Lisieux climate — normals and trends
Lisieux (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.7 °C and it receives 765 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 (17.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Lisieux averages 36 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 142 rainy days per year.
Lisieux 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 49 to 23 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.3 °C (on 28 July 1947) and the coldest -20.9 °C (on 8 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
LisieuxNormandy
- coords
- 49.15°, 0.23°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.7°C
Average daily high
14.3°C
Average daily low
7.3°C
Annual rainfall
765mm
Sunshine / day
8.3h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
19.0km/h
Seasonal range
13.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
36 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
142 d/yr
Annual snowfall
11.6 cm
Average feels-like high
12.1 °C
Average feels-like low
4.7 °C
Average peak gust
38.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
38.3 °C
28 July 1947
Coldest day
-20.9 °C
8 January 1985
Wettest day
50 mm
20 July 1980
Windiest day
57.6 km/h
16 October 1987
Strongest gust
119.2 km/h
24 December 2013
Hottest feels-like
40.1 °C
28 July 1947
Coldest feels-like
-26.4 °C
8 January 1985
Snowiest day
13.9 cm
11 March 2013
Sunniest day
16.0 h
15 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 165 mm | +100 mm |
| Feb | 8.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 53 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 12.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 23 mm | -38 mm |
| Apr | 18.0 °C | +4.4 °C | 27 mm | -35 mm |
| May | 19.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 62 mm | -10 mm |
| Jun | 24.0 °C | +3.9 °C | 53 mm | -11 mm |
| Jul | 23.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 95 mm | +37 mm |
| Aug | 24.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 38 mm | -22 mm |
| Sep | 19.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 49 mm | -9 mm |
| Oct | 15.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 77 mm | +11 mm |
| Nov | 12.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 81 mm | +11 mm |
| Dec | 9.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 42 mm | -29 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lisieux?
Lisieux has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.7 °C and it receives 765 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lisieux?
The hottest day measured in Lisieux between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 1947, reaching 38.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lisieux?
The coldest day measured in Lisieux between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1985, at -20.9 °C.
Does it snow in Lisieux?
Yes. Lisieux gets on average 11.6 cm of snow per year and has around 36 frost days.
Has the climate of Lisieux warmed?
Yes: Lisieux warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lisieux?
The wettest day measured in Lisieux between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1980, with 50 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lisieux?
The windiest day measured in Lisieux between 1940 and 2025 was 16 October 1987, with winds reaching 57.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lisieux?
The warmest month in Lisieux is July (17.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Lisieux?
Lisieux receives on average 765 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 142 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lisieux?
Lisieux gets on average 8.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,030 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lisieux?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lisieux between 1940 and 2025 was 11 March 2013, with 13.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lisieux?
Yes: Lisieux has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lisieux?
In Lisieux, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.1 °C on 28 July 1947, and the lowest was -26.4 °C on 8 January 1985.
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