Lesparre-Médoc climate — normals and trends
Lesparre-Médoc (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.7 °C and it receives 716 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 (21.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Lesparre-Médoc averages 14 frost days, 13 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 124 rainy days per year.
Lesparre-Médoc has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 19 to 9 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.5 °C (on 18 July 2022) and the coldest -10.5 °C (on 22 February 1956).
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
Lesparre-MédocNew Aquitaine
- coords
- 45.31°, -0.94°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.7°C
Average daily high
17.4°C
Average daily low
10.3°C
Annual rainfall
716mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
18.4km/h
Seasonal range
14.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
14 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
13 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
124 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.7 cm
Average feels-like high
15.8 °C
Average feels-like low
8.2 °C
Average peak gust
36.4 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
+1.6 °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
40.5 °C
18 July 2022
Coldest day
-10.5 °C
22 February 1956
Wettest day
47 mm
11 May 2020
Windiest day
78.0 km/h
27 December 1999
Strongest gust
147.2 km/h
27 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
42.3 °C
23 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
-16.3 °C
12 January 1987
Snowiest day
6.2 cm
28 November 1947
Sunniest day
15.2 h
21 June 2001
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 127 mm | +58 mm |
| Feb | 13.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 79 mm | +20 mm |
| Mar | 14.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 37 mm | -17 mm |
| Apr | 19.1 °C | +2.8 °C | 70 mm | +12 mm |
| May | 21.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 32 mm | -30 mm |
| Jun | 27.7 °C | +4.6 °C | 18 mm | -34 mm |
| Jul | 26.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 32 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 28.6 °C | +3.3 °C | 60 mm | +13 mm |
| Sep | 22.0 °C | -0.9 °C | 49 mm | -9 mm |
| Oct | 19.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 101 mm | +33 mm |
| Nov | 14.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 82 mm | +6 mm |
| Dec | 11.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 65 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lesparre-Médoc?
Lesparre-Médoc has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.7 °C and it receives 716 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lesparre-Médoc?
The hottest day measured in Lesparre-Médoc between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2022, reaching 40.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lesparre-Médoc?
The coldest day measured in Lesparre-Médoc between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 1956, at -10.5 °C.
Does it snow in Lesparre-Médoc?
Yes. Lesparre-Médoc gets on average 1.7 cm of snow per year and has around 14 frost days.
Has the climate of Lesparre-Médoc warmed?
Yes: Lesparre-Médoc warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lesparre-Médoc?
The wettest day measured in Lesparre-Médoc between 1940 and 2025 was 11 May 2020, with 47 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lesparre-Médoc?
The windiest day measured in Lesparre-Médoc between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1999, with winds reaching 78.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lesparre-Médoc?
The warmest month in Lesparre-Médoc is July (21.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Lesparre-Médoc?
Lesparre-Médoc receives on average 716 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 124 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lesparre-Médoc?
Lesparre-Médoc gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lesparre-Médoc?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lesparre-Médoc between 1940 and 2025 was 28 November 1947, with 6.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lesparre-Médoc?
Yes: Lesparre-Médoc has on average 6 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lesparre-Médoc?
In Lesparre-Médoc, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.3 °C on 23 August 2023, and the lowest was -16.3 °C on 12 January 1987.
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