Dives-sur-Mer climate — normals and trends
Dives-sur-Mer (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.2 °C and it receives 714 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 (18.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Dives-sur-Mer averages 29 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 139 rainy days per year.
Dives-sur-Mer has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 41 to 17 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.2 °C (on 10 August 2003) and the coldest -21.0 °C (on 8 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
Dives-sur-MerNormandy
- coords
- 49.28°, -0.10°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.2°C
Average daily high
14.7°C
Average daily low
7.9°C
Annual rainfall
714mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
19.7km/h
Seasonal range
13.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
29 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
139 d/yr
Annual snowfall
9.1 cm
Average feels-like high
12.5 °C
Average feels-like low
5.3 °C
Average peak gust
39.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
10 August 2003
Coldest day
-21.0 °C
8 January 1985
Wettest day
49 mm
22 September 2006
Windiest day
59.2 km/h
16 October 1987
Strongest gust
122.8 km/h
24 December 2013
Hottest feels-like
41.3 °C
28 July 1947
Coldest feels-like
-25.9 °C
8 January 1985
Snowiest day
14.1 cm
11 March 2013
Sunniest day
16.0 h
15 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 | 7.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 155 mm | +93 mm |
| Feb | 8.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 52 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 13.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 23 mm | -33 mm |
| Apr | 18.1 °C | +4.2 °C | 27 mm | -28 mm |
| May | 19.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 54 mm | -10 mm |
| Jun | 24.3 °C | +3.9 °C | 45 mm | -13 mm |
| Jul | 23.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 85 mm | +31 mm |
| Aug | 24.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 39 mm | -16 mm |
| Sep | 20.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 40 mm | -17 mm |
| Oct | 16.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 72 mm | +9 mm |
| Nov | 12.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 80 mm | +12 mm |
| Dec | 9.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 46 mm | -21 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dives-sur-Mer?
Dives-sur-Mer has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.2 °C and it receives 714 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dives-sur-Mer?
The hottest day measured in Dives-sur-Mer between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 2003, reaching 39.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dives-sur-Mer?
The coldest day measured in Dives-sur-Mer between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1985, at -21.0 °C.
Does it snow in Dives-sur-Mer?
Yes. Dives-sur-Mer gets on average 9.1 cm of snow per year and has around 29 frost days.
Has the climate of Dives-sur-Mer warmed?
Yes: Dives-sur-Mer warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dives-sur-Mer?
The wettest day measured in Dives-sur-Mer between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 2006, with 49 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dives-sur-Mer?
The windiest day measured in Dives-sur-Mer between 1940 and 2025 was 16 October 1987, with winds reaching 59.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dives-sur-Mer?
The warmest month in Dives-sur-Mer is July (18.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Dives-sur-Mer?
Dives-sur-Mer receives on average 714 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 139 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dives-sur-Mer?
Dives-sur-Mer gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Dives-sur-Mer?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Dives-sur-Mer between 1940 and 2025 was 11 March 2013, with 14.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Dives-sur-Mer?
Yes: Dives-sur-Mer has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dives-sur-Mer?
In Dives-sur-Mer, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.3 °C on 28 July 1947, and the lowest was -25.9 °C on 8 January 1985.
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