Gerzat climate — normals and trends
Gerzat (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.8 °C and it receives 845 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 (18.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Gerzat averages 71 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 149 rainy days per year.
Gerzat has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 86 to 56 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.5 °C (on 12 August 2003) and the coldest -24.2 °C (on 16 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
GerzatRhône-Alpes
- coords
- 45.83°, 3.14°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.8°C
Average daily high
14.2°C
Average daily low
5.6°C
Annual rainfall
845mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
14.2km/h
Seasonal range
16.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
71 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
149 d/yr
Annual snowfall
52.9 cm
Average feels-like high
12.2 °C
Average feels-like low
3.2 °C
Average peak gust
33.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · 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
37.5 °C
12 August 2003
Coldest day
-24.2 °C
16 January 1985
Wettest day
74 mm
29 September 2000
Windiest day
51.3 km/h
28 December 1999
Strongest gust
119.5 km/h
7 November 1982
Hottest feels-like
39.4 °C
23 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
-29.1 °C
16 January 1985
Snowiest day
27.3 cm
14 December 2008
Sunniest day
15.1 h
26 June 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.0 °C | +3.0 °C | 64 mm | +2 mm |
| Feb | 10.1 °C | +3.3 °C | 35 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 11.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 70 mm | +9 mm |
| Apr | 16.3 °C | +3.0 °C | 69 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 18.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 71 mm | -20 mm |
| Jun | 26.8 °C | +5.9 °C | 78 mm | +4 mm |
| Jul | 24.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 45 mm | -17 mm |
| Aug | 27.1 °C | +3.8 °C | 82 mm | +9 mm |
| Sep | 19.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 139 mm | +61 mm |
| Oct | 15.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 64 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 10.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 97 mm | +24 mm |
| Dec | 9.0 °C | +3.1 °C | 55 mm | -13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gerzat?
Gerzat has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.8 °C and it receives 845 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gerzat?
The hottest day measured in Gerzat between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 2003, reaching 37.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gerzat?
The coldest day measured in Gerzat between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1985, at -24.2 °C.
Does it snow in Gerzat?
Yes. Gerzat gets on average 52.9 cm of snow per year and has around 71 frost days.
Has the climate of Gerzat warmed?
Yes: Gerzat warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gerzat?
The wettest day measured in Gerzat between 1940 and 2025 was 29 September 2000, with 74 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gerzat?
The windiest day measured in Gerzat between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1999, with winds reaching 51.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gerzat?
The warmest month in Gerzat is July (18.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Gerzat?
Gerzat receives on average 845 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 149 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gerzat?
Gerzat gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Gerzat?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gerzat between 1940 and 2025 was 14 December 2008, with 27.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gerzat?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Gerzat.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gerzat?
In Gerzat, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.4 °C on 23 August 2023, and the lowest was -29.1 °C on 16 January 1985.
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