Le Passage climate — normals and trends
Le Passage (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.3 °C and it receives 774 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 (21.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Le Passage averages 30 frost days, 21 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 126 rainy days per year.
Le Passage has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 36 to 24 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.3 °C (on 23 August 2023) and the coldest -17.9 °C (on 11 January 1967).
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
Le PassageNew Aquitaine
- coords
- 44.20°, 0.60°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.3°C
Average daily high
18.0°C
Average daily low
9.1°C
Annual rainfall
774mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
15.7km/h
Seasonal range
15.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
30 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
21 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
126 d/yr
Annual snowfall
3.6 cm
Average feels-like high
16.7 °C
Average feels-like low
7.1 °C
Average peak gust
32.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
6 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 = 0.48 · 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
42.3 °C
23 August 2023
Coldest day
-17.9 °C
11 January 1967
Wettest day
56 mm
22 September 1993
Windiest day
55.5 km/h
27 December 1999
Strongest gust
117.4 km/h
2 December 1976
Hottest feels-like
44.9 °C
23 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
-22.9 °C
11 January 1967
Snowiest day
11.7 cm
8 January 1967
Sunniest day
14.9 h
24 June 2015
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 95 mm | +32 mm |
| Feb | 13.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 45 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 15.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 50 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 18.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 101 mm | +29 mm |
| May | 22.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 85 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 28.4 °C | +4.2 °C | 46 mm | -24 mm |
| Jul | 27.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 47 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 30.2 °C | +3.4 °C | 54 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 22.9 °C | -1.1 °C | 65 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | 20.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 46 mm | -15 mm |
| Nov | 13.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 94 mm | +30 mm |
| Dec | 11.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 40 mm | -23 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Le Passage?
Le Passage has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.3 °C and it receives 774 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Le Passage?
The hottest day measured in Le Passage between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 2023, reaching 42.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Le Passage?
The coldest day measured in Le Passage between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1967, at -17.9 °C.
Does it snow in Le Passage?
Yes. Le Passage gets on average 3.6 cm of snow per year and has around 30 frost days.
Has the climate of Le Passage warmed?
Yes: Le Passage warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Le Passage?
The wettest day measured in Le Passage between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 1993, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Le Passage?
The windiest day measured in Le Passage between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1999, with winds reaching 55.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Le Passage?
The warmest month in Le Passage is July (21.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Le Passage?
Le Passage receives on average 774 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 126 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Le Passage?
Le Passage gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Le Passage?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Le Passage between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1967, with 11.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Le Passage?
Yes: Le Passage has on average 6 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Le Passage?
In Le Passage, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.9 °C on 23 August 2023, and the lowest was -22.9 °C on 11 January 1967.
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