La Souterraine climate — normals and trends
La Souterraine (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.0 °C and it receives 933 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 (19.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
La Souterraine averages 42 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 148 rainy days per year.
La Souterraine 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 50 to 34 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.4 °C (on 23 July 2019) and the coldest -23.6 °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
La SouterraineNew Aquitaine
- coords
- 46.24°, 1.49°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.0°C
Average daily high
14.9°C
Average daily low
7.4°C
Annual rainfall
933mm
Sunshine / day
8.2h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
16.8km/h
Seasonal range
15.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
42 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
148 d/yr
Annual snowfall
20.8 cm
Average feels-like high
13.0 °C
Average feels-like low
4.8 °C
Average peak gust
36.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · 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
39.4 °C
23 July 2019
Coldest day
-23.6 °C
16 January 1985
Wettest day
75 mm
4 October 2013
Windiest day
53.8 km/h
7 November 1982
Strongest gust
128.2 km/h
7 November 1982
Hottest feels-like
41.3 °C
29 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-28.6 °C
16 January 1985
Snowiest day
20.6 cm
23 January 2007
Sunniest day
15.4 h
30 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 130 mm | +48 mm |
| Feb | 11.2 °C | +3.4 °C | 58 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 12.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 66 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 17.6 °C | +3.6 °C | 107 mm | +24 mm |
| May | 20.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 59 mm | -33 mm |
| Jun | 27.5 °C | +6.1 °C | 30 mm | -42 mm |
| Jul | 25.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 60 mm | +0 mm |
| Aug | 27.9 °C | +4.3 °C | 53 mm | -10 mm |
| Sep | 19.7 °C | -0.8 °C | 97 mm | +24 mm |
| Oct | 16.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 101 mm | +20 mm |
| Nov | 11.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 114 mm | +29 mm |
| Dec | 9.7 °C | +2.8 °C | 59 mm | -29 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of La Souterraine?
La Souterraine has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.0 °C and it receives 933 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in La Souterraine?
The hottest day measured in La Souterraine between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 2019, reaching 39.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in La Souterraine?
The coldest day measured in La Souterraine between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1985, at -23.6 °C.
Does it snow in La Souterraine?
Yes. La Souterraine gets on average 20.8 cm of snow per year and has around 42 frost days.
Has the climate of La Souterraine warmed?
Yes: La Souterraine warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in La Souterraine?
The wettest day measured in La Souterraine between 1940 and 2025 was 4 October 2013, with 75 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in La Souterraine?
The windiest day measured in La Souterraine between 1940 and 2025 was 7 November 1982, with winds reaching 53.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in La Souterraine?
The warmest month in La Souterraine is July (19.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.5 °C).
How much does it rain in La Souterraine?
La Souterraine receives on average 933 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 148 rainy days.
Is it sunny in La Souterraine?
La Souterraine gets on average 8.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,993 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in La Souterraine?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in La Souterraine between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 2007, with 20.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in La Souterraine?
Yes: La Souterraine has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in La Souterraine?
In La Souterraine, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.3 °C on 29 July 2024, and the lowest was -28.6 °C on 16 January 1985.
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