La Garde climate — normals and trends
La Garde (France) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.7 °C and it receives 644 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 August (23.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
La Garde averages 1 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 75 rainy days per year.
La Garde has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 3 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.3 °C (on 7 July 1982) and the coldest -5.7 °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 GardeProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- coords
- 43.12°, 6.01°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.7°C
Average daily high
17.8°C
Average daily low
13.7°C
Annual rainfall
644mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
25.9km/h
Seasonal range
14.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
75 d/yr
Annual snowfall
2.8 cm
Average feels-like high
16.4 °C
Average feels-like low
11.3 °C
Average peak gust
43.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
57 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °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
33.3 °C
7 July 1982
Coldest day
-5.7 °C
18 January 1940
Wettest day
127 mm
5 October 1987
Windiest day
68.2 km/h
20 January 1998
Strongest gust
114.5 km/h
28 October 2012
Hottest feels-like
38.3 °C
6 August 2022
Coldest feels-like
-16.4 °C
2 February 1956
Snowiest day
10.0 cm
10 February 1956
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 | 13.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 77 mm | +12 mm |
| Feb | 13.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 59 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 14.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 112 mm | +55 mm |
| Apr | 17.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 41 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 20.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 34 mm | -9 mm |
| Jun | 27.1 °C | +4.4 °C | 3 mm | -20 mm |
| Jul | 28.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 13 mm | +5 mm |
| Aug | 28.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 7 mm | -13 mm |
| Sep | 23.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 133 mm | +80 mm |
| Oct | 20.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 51 mm | -44 mm |
| Nov | 15.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 63 mm | -29 mm |
| Dec | 13.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 155 mm | +78 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of La Garde?
La Garde has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.7 °C and it receives 644 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in La Garde?
The hottest day measured in La Garde between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 1982, reaching 33.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in La Garde?
The coldest day measured in La Garde between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1940, at -5.7 °C.
Does it snow in La Garde?
Yes. La Garde gets on average 2.8 cm of snow per year and has around 1 frost days.
Has the climate of La Garde warmed?
Yes: La Garde warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in La Garde?
The wettest day measured in La Garde between 1940 and 2025 was 5 October 1987, with 127 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in La Garde?
The windiest day measured in La Garde between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1998, with winds reaching 68.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in La Garde?
The warmest month in La Garde is August (23.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.3 °C).
How much does it rain in La Garde?
La Garde receives on average 644 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 75 rainy days.
Is it sunny in La Garde?
La Garde gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in La Garde?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in La Garde between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1956, with 10.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in La Garde?
Yes: La Garde has on average 57 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in La Garde?
In La Garde, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.3 °C on 6 August 2022, and the lowest was -16.4 °C on 2 February 1956.
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