La Crau climate — normals and trends
La Crau (France) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.5 °C and it receives 693 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 (23.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
La Crau averages 10 frost days, 22 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 83 rainy days per year.
La Crau 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 19 to 1 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.6 °C (on 12 August 2025) and the coldest -13.2 °C (on 4 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
La CrauProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- coords
- 43.15°, 6.07°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.5°C
Average daily high
18.8°C
Average daily low
10.6°C
Annual rainfall
693mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
18.6km/h
Seasonal range
17.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
10 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
22 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
83 d/yr
Annual snowfall
6.8 cm
Average feels-like high
17.3 °C
Average feels-like low
8.8 °C
Average peak gust
41.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
18 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · 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
38.6 °C
12 August 2025
Coldest day
-13.2 °C
4 February 1963
Wettest day
101 mm
5 October 1987
Windiest day
52.0 km/h
20 January 1998
Strongest gust
112.3 km/h
30 January 1986
Hottest feels-like
40.3 °C
12 August 2025
Coldest feels-like
-18.2 °C
2 February 1956
Snowiest day
19.4 cm
4 January 1979
Sunniest day
15.0 h
6 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.3 °C | +3.1 °C | 78 mm | +20 mm |
| Feb | 13.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 50 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 15.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 130 mm | +71 mm |
| Apr | 19.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 60 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 23.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 44 mm | -13 mm |
| Jun | 31.7 °C | +6.4 °C | 8 mm | -27 mm |
| Jul | 31.7 °C | +2.9 °C | 26 mm | +11 mm |
| Aug | 32.1 °C | +3.7 °C | 16 mm | -13 mm |
| Sep | 25.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 146 mm | +84 mm |
| Oct | 21.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 61 mm | -36 mm |
| Nov | 15.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 75 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | 13.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 107 mm | +37 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of La Crau?
La Crau has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.5 °C and it receives 693 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in La Crau?
The hottest day measured in La Crau between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 2025, reaching 38.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in La Crau?
The coldest day measured in La Crau between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 1963, at -13.2 °C.
Does it snow in La Crau?
Yes. La Crau gets on average 6.8 cm of snow per year and has around 10 frost days.
Has the climate of La Crau warmed?
Yes: La Crau warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in La Crau?
The wettest day measured in La Crau between 1940 and 2025 was 5 October 1987, with 101 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in La Crau?
The windiest day measured in La Crau between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1998, with winds reaching 52.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in La Crau?
The warmest month in La Crau is July (23.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.6 °C).
How much does it rain in La Crau?
La Crau receives on average 693 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 83 rainy days.
Is it sunny in La Crau?
La Crau gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in La Crau?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in La Crau between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1979, with 19.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in La Crau?
Yes: La Crau has on average 18 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in La Crau?
In La Crau, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.3 °C on 12 August 2025, and the lowest was -18.2 °C on 2 February 1956.
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