Lavaur climate — normals and trends
Lavaur (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.4 °C and it receives 781 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 (21.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Lavaur averages 29 frost days, 21 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 126 rainy days per year.
Lavaur has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 37 to 21 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.2 °C (on 23 August 2023) and the coldest -15.3 °C (on 5 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
LavaurOccitanie
- coords
- 43.70°, 1.81°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.4°C
Average daily high
17.9°C
Average daily low
9.3°C
Annual rainfall
781mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
16.9km/h
Seasonal range
16.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
29 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
21 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
126 d/yr
Annual snowfall
6.2 cm
Average feels-like high
16.5 °C
Average feels-like low
7.3 °C
Average peak gust
33.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
9 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · 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
41.2 °C
23 August 2023
Coldest day
-15.3 °C
5 February 1963
Wettest day
76 mm
8 July 1977
Windiest day
54.2 km/h
7 November 1982
Strongest gust
119.9 km/h
24 January 2009
Hottest feels-like
44.3 °C
23 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
-20.1 °C
5 February 1963
Snowiest day
10.2 cm
28 January 2006
Sunniest day
14.7 h
23 June 2018
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 61 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 13.4 °C | +2.6 °C | 27 mm | -29 mm |
| Mar | 14.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 65 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 19.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 98 mm | +23 mm |
| May | 22.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 108 mm | +26 mm |
| Jun | 29.2 °C | +4.9 °C | 85 mm | +18 mm |
| Jul | 28.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 37 mm | -15 mm |
| Aug | 31.1 °C | +4.2 °C | 112 mm | +46 mm |
| Sep | 22.8 °C | -1.1 °C | 60 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 20.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 49 mm | -14 mm |
| Nov | 13.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 91 mm | +25 mm |
| Dec | 12.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 55 mm | -13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lavaur?
Lavaur has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.4 °C and it receives 781 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lavaur?
The hottest day measured in Lavaur between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 2023, reaching 41.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lavaur?
The coldest day measured in Lavaur between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1963, at -15.3 °C.
Does it snow in Lavaur?
Yes. Lavaur gets on average 6.2 cm of snow per year and has around 29 frost days.
Has the climate of Lavaur warmed?
Yes: Lavaur warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lavaur?
The wettest day measured in Lavaur between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1977, with 76 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lavaur?
The windiest day measured in Lavaur between 1940 and 2025 was 7 November 1982, with winds reaching 54.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lavaur?
The warmest month in Lavaur is July (21.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Lavaur?
Lavaur receives on average 781 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 126 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lavaur?
Lavaur gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lavaur?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lavaur between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 2006, with 10.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lavaur?
Yes: Lavaur has on average 9 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lavaur?
In Lavaur, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.3 °C on 23 August 2023, and the lowest was -20.1 °C on 5 February 1963.
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