Craponne climate — normals and trends
Craponne (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.3 °C and it receives 961 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 (20.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Craponne averages 54 frost days, 14 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 141 rainy days per year.
Craponne has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 71 to 37 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.8 °C (on 24 August 2023) and the coldest -23.4 °C (on 5 February 1963).
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
CraponneRhône-Alpes
- coords
- 45.75°, 4.72°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.3°C
Average daily high
15.6°C
Average daily low
7.3°C
Annual rainfall
961mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
14.9km/h
Seasonal range
18.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
54 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
14 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
141 d/yr
Annual snowfall
26.4 cm
Average feels-like high
13.9 °C
Average feels-like low
5.1 °C
Average peak gust
33.6 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
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · 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
39.8 °C
24 August 2023
Coldest day
-23.4 °C
5 February 1963
Wettest day
78 mm
8 September 1994
Windiest day
44.8 km/h
20 December 2019
Strongest gust
106.9 km/h
30 December 1981
Hottest feels-like
41.2 °C
22 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
-28.0 °C
5 February 1963
Snowiest day
28.7 cm
7 January 1994
Sunniest day
15.0 h
2 June 1940
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 | 7.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 93 mm | +25 mm |
| Feb | 9.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 55 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 13.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 76 mm | +8 mm |
| Apr | 18.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 78 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 20.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 81 mm | -15 mm |
| Jun | 28.7 °C | +5.5 °C | 83 mm | +0 mm |
| Jul | 27.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 56 mm | -16 mm |
| Aug | 29.1 °C | +3.8 °C | 60 mm | -27 mm |
| Sep | 21.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 154 mm | +63 mm |
| Oct | 15.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 88 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 11.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 131 mm | +39 mm |
| Dec | 8.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 66 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Craponne?
Craponne has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.3 °C and it receives 961 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Craponne?
The hottest day measured in Craponne between 1940 and 2025 was 24 August 2023, reaching 39.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Craponne?
The coldest day measured in Craponne between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1963, at -23.4 °C.
Does it snow in Craponne?
Yes. Craponne gets on average 26.4 cm of snow per year and has around 54 frost days.
Has the climate of Craponne warmed?
Yes: Craponne warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Craponne?
The wettest day measured in Craponne between 1940 and 2025 was 8 September 1994, with 78 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Craponne?
The windiest day measured in Craponne between 1940 and 2025 was 20 December 2019, with winds reaching 44.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Craponne?
The warmest month in Craponne is July (20.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Craponne?
Craponne receives on average 961 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 141 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Craponne?
Craponne 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 Craponne?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Craponne between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1994, with 28.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Craponne?
Yes: Craponne has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Craponne?
In Craponne, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.2 °C on 22 August 2023, and the lowest was -28.0 °C on 5 February 1963.
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