Donges climate — normals and trends
Donges (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.2 °C and it receives 679 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 (5.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Donges averages 22 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 119 rainy days per year.
Donges has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 30 to 14 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.8 °C (on 18 July 2022) and the coldest -13.5 °C (on 10 February 1986).
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
DongesPays de la Loire Region
- coords
- 47.32°, -2.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.2°C
Average daily high
15.6°C
Average daily low
9.0°C
Annual rainfall
679mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
20.8km/h
Seasonal range
13.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
22 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
119 d/yr
Annual snowfall
2.8 cm
Average feels-like high
13.6 °C
Average feels-like low
6.5 °C
Average peak gust
38.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · 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
41.8 °C
18 July 2022
Coldest day
-13.5 °C
10 February 1986
Wettest day
60 mm
9 October 2024
Windiest day
74.6 km/h
11 March 1963
Strongest gust
131.8 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
41.4 °C
10 August 2003
Coldest feels-like
-18.9 °C
13 January 1987
Snowiest day
7.8 cm
7 February 1986
Sunniest day
15.6 h
22 June 2018
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 178 mm | +110 mm |
| Feb | 10.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 45 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 13.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 34 mm | -21 mm |
| Apr | 18.1 °C | +3.5 °C | 73 mm | +21 mm |
| May | 20.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 53 mm | -10 mm |
| Jun | 25.4 °C | +4.4 °C | 35 mm | -10 mm |
| Jul | 25.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 93 mm | +54 mm |
| Aug | 26.2 °C | +3.3 °C | 22 mm | -20 mm |
| Sep | 20.3 °C | -0.4 °C | 44 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 18.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 47 mm | -22 mm |
| Nov | 14.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 72 mm | +1 mm |
| Dec | 10.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 82 mm | +10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Donges?
Donges has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.2 °C and it receives 679 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Donges?
The hottest day measured in Donges between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2022, reaching 41.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Donges?
The coldest day measured in Donges between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1986, at -13.5 °C.
Does it snow in Donges?
Yes. Donges gets on average 2.8 cm of snow per year and has around 22 frost days.
Has the climate of Donges warmed?
Yes: Donges warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Donges?
The wettest day measured in Donges between 1940 and 2025 was 9 October 2024, with 60 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Donges?
The windiest day measured in Donges between 1940 and 2025 was 11 March 1963, with winds reaching 74.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Donges?
The warmest month in Donges is July (19.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Donges?
Donges receives on average 679 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 119 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Donges?
Donges gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Donges?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Donges between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1986, with 7.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Donges?
Yes: Donges has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Donges?
In Donges, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.4 °C on 10 August 2003, and the lowest was -18.9 °C on 13 January 1987.
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