Crest climate — normals and trends
Crest (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.4 °C and it receives 849 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 (20.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Crest averages 53 frost days, 14 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 111 rainy days per year.
Crest has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 73 to 33 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.2 °C (on 12 August 2025) and the coldest -18.8 °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
CrestRhône-Alpes
- coords
- 44.73°, 5.02°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.4°C
Average daily high
15.8°C
Average daily low
7.3°C
Annual rainfall
849mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
16.2km/h
Seasonal range
18.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
53 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
14 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
111 d/yr
Annual snowfall
34.1 cm
Average feels-like high
13.8 °C
Average feels-like low
5.0 °C
Average peak gust
42.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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
39.2 °C
12 August 2025
Coldest day
-18.8 °C
5 February 1963
Wettest day
85 mm
29 August 2003
Windiest day
45.2 km/h
28 October 2012
Strongest gust
118.4 km/h
8 November 1982
Hottest feels-like
40.6 °C
27 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
-23.8 °C
5 February 1963
Snowiest day
28.6 cm
14 November 2019
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 | 8.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 121 mm | +61 mm |
| Feb | 10.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 59 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 12.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 98 mm | +30 mm |
| Apr | 17.9 °C | +3.0 °C | 115 mm | +38 mm |
| May | 20.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 69 mm | -23 mm |
| Jun | 29.5 °C | +6.4 °C | 34 mm | -27 mm |
| Jul | 28.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 17 mm | -24 mm |
| Aug | 29.9 °C | +4.0 °C | 40 mm | -14 mm |
| Sep | 21.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 168 mm | +88 mm |
| Oct | 16.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 101 mm | +5 mm |
| Nov | 11.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 96 mm | +4 mm |
| Dec | 9.4 °C | +2.7 °C | 64 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Crest?
Crest has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.4 °C and it receives 849 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Crest?
The hottest day measured in Crest between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 2025, reaching 39.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Crest?
The coldest day measured in Crest between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1963, at -18.8 °C.
Does it snow in Crest?
Yes. Crest gets on average 34.1 cm of snow per year and has around 53 frost days.
Has the climate of Crest warmed?
Yes: Crest warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Crest?
The wettest day measured in Crest between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 2003, with 85 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Crest?
The windiest day measured in Crest between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 2012, with winds reaching 45.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Crest?
The warmest month in Crest is July (20.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Crest?
Crest receives on average 849 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 111 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Crest?
Crest 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 Crest?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Crest between 1940 and 2025 was 14 November 2019, with 28.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Crest?
Yes: Crest has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Crest?
In Crest, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.6 °C on 27 June 2019, and the lowest was -23.8 °C on 5 February 1963.
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