Elbeuf climate — normals and trends
Elbeuf (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.5 °C and it receives 680 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 (17.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Elbeuf averages 40 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 132 rainy days per year.
Elbeuf has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 55 to 25 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.9 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -18.9 °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
ElbeufNormandy
- coords
- 49.29°, 1.00°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.5°C
Average daily high
14.1°C
Average daily low
7.1°C
Annual rainfall
680mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
18.9km/h
Seasonal range
14.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
40 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
132 d/yr
Annual snowfall
12.9 cm
Average feels-like high
11.8 °C
Average feels-like low
4.4 °C
Average peak gust
37.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °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
38.9 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-18.9 °C
8 January 1985
Wettest day
57 mm
4 July 1975
Windiest day
55.4 km/h
16 October 1987
Strongest gust
119.5 km/h
25 January 1990
Hottest feels-like
39.8 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-24.3 °C
8 January 1985
Snowiest day
11.7 cm
14 February 1970
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 | 6.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 151 mm | +95 mm |
| Feb | 7.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 51 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 12.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 22 mm | -32 mm |
| Apr | 17.9 °C | +4.5 °C | 30 mm | -25 mm |
| May | 19.4 °C | +2.6 °C | 48 mm | -17 mm |
| Jun | 24.3 °C | +4.3 °C | 60 mm | +2 mm |
| Jul | 23.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 79 mm | +27 mm |
| Aug | 24.8 °C | +2.8 °C | 25 mm | -28 mm |
| Sep | 19.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 53 mm | +2 mm |
| Oct | 15.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 62 mm | +2 mm |
| Nov | 11.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 62 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 8.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 39 mm | -23 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Elbeuf?
Elbeuf has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.5 °C and it receives 680 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Elbeuf?
The hottest day measured in Elbeuf between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 38.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Elbeuf?
The coldest day measured in Elbeuf between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1985, at -18.9 °C.
Does it snow in Elbeuf?
Yes. Elbeuf gets on average 12.9 cm of snow per year and has around 40 frost days.
Has the climate of Elbeuf warmed?
Yes: Elbeuf warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Elbeuf?
The wettest day measured in Elbeuf between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 1975, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Elbeuf?
The windiest day measured in Elbeuf between 1940 and 2025 was 16 October 1987, with winds reaching 55.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Elbeuf?
The warmest month in Elbeuf is July (17.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Elbeuf?
Elbeuf receives on average 680 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 132 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Elbeuf?
Elbeuf gets on average 7.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,884 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Elbeuf?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Elbeuf between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 1970, with 11.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Elbeuf?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Elbeuf.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Elbeuf?
In Elbeuf, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.8 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -24.3 °C on 8 January 1985.
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