C | -1.1 °C | 114 mm | +35 mm |
| Oct | 16.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 114 mm | +26 mm |
| Nov | 11.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 122 mm | +32 mm |
| Dec | 9.8 °C | +2.7 °C | 69 mm | -24 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Couzeix?
Couzeix has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.0 °C and it receives 1,001 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Couzeix?
The hottest day measured in Couzeix between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 2019, reaching 38.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Couzeix?
The coldest day measured in Couzeix between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1985, at -27.6 °C.
Does it snow in Couzeix?
Yes. Couzeix gets on average 17.5 cm of snow per year and has around 43 frost days.
Has the climate of Couzeix warmed?
Yes: Couzeix warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Couzeix?
The wettest day measured in Couzeix between 1940 and 2025 was 4 October 2013, with 81 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Couzeix?
The windiest day measured in Couzeix between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1999, with winds reaching 54.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Couzeix?
The warmest month in Couzeix is July (19.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Couzeix?
Couzeix receives on average 1,001 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 151 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Couzeix?
Couzeix gets on average 8.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,957 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Couzeix?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Couzeix between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 2007, with 19.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Couzeix?
Yes: Couzeix has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Couzeix?
In Couzeix, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.9 °C on 29 July 2024, and the lowest was -32.3 °C on 16 January 1985.
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