Gignac climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Gignac?

Gignac has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.7 °C and it receives 1,168 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gignac?

The hottest day measured in Gignac between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 2023, reaching 39.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Gignac?

The coldest day measured in Gignac between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1963, at -18.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Gignac?

Yes. Gignac gets on average 14.9 cm of snow per year and has around 31 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Gignac warmed?

Yes: Gignac warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Gignac?

The wettest day measured in Gignac between 1940 and 2025 was 8 November 1982, with 134 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Gignac?

The windiest day measured in Gignac between 1940 and 2025 was 25 September 1965, with winds reaching 44.2 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Gignac?

The warmest month in Gignac is July (21.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Gignac?

Gignac receives on average 1,168 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 107 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Gignac?

Gignac gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Gignac (France) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.7 °C and it receives 1,168 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 (21.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Gignac averages 31 frost days, 17 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 107 rainy days per year.

Gignac has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 42 to 20 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 39.9 °C (on 23 August 2023) and the coldest -18.5 °C (on 5 February 1963).

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

GignacOccitanie

coords: 43.65°, 3.55°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CsbWarm-summer MediterraneanWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthOctoberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

12.7°C

Average daily high

17.3°C

Average daily low

8.5°C

Annual rainfall

1,168mm

Sunshine / day

9.7h

Mean relative humidity

71%

Average peak wind

16.3km/h

Seasonal range

17.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

31 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

17 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

107 d/yr

Annual snowfall

14.9 cm

Average feels-like high

15.7 °C

Average feels-like low

6.1 °C

Average peak gust

39.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

3 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.0 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.58 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

39.9 °C

23 August 2023

Coldest day

-18.5 °C

5 February 1963

Wettest day

134 mm

8 November 1982

Windiest day

44.2 km/h

25 September 1965

Strongest gust

119.9 km/h

8 November 1982

Hottest feels-like

43.3 °C

23 August 2023

Coldest feels-like

-23.4 °C

5 February 1963

Snowiest day

22.8 cm

14 January 1987

Sunniest day

14.8 h

21 June 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	38.6 °C10 August 2025	-4.7 °C14 January 2025	14.2 °C	1,422 mm	45	21
2024	36.1 °C10 August 2024	-4.6 °C10 January 2024	13.9 °C	1,400 mm	38	17
2023	39.9 °C23 August 2023	-4.1 °C11 February 2023	14.3 °C	744 mm	33	30
2022	37.4 °C17 June 2022	-4.3 °C12 December 2022	14.7 °C	1,028 mm	55	29
2021	34.7 °C13 August 2021	-4.0 °C7 January 2021	13.2 °C	937 mm	18	25
2020	34.9 °C1 August 2020	-3.1 °C27 December 2020	13.9 °C	1,105 mm	25	9
2019	39.1 °C28 June 2019	-2.0 °C12 March 2019	13.9 °C	1,019 mm	50	12
2018	36.0 °C5 August 2018	-7.7 °C27 February 2018	14.2 °C	1,799 mm	31	17
2017	36.1 °C4 August 2017	-6.1 °C19 January 2017	13.5 °C	844 mm	27	23
2016	33.8 °C9 July 2016	-2.1 °C1 December 2016	13.5 °C	1,197 mm	26	12
2015	34.3 °C15 July 2015	-3.0 °C1 January 2015	14.0 °C	937 mm	34	21
2014	32.2 °C12 June 2014	-2.6 °C22 January 2014	13.9 °C	1,348 mm	5	5
2013	31.5 °C7 July 2013	-4.1 °C28 November 2013	12.7 °C	1,153 mm	13	36
2012	35.3 °C10 August 2012	-9.4 °C12 February 2012	13.4 °C	821 mm	25	32
2011	33.7 °C20 August 2011	-4.7 °C24 January 2011	13.9 °C	1,364 mm	13	19
2010	34.4 °C21 August 2010	-5.1 °C15 February 2010	12.4 °C	1,172 mm	24	57
2009	34.8 °C18 August 2009	-5.0 °C16 February 2009	13.6 °C	866 mm	32	29
2008	32.6 °C5 August 2008	-3.8 °C3 February 2008	12.7 °C	1,416 mm	11	29
2007	32.9 °C26 August 2007	-5.5 °C18 November 2007	12.9 °C	870 mm	6	31
2006	34.5 °C11 July 2006	-5.5 °C26 December 2006	13.5 °C	1,212 mm	28	42
2005	32.3 °C19 June 2005	-8.6 °C1 March 2005	12.6 °C	1,075 mm	19	63
2004	33.8 °C2 August 2004	-5.4 °C30 January 2004	13.0 °C	1,078 mm	16	23
2003	38.2 °C12 August 2003	-7.1 °C13 January 2003	13.7 °C	1,295 mm	52	37
2002	33.2 °C22 June 2002	-4.9 °C6 January 2002	13.3 °C	1,354 mm	11	14
2001	35.2 °C31 July 2001	-5.9 °C14 December 2001	13.3 °C	1,021 mm	31	28
2000	32.4 °C14 August 2000	-3.7 °C25 January 2000	13.2 °C	1,101 mm	8	16
1999	32.1 °C1 July 1999	-5.5 °C14 February 1999	13.0 °C	1,007 mm	5	25
1998	34.3 °C23 July 1998	-5.5 °C22 November 1998	12.8 °C	840 mm	23	32
1997	31.8 °C9 August 1997	-2.9 °C1 January 1997	13.5 °C	1,371 mm	9	29
1996	31.5 °C16 July 1996	-6.7 °C30 December 1996	12.5 °C	2,069 mm	13	24
1995	34.5 °C29 July 1995	-6.5 °C5 January 1995	13.2 °C	1,296 mm	19	23
1994	33.9 °C15 July 1994	-6.2 °C17 February 1994	13.6 °C	1,402 mm	29	15
1993	34.1 °C20 August 1993	-6.7 °C4 January 1993	12.4 °C	1,135 mm	12	27
1992	32.4 °C27 July 1992	-4.7 °C21 February 1992	12.6 °C	1,122 mm	12	29
1991	33.8 °C27 August 1991	-7.0 °C8 February 1991	12.4 °C	889 mm	24	41
1990	34.9 °C3 August 1990	-4.8 °C8 December 1990	13.2 °C	837 mm	22	30
1989	33.2 °C30 July 1989	-2.9 °C2 January 1989	13.5 °C	759 mm	23	24
1988	31.7 °C21 July 1988	-4.6 °C25 November 1988	12.8 °C	1,212 mm	14	25
1987	37.3 °C15 August 1987	-10.5 °C12 January 1987	12.5 °C	1,621 mm	17	39
1986	33.5 °C29 July 1986	-10.8 °C10 February 1986	12.7 °C	1,200 mm	21	29
1985	33.0 °C24 July 1985	-11.9 °C15 January 1985	12.1 °C	701 mm	16	47
1984	32.2 °C2 August 1984	-5.3 °C18 February 1984	11.8 °C	1,261 mm	6	31
1983	36.6 °C30 July 1983	-8.3 °C15 February 1983	12.7 °C	951 mm	19	39
1982	38.5 °C6 July 1982	-1.9 °C24 February 1982	13.1 °C	1,322 mm	13	11
1981	34.1 °C4 August 1981	-3.6 °C24 January 1981	12.5 °C	1,034 mm	11	40
1980	34.0 °C24 July 1980	-10.2 °C30 December 1980	11.9 °C	1,143 mm	8	31
1979	33.5 °C10 July 1979	-7.3 °C23 December 1979	12.2 °C	1,368 mm	8	34
1978	34.0 °C16 July 1978	-5.5 °C12 February 1978	12.2 °C	1,078 mm	13	19
1977	29.8 °C6 August 1977	-4.6 °C20 November 1977	12.4 °C	1,494 mm	0	12
1976	32.0 °C16 June 1976	-5.6 °C29 January 1976	12.5 °C	1,666 mm	12	23
1975	35.3 °C6 August 1975	-3.4 °C23 December 1975	12.3 °C	1,131 mm	12	26
1974	33.4 °C11 July 1974	-4.0 °C8 March 1974	12.4 °C	1,387 mm	9	6
1973	34.1 °C21 August 1973	-8.7 °C3 December 1973	12.4 °C	1,281 mm	17	37
1972	31.5 °C22 July 1972	-2.7 °C28 November 1972	12.2 °C	1,955 mm	3	16
1971	32.5 °C13 July 1971	-12.8 °C5 January 1971	12.3 °C	1,685 mm	13	29
1970	32.9 °C12 July 1970	-10.8 °C3 January 1970	12.5 °C	1,337 mm	12	35
1969	33.2 °C19 July 1969	-5.1 °C9 February 1969	12.0 °C	1,781 mm	10	33
1968	34.4 °C30 June 1968	-6.1 °C30 December 1968	12.4 °C	1,325 mm	4	27
1967	33.1 °C19 July 1967	-8.1 °C10 January 1967	12.7 °C	1,142 mm	13	30
1966	33.0 °C14 August 1966	-6.3 °C18 January 1966	12.4 °C	1,193 mm	6	22
1965	31.9 °C26 June 1965	-3.7 °C19 February 1965	11.7 °C	1,339 mm	6	48
1964	33.4 °C17 July 1964	-10.1 °C10 March 1964	12.1 °C	1,339 mm	13	45
1963	31.7 °C16 July 1963	-18.5 °C5 February 1963	11.2 °C	1,527 mm	6	59
1962	33.9 °C29 August 1962	-6.2 °C28 December 1962	12.2 °C	1,152 mm	27	41
1961	33.2 °C30 August 1961	-4.0 °C20 December 1961	13.3 °C	958 mm	12	15
1960	33.4 °C20 June 1960	-10.2 °C15 January 1960	12.3 °C	1,560 mm	6	24
1959	32.9 °C3 July 1959	-3.1 °C11 January 1959	12.9 °C	1,367 mm	13	15
1958	33.7 °C30 July 1958	-3.3 °C23 January 1958	12.5 °C	924 mm	6	17
1957	32.8 °C2 August 1957	-4.1 °C17 January 1957	12.3 °C	929 mm	4	23
1956	31.0 °C7 July 1956	-11.3 °C10 February 1956	11.4 °C	1,168 mm	5	44
1955	33.4 °C13 July 1955	-4.5 °C15 February 1955	13.1 °C	1,087 mm	11	28
1954	32.5 °C25 July 1954	-12.0 °C1 February 1954	11.9 °C	821 mm	3	31
1953	31.1 °C14 August 1953	-6.2 °C15 January 1953	12.2 °C	1,301 mm	6	52
1952	33.7 °C7 July 1952	-8.7 °C26 January 1952	12.5 °C	836 mm	23	48
1951	33.2 °C21 July 1951	-2.5 °C12 December 1951	12.1 °C	1,120 mm	4	15
1950	33.9 °C27 July 1950	-9.6 °C29 January 1950	12.6 °C	735 mm	25	35
1949	34.4 °C11 July 1949	-5.4 °C3 February 1949	12.6 °C	786 mm	26	44
1948	30.1 °C24 August 1948	-14.1 °C24 February 1948	12.1 °C	944 mm	2	25
1947	37.1 °C3 August 1947	-14.1 °C28 January 1947	12.8 °C	848 mm	27	44
1946	33.5 °C3 August 1946	-6.1 °C20 December 1946	11.8 °C	1,262 mm	16	45
1945	35.2 °C24 June 1945	-7.0 °C27 January 1945	12.5 °C	618 mm	24	54
1944	32.4 °C14 August 1944	-6.0 °C21 February 1944	11.5 °C	942 mm	7	60
1943	33.9 °C29 July 1943	-4.1 °C9 February 1943	12.7 °C	1,354 mm	15	31
1942	34.7 °C30 July 1942	-17.3 °C22 January 1942	12.0 °C	1,035 mm	21	70
1941	35.1 °C26 July 1941	-16.4 °C10 January 1941	11.0 °C	1,058 mm	24	72
1940	32.0 °C9 August 1940	-17.1 °C25 December 1940	11.0 °C	895 mm	11	65

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

19.3 °C

+2.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

45 d/yr

+28

Frost days (< 0 °C)

21 d/yr

-10

Annual rainfall

1422 mm

+254 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	10.4 °C	+1.9 °C	70 mm	-25 mm
Feb	12.0 °C	+2.0 °C	149 mm	+66 mm
Mar	12.9 °C	-0.3 °C	185 mm	+87 mm
Apr	17.5 °C	+1.5 °C	105 mm	+5 mm
May	21.4 °C	+1.7 °C	92 mm	-2 mm
Jun	29.8 °C	+5.6 °C	28 mm	-26 mm
Jul	29.0 °C	+1.6 °C	73 mm	+41 mm
Aug	30.6 °C	+3.7 °C	53 mm	-10 mm
Sep	23.0 °C	+0.1 °C	71 mm	-50 mm
Oct	20.0 °C	+2.3 °C	44 mm	-142 mm
Nov	13.3 °C	+0.9 °C	158 mm	+23 mm
Dec	11.4 °C	+2.2 °C	396 mm	+286 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

38.6 °C

10 Aug 2025

Coldest day

-4.7 °C

14 Jan 2025

Wettest day

79.3 mm

21 Dec 2025

Windiest day

37.4 km/h

23 Oct 2025

Strongest gust

88.2 km/h

9 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.4 °C

10 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

-9.3 °C

14 Jan 2025

Snowiest day

4.7 cm

8 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

14.8 h

21 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Gignac?

Gignac has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.7 °C and it receives 1,168 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gignac?

The hottest day measured in Gignac between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 2023, reaching 39.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Gignac?

The coldest day measured in Gignac between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1963, at -18.5 °C.

Does it snow in Gignac?

Yes. Gignac gets on average 14.9 cm of snow per year and has around 31 frost days.

Has the climate of Gignac warmed?

Yes: Gignac warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Gignac?

The wettest day measured in Gignac between 1940 and 2025 was 8 November 1982, with 134 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Gignac?

The windiest day measured in Gignac between 1940 and 2025 was 25 September 1965, with winds reaching 44.2 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Gignac?

The warmest month in Gignac is July (21.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Gignac?

Gignac receives on average 1,168 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 107 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Gignac?

Gignac gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Gignac?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gignac between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1987, with 22.8 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Gignac?

Yes: Gignac has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gignac?

In Gignac, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.3 °C on 23 August 2023, and the lowest was -23.4 °C on 5 February 1963.

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