Langres climate — normals and trends
Langres (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.1 °C and it receives 938 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 (18.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Langres averages 59 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 148 rainy days per year.
Langres 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 69 to 49 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.7 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -19.6 °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
LangresGrand Est
- coords
- 47.86°, 5.33°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.1°C
Average daily high
13.9°C
Average daily low
6.6°C
Annual rainfall
938mm
Sunshine / day
8.1h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
16.8km/h
Seasonal range
17.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
59 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
148 d/yr
Annual snowfall
33.2 cm
Average feels-like high
11.8 °C
Average feels-like low
3.9 °C
Average peak gust
35.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.0 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
39.7 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-19.6 °C
16 January 1985
Wettest day
65 mm
12 November 1996
Windiest day
58.7 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
135.4 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
39.7 °C
30 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
-27.1 °C
10 February 1956
Snowiest day
17.9 cm
7 January 1994
Sunniest day
15.2 h
3 July 2011
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 105 mm | +28 mm |
| Feb | 7.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 59 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 12.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 54 mm | -16 mm |
| Apr | 17.1 °C | +3.3 °C | 62 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 19.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 51 mm | -41 mm |
| Jun | 26.4 °C | +5.0 °C | 68 mm | -13 mm |
| Jul | 24.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 63 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 26.3 °C | +3.0 °C | 119 mm | +41 mm |
| Sep | 19.0 °C | -0.7 °C | 163 mm | +84 mm |
| Oct | 14.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 92 mm | +12 mm |
| Nov | 10.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 81 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 7.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 53 mm | -31 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Langres?
Langres has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.1 °C and it receives 938 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Langres?
The hottest day measured in Langres between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 39.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Langres?
The coldest day measured in Langres between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1985, at -19.6 °C.
Does it snow in Langres?
Yes. Langres gets on average 33.2 cm of snow per year and has around 59 frost days.
Has the climate of Langres warmed?
Yes: Langres warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Langres?
The wettest day measured in Langres between 1940 and 2025 was 12 November 1996, with 65 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Langres?
The windiest day measured in Langres between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 58.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Langres?
The warmest month in Langres is July (18.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Langres?
Langres receives on average 938 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 148 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Langres?
Langres gets on average 8.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,957 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Langres?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Langres between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1994, with 17.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Langres?
Yes: Langres has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Langres?
In Langres, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.7 °C on 30 June 2019, and the lowest was -27.1 °C on 10 February 1956.
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