Épinal climate — normals and trends
Épinal (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.6 °C and it receives 1,000 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 (18.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Épinal averages 68 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 157 rainy days per year.
Épinal has warmed by +2.0 °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 83 to 53 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.2 °C (on 31 July 1983) and the coldest -21.6 °C (on 18 January 1966).
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
ÉpinalGrand Est
- coords
- 48.18°, 6.45°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.6°C
Average daily high
13.4°C
Average daily low
6.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,000mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
16.3km/h
Seasonal range
17.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
68 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
157 d/yr
Annual snowfall
61.9 cm
Average feels-like high
11.1 °C
Average feels-like low
3.4 °C
Average peak gust
35.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
38.2 °C
31 July 1983
Coldest day
-21.6 °C
18 January 1966
Wettest day
64 mm
5 August 1960
Windiest day
64.5 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
137.2 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
39.1 °C
5 July 1952
Coldest feels-like
-28.3 °C
10 February 1956
Snowiest day
14.5 cm
7 January 1968
Sunniest day
15.1 h
28 June 2019
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 122 mm | +28 mm |
| Feb | 7.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 57 mm | -27 mm |
| Mar | 12.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 41 mm | -41 mm |
| Apr | 16.9 °C | +3.6 °C | 72 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 19.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 39 mm | -50 mm |
| Jun | 25.7 °C | +4.8 °C | 91 mm | +8 mm |
| Jul | 23.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 87 mm | +15 mm |
| Aug | 25.4 °C | +2.7 °C | 102 mm | +27 mm |
| Sep | 18.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 144 mm | +70 mm |
| Oct | 14.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 104 mm | +27 mm |
| Nov | 10.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 78 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 7.6 °C | +3.3 °C | 34 mm | -67 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Épinal?
Épinal has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.6 °C and it receives 1,000 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Épinal?
The hottest day measured in Épinal between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1983, reaching 38.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Épinal?
The coldest day measured in Épinal between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1966, at -21.6 °C.
Does it snow in Épinal?
Yes. Épinal gets on average 61.9 cm of snow per year and has around 68 frost days.
Has the climate of Épinal warmed?
Yes: Épinal warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Épinal?
The wettest day measured in Épinal between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 1960, with 64 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Épinal?
The windiest day measured in Épinal between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 64.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Épinal?
The warmest month in Épinal is July (18.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Épinal?
Épinal receives on average 1,000 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 157 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Épinal?
Épinal 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 Épinal?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Épinal between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1968, with 14.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Épinal?
Yes: Épinal has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Épinal?
In Épinal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.1 °C on 5 July 1952, and the lowest was -28.3 °C on 10 February 1956.
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