Gourdon climate — normals and trends
Gourdon (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.5 °C and it receives 950 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 (20.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Gourdon averages 37 frost days, 16 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 135 rainy days per year.
Gourdon has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 44 to 30 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.5 °C (on 11 August 2025) and the coldest -18.7 °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
GourdonOccitanie
- coords
- 44.74°, 1.38°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.5°C
Average daily high
17.0°C
Average daily low
8.4°C
Annual rainfall
950mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
14.5km/h
Seasonal range
16.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
37 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
16 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
135 d/yr
Annual snowfall
8.2 cm
Average feels-like high
15.6 °C
Average feels-like low
6.3 °C
Average peak gust
31.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
4 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
40.5 °C
11 August 2025
Coldest day
-18.7 °C
16 January 1985
Wettest day
94 mm
9 June 2010
Windiest day
52.5 km/h
7 November 1982
Strongest gust
123.5 km/h
7 November 1982
Hottest feels-like
42.8 °C
23 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
-23.8 °C
16 January 1985
Snowiest day
12.7 cm
28 January 2006
Sunniest day
15.0 h
24 June 2015
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 108 mm | +32 mm |
| Feb | 13.2 °C | +3.3 °C | 50 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 14.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 61 mm | -13 mm |
| Apr | 19.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 127 mm | +41 mm |
| May | 22.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 72 mm | -25 mm |
| Jun | 28.9 °C | +5.4 °C | 56 mm | -21 mm |
| Jul | 27.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 66 mm | +4 mm |
| Aug | 30.3 °C | +4.6 °C | 93 mm | +13 mm |
| Sep | 21.8 °C | -0.8 °C | 103 mm | +22 mm |
| Oct | 19.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 119 mm | +36 mm |
| Nov | 12.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 114 mm | +33 mm |
| Dec | 11.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 66 mm | -18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gourdon?
Gourdon has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.5 °C and it receives 950 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gourdon?
The hottest day measured in Gourdon between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2025, reaching 40.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gourdon?
The coldest day measured in Gourdon between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1985, at -18.7 °C.
Does it snow in Gourdon?
Yes. Gourdon gets on average 8.2 cm of snow per year and has around 37 frost days.
Has the climate of Gourdon warmed?
Yes: Gourdon warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gourdon?
The wettest day measured in Gourdon between 1940 and 2025 was 9 June 2010, with 94 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gourdon?
The windiest day measured in Gourdon between 1940 and 2025 was 7 November 1982, with winds reaching 52.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gourdon?
The warmest month in Gourdon is July (20.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Gourdon?
Gourdon receives on average 950 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 135 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gourdon?
Gourdon gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Gourdon?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gourdon between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 2006, with 12.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gourdon?
Yes: Gourdon has on average 4 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gourdon?
In Gourdon, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.8 °C on 23 August 2023, and the lowest was -23.8 °C on 16 January 1985.
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