Embrun climate — normals and trends
Embrun (France) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.7 °C and it receives 928 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 (14.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Embrun averages 193 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 125 rainy days per year.
Embrun 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 211 to 175 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.1 °C (on 10 August 2025) and the coldest -28.4 °C (on 10 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
EmbrunProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- coords
- 44.56°, 6.50°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.7°C
Average daily high
8.4°C
Average daily low
-1.1°C
Annual rainfall
928mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
8.5km/h
Seasonal range
20.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
193 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
125 d/yr
Annual snowfall
291.1 cm
Average feels-like high
6.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.3 °C
Average peak gust
38.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.63 · 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
29.1 °C
10 August 2025
Coldest day
-28.4 °C
10 January 1985
Wettest day
72 mm
29 September 1991
Windiest day
22.2 km/h
27 February 1990
Strongest gust
140.0 km/h
27 February 1990
Hottest feels-like
28.9 °C
10 August 2025
Coldest feels-like
-33.4 °C
10 January 1985
Snowiest day
47.5 cm
21 March 1971
Sunniest day
15.0 h
27 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.4 °C | +3.4 °C | 129 mm | +59 mm |
| Feb | 3.6 °C | +3.8 °C | 22 mm | -46 mm |
| Mar | 4.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 96 mm | +21 mm |
| Apr | 10.0 °C | +3.8 °C | 137 mm | +48 mm |
| May | 13.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 104 mm | +3 mm |
| Jun | 22.0 °C | +6.2 °C | 38 mm | -46 mm |
| Jul | 20.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 23 mm | -24 mm |
| Aug | 21.7 °C | +2.7 °C | 50 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 16.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 62 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 11.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 116 mm | +21 mm |
| Nov | 5.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 91 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 2.6 °C | +3.7 °C | 48 mm | -37 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Embrun?
Embrun has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.7 °C and it receives 928 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Embrun?
The hottest day measured in Embrun between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 2025, reaching 29.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Embrun?
The coldest day measured in Embrun between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1985, at -28.4 °C.
Does it snow in Embrun?
Yes. Embrun gets on average 291.1 cm of snow per year and has around 193 frost days.
Has the climate of Embrun warmed?
Yes: Embrun warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Embrun?
The wettest day measured in Embrun between 1940 and 2025 was 29 September 1991, with 72 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Embrun?
The windiest day measured in Embrun between 1940 and 2025 was 27 February 1990, with winds reaching 22.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Embrun?
The warmest month in Embrun is July (14.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Embrun?
Embrun receives on average 928 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 125 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Embrun?
Embrun gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Embrun?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Embrun between 1940 and 2025 was 21 March 1971, with 47.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Embrun?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Embrun.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Embrun?
In Embrun, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 28.9 °C on 10 August 2025, and the lowest was -33.4 °C on 10 January 1985.
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