Lézignan-Corbières climate — normals and trends
Lézignan-Corbières (France) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.6 °C and it receives 728 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 (22.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Lézignan-Corbières averages 19 frost days, 20 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 104 rainy days per year.
Lézignan-Corbières 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 27 to 11 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.7 °C (on 23 August 2023) and the coldest -15.1 °C (on 28 January 1947).
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
Lézignan-CorbièresOccitanie
- coords
- 43.20°, 2.76°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.6°C
Average daily high
17.9°C
Average daily low
9.8°C
Annual rainfall
728mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
20.1km/h
Seasonal range
16.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
19 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
20 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
104 d/yr
Annual snowfall
10.4 cm
Average feels-like high
16.0 °C
Average feels-like low
7.4 °C
Average peak gust
45.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
10 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
40.7 °C
23 August 2023
Coldest day
-15.1 °C
28 January 1947
Wettest day
134 mm
4 October 1987
Windiest day
57.3 km/h
24 January 2009
Strongest gust
131.0 km/h
24 January 2009
Hottest feels-like
44.1 °C
23 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
-19.5 °C
4 February 1963
Snowiest day
23.5 cm
24 January 1950
Sunniest day
14.6 h
18 June 2025
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 | 11.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 32 mm | -31 mm |
| Feb | 13.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 47 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 13.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 144 mm | +75 mm |
| Apr | 18.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 52 mm | -17 mm |
| May | 22.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 74 mm | +11 mm |
| Jun | 30.7 °C | +6.2 °C | 13 mm | -23 mm |
| Jul | 29.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 23 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 31.2 °C | +3.8 °C | 48 mm | +10 mm |
| Sep | 23.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 38 mm | -26 mm |
| Oct | 21.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 18 mm | -80 mm |
| Nov | 14.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 101 mm | +25 mm |
| Dec | 12.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 184 mm | +113 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lézignan-Corbières?
Lézignan-Corbières has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.6 °C and it receives 728 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lézignan-Corbières?
The hottest day measured in Lézignan-Corbières between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 2023, reaching 40.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lézignan-Corbières?
The coldest day measured in Lézignan-Corbières between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1947, at -15.1 °C.
Does it snow in Lézignan-Corbières?
Yes. Lézignan-Corbières gets on average 10.4 cm of snow per year and has around 19 frost days.
Has the climate of Lézignan-Corbières warmed?
Yes: Lézignan-Corbières warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lézignan-Corbières?
The wettest day measured in Lézignan-Corbières between 1940 and 2025 was 4 October 1987, with 134 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lézignan-Corbières?
The windiest day measured in Lézignan-Corbières between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 2009, with winds reaching 57.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lézignan-Corbières?
The warmest month in Lézignan-Corbières is July (22.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Lézignan-Corbières?
Lézignan-Corbières receives on average 728 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 104 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lézignan-Corbières?
Lézignan-Corbières gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lézignan-Corbières?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lézignan-Corbières between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1950, with 23.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lézignan-Corbières?
Yes: Lézignan-Corbières has on average 10 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lézignan-Corbières?
In Lézignan-Corbières, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.1 °C on 23 August 2023, and the lowest was -19.5 °C on 4 February 1963.
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