Garches climate — normals and trends
Garches (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.9 °C and it receives 674 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 (18.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Garches averages 44 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 129 rainy days per year.
Garches has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 58 to 30 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.0 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -19.6 °C (on 22 January 1942).
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
GarchesÎle-de-France Region
- coords
- 48.84°, 2.18°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.9°C
Average daily high
14.7°C
Average daily low
7.3°C
Annual rainfall
674mm
Sunshine / day
7.7h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
18.1km/h
Seasonal range
15.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
44 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
129 d/yr
Annual snowfall
13.6 cm
Average feels-like high
12.5 °C
Average feels-like low
4.7 °C
Average peak gust
36.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
41.0 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-19.6 °C
22 January 1942
Wettest day
63 mm
9 October 2024
Windiest day
59.0 km/h
3 February 1990
Strongest gust
136.1 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
41.0 °C
30 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-24.5 °C
30 December 1950
Snowiest day
17.5 cm
25 April 1941
Sunniest day
15.9 h
2 July 2011
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 | 6.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 128 mm | +75 mm |
| Feb | 7.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 52 mm | +1 mm |
| Mar | 13.7 °C | +2.7 °C | 34 mm | -19 mm |
| Apr | 18.5 °C | +4.2 °C | 34 mm | -20 mm |
| May | 20.8 °C | +2.8 °C | 33 mm | -32 mm |
| Jun | 26.8 °C | +5.5 °C | 37 mm | -23 mm |
| Jul | 25.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 100 mm | +47 mm |
| Aug | 26.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 40 mm | -13 mm |
| Sep | 20.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 60 mm | +8 mm |
| Oct | 16.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 61 mm | +1 mm |
| Nov | 11.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 50 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 9.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 47 mm | -13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Garches?
Garches has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.9 °C and it receives 674 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Garches?
The hottest day measured in Garches between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 41.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Garches?
The coldest day measured in Garches between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1942, at -19.6 °C.
Does it snow in Garches?
Yes. Garches gets on average 13.6 cm of snow per year and has around 44 frost days.
Has the climate of Garches warmed?
Yes: Garches warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Garches?
The wettest day measured in Garches between 1940 and 2025 was 9 October 2024, with 63 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Garches?
The windiest day measured in Garches between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1990, with winds reaching 59.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Garches?
The warmest month in Garches is July (18.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Garches?
Garches receives on average 674 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 129 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Garches?
Garches gets on average 7.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,811 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Garches?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Garches between 1940 and 2025 was 25 April 1941, with 17.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Garches?
Yes: Garches has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Garches?
In Garches, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.0 °C on 30 July 2024, and the lowest was -24.5 °C on 30 December 1950.
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