La Bresse climate — normals and trends
La Bresse (France) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.4 °C and it receives 1,417 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 (17.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
La Bresse averages 86 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 177 rainy days per year.
La Bresse has warmed by +2.1 °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 102 to 70 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.1 °C (on 24 July 2019) and the coldest -23.7 °C (on 18 January 1940).
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
La BresseGrand Est
- coords
- 48.00°, 6.86°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.4°C
Average daily high
12.0°C
Average daily low
5.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,417mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
14.7km/h
Seasonal range
17.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
86 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
177 d/yr
Annual snowfall
137.4 cm
Average feels-like high
9.7 °C
Average feels-like low
2.3 °C
Average peak gust
37.5 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
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
36.1 °C
24 July 2019
Coldest day
-23.7 °C
18 January 1940
Wettest day
72 mm
19 March 2002
Windiest day
61.9 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
148.7 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
37.2 °C
5 July 1952
Coldest feels-like
-29.6 °C
10 February 1956
Snowiest day
25.6 cm
21 March 2008
Sunniest day
15.0 h
8 July 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.3 °C | +3.4 °C | 178 mm | +43 mm |
| Feb | 6.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 80 mm | -40 mm |
| Mar | 11.3 °C | +3.3 °C | 57 mm | -58 mm |
| Apr | 15.7 °C | +3.6 °C | 79 mm | -23 mm |
| May | 18.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 74 mm | -52 mm |
| Jun | 24.6 °C | +5.0 °C | 102 mm | -16 mm |
| Jul | 22.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 131 mm | +29 mm |
| Aug | 24.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 154 mm | +45 mm |
| Sep | 17.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 173 mm | +71 mm |
| Oct | 13.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 194 mm | +88 mm |
| Nov | 8.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 112 mm | -22 mm |
| Dec | 6.4 °C | +3.5 °C | 51 mm | -96 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of La Bresse?
La Bresse has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.4 °C and it receives 1,417 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in La Bresse?
The hottest day measured in La Bresse between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2019, reaching 36.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in La Bresse?
The coldest day measured in La Bresse between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1940, at -23.7 °C.
Does it snow in La Bresse?
Yes. La Bresse gets on average 137.4 cm of snow per year and has around 86 frost days.
Has the climate of La Bresse warmed?
Yes: La Bresse warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in La Bresse?
The wettest day measured in La Bresse between 1940 and 2025 was 19 March 2002, with 72 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in La Bresse?
The windiest day measured in La Bresse between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 61.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in La Bresse?
The warmest month in La Bresse is July (17.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.4 °C).
How much does it rain in La Bresse?
La Bresse receives on average 1,417 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 177 rainy days.
Is it sunny in La Bresse?
La Bresse 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 La Bresse?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in La Bresse between 1940 and 2025 was 21 March 2008, with 25.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in La Bresse?
Yes: La Bresse has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in La Bresse?
In La Bresse, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.2 °C on 5 July 1952, and the lowest was -29.6 °C on 10 February 1956.
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