Elna climate — normals and trends
Elna (France) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.0 °C and it receives 634 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 (23.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Elna averages 8 frost days, 21 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 78 rainy days per year.
Elna has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 13 to 3 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.8 °C (on 18 July 2023) and the coldest -8.7 °C (on 27 December 1962).
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
ElnaOccitanie
- coords
- 42.60°, 2.97°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.0°C
Average daily high
19.2°C
Average daily low
11.1°C
Annual rainfall
634mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
16.8km/h
Seasonal range
16.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
8 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
21 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
78 d/yr
Annual snowfall
8.0 cm
Average feels-like high
18.0 °C
Average feels-like low
9.5 °C
Average peak gust
38.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
28 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.58 · 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
18 July 2023
Coldest day
-8.7 °C
27 December 1962
Wettest day
168 mm
13 September 1963
Windiest day
52.6 km/h
27 February 1958
Strongest gust
112.7 km/h
10 April 2005
Hottest feels-like
42.6 °C
28 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
-16.4 °C
3 February 1956
Snowiest day
37.9 cm
8 March 2010
Sunniest day
14.5 h
18 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14.0 °C | +2.8 °C | 19 mm | -34 mm |
| Feb | 14.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 60 mm | +8 mm |
| Mar | 14.5 °C | -0.4 °C | 147 mm | +85 mm |
| Apr | 19.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 36 mm | -24 mm |
| May | 23.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 44 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 30.7 °C | +5.5 °C | 14 mm | -16 mm |
| Jul | 30.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 49 mm | +31 mm |
| Aug | 31.1 °C | +3.0 °C | 15 mm | -14 mm |
| Sep | 24.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 80 mm | +26 mm |
| Oct | 21.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 40 mm | -51 mm |
| Nov | 16.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 36 mm | -30 mm |
| Dec | 13.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 250 mm | +182 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Elna?
Elna has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.0 °C and it receives 634 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Elna?
The hottest day measured in Elna between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2023, reaching 39.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Elna?
The coldest day measured in Elna between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1962, at -8.7 °C.
Does it snow in Elna?
Yes. Elna gets on average 8.0 cm of snow per year and has around 8 frost days.
Has the climate of Elna warmed?
Yes: Elna warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Elna?
The wettest day measured in Elna between 1940 and 2025 was 13 September 1963, with 168 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Elna?
The windiest day measured in Elna between 1940 and 2025 was 27 February 1958, with winds reaching 52.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Elna?
The warmest month in Elna is July (23.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Elna?
Elna receives on average 634 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 78 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Elna?
Elna gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Elna?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Elna between 1940 and 2025 was 8 March 2010, with 37.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Elna?
Yes: Elna has on average 28 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Elna?
In Elna, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.6 °C on 28 June 2019, and the lowest was -16.4 °C on 3 February 1956.
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