Lodève climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Lodève?

Lodève has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.9 °C and it receives 1,093 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lodève?

The hottest day measured in Lodève between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 2023, reaching 39.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Lodève?

The coldest day measured in Lodève between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1963, at -19.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Lodève?

Yes. Lodève gets on average 21.1 cm of snow per year and has around 37 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Lodève warmed?

Yes: Lodève warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Lodève?

The wettest day measured in Lodève between 1940 and 2025 was 7 November 1982, with 132 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Lodève?

The windiest day measured in Lodève between 1940 and 2025 was 25 September 1965, with winds reaching 44.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Lodève?

The warmest month in Lodève is July (20.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Lodève?

Lodève receives on average 1,093 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 115 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Lodève?

Lodève gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Lodève (France) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.9 °C and it receives 1,093 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 (20.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Lodève averages 37 frost days, 10 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 115 rainy days per year.

Lodève 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 48 to 26 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 39.1 °C (on 23 August 2023) and the coldest -19.5 °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

LodèveOccitanie

coords: 43.73°, 3.32°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CsbWarm-summer MediterraneanWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthOctoberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

11.9°C

Average daily high

16.3°C

Average daily low

7.9°C

Annual rainfall

1,093mm

Sunshine / day

9.6h

Mean relative humidity

74%

Average peak wind

17.5km/h

Seasonal range

16.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

37 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

10 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

115 d/yr

Annual snowfall

21.1 cm

Average feels-like high

14.4 °C

Average feels-like low

5.4 °C

Average peak gust

42.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

1 d/yr

Solar radiation

14.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.0 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

39.1 °C

23 August 2023

Coldest day

-19.5 °C

5 February 1963

Wettest day

132 mm

7 November 1982

Windiest day

44.7 km/h

25 September 1965

Strongest gust

119.9 km/h

7 November 1982

Hottest feels-like

42.4 °C

23 August 2023

Coldest feels-like

-24.5 °C

25 December 1940

Snowiest day

26.5 cm

28 January 2006

Sunniest day

14.8 h

20 June 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	37.6 °C10 August 2025	-5.2 °C14 January 2025	13.5 °C	1,312 mm	39	21
2024	35.2 °C10 August 2024	-4.5 °C9 January 2024	13.1 °C	1,291 mm	25	15
2023	39.1 °C23 August 2023	-4.1 °C8 February 2023	13.5 °C	742 mm	19	39
2022	36.2 °C17 June 2022	-4.6 °C12 December 2022	13.9 °C	982 mm	44	36
2021	33.2 °C11 August 2021	-4.5 °C8 January 2021	12.4 °C	876 mm	14	30
2020	33.6 °C8 August 2020	-3.3 °C27 December 2020	13.1 °C	1,030 mm	11	11
2019	36.5 °C28 June 2019	-2.3 °C12 March 2019	13.1 °C	998 mm	27	21
2018	35.3 °C5 August 2018	-8.5 °C27 February 2018	13.4 °C	1,653 mm	17	22
2017	34.0 °C4 August 2017	-6.6 °C19 January 2017	12.7 °C	848 mm	15	29
2016	31.7 °C9 July 2016	-2.7 °C1 December 2016	12.6 °C	1,119 mm	12	15
2015	33.2 °C15 July 2015	-3.3 °C1 January 2015	13.1 °C	868 mm	19	30
2014	30.6 °C12 June 2014	-2.8 °C29 December 2014	13.0 °C	1,216 mm	2	9
2013	30.3 °C7 July 2013	-6.2 °C17 January 2013	11.8 °C	1,080 mm	3	46
2012	33.9 °C10 August 2012	-10.6 °C12 February 2012	12.5 °C	805 mm	13	41
2011	33.1 °C20 August 2011	-5.3 °C24 January 2011	13.1 °C	1,240 mm	8	25
2010	33.3 °C21 August 2010	-6.0 °C13 February 2010	11.5 °C	1,032 mm	10	67
2009	33.8 °C18 August 2009	-5.7 °C19 December 2009	12.8 °C	813 mm	19	36
2008	31.8 °C5 August 2008	-4.6 °C3 February 2008	11.9 °C	1,302 mm	3	34
2007	31.8 °C27 August 2007	-6.0 °C17 December 2007	12.1 °C	874 mm	2	34
2006	33.2 °C2 July 2006	-5.3 °C26 December 2006	12.8 °C	1,126 mm	21	47
2005	30.9 °C19 June 2005	-9.0 °C1 March 2005	11.8 °C	1,041 mm	10	67
2004	33.3 °C2 August 2004	-5.7 °C30 January 2004	12.2 °C	1,028 mm	10	30
2003	37.4 °C12 August 2003	-8.6 °C13 January 2003	12.9 °C	1,180 mm	42	42
2002	32.4 °C22 June 2002	-5.2 °C6 January 2002	12.5 °C	1,193 mm	4	15
2001	33.8 °C1 August 2001	-7.3 °C15 December 2001	12.4 °C	912 mm	18	31
2000	30.9 °C16 August 2000	-4.7 °C25 January 2000	12.3 °C	1,021 mm	4	23
1999	31.2 °C2 September 1999	-5.9 °C14 February 1999	12.2 °C	973 mm	2	30
1998	32.9 °C23 July 1998	-6.4 °C22 November 1998	12.0 °C	824 mm	10	33
1997	30.8 °C9 August 1997	-3.0 °C7 December 1997	12.8 °C	1,285 mm	5	33
1996	30.6 °C16 July 1996	-7.3 °C30 December 1996	11.8 °C	1,902 mm	5	27
1995	32.9 °C29 July 1995	-6.8 °C5 January 1995	12.4 °C	1,208 mm	9	29
1994	32.9 °C15 July 1994	-6.4 °C17 February 1994	12.8 °C	1,332 mm	15	18
1993	32.8 °C20 August 1993	-7.2 °C4 January 1993	11.6 °C	1,060 mm	8	37
1992	30.7 °C26 July 1992	-5.2 °C21 February 1992	11.8 °C	1,121 mm	6	35
1991	32.9 °C27 August 1991	-6.3 °C7 February 1991	11.6 °C	855 mm	12	45
1990	33.8 °C3 August 1990	-4.6 °C7 December 1990	12.5 °C	785 mm	15	37
1989	31.7 °C19 July 1989	-3.1 °C2 January 1989	12.7 °C	762 mm	10	30
1988	30.8 °C22 July 1988	-5.2 °C25 November 1988	12.0 °C	1,090 mm	4	34
1987	36.4 °C15 August 1987	-11.5 °C12 January 1987	11.7 °C	1,483 mm	14	42
1986	32.5 °C30 July 1986	-11.4 °C10 February 1986	11.9 °C	1,092 mm	13	35
1985	32.1 °C24 July 1985	-14.2 °C15 January 1985	11.2 °C	711 mm	6	53
1984	31.3 °C23 July 1984	-5.3 °C18 February 1984	11.0 °C	1,194 mm	4	37
1983	35.6 °C30 July 1983	-10.5 °C15 February 1983	11.9 °C	897 mm	16	44
1982	37.3 °C6 July 1982	-3.1 °C24 February 1982	12.3 °C	1,240 mm	8	18
1981	33.0 °C4 August 1981	-4.1 °C11 November 1981	11.7 °C	1,049 mm	5	46
1980	32.6 °C24 July 1980	-11.7 °C30 December 1980	11.0 °C	1,136 mm	3	36
1979	32.2 °C10 July 1979	-9.7 °C14 January 1979	11.3 °C	1,303 mm	4	42
1978	32.8 °C16 July 1978	-5.9 °C12 February 1978	11.3 °C	1,021 mm	5	23
1977	28.4 °C24 July 1977	-4.8 °C28 November 1977	11.6 °C	1,344 mm	0	14
1976	30.6 °C15 July 1976	-5.6 °C29 January 1976	11.6 °C	1,456 mm	5	29
1975	34.2 °C6 August 1975	-3.5 °C22 December 1975	11.5 °C	1,044 mm	8	32
1974	32.5 °C11 July 1974	-5.6 °C8 March 1974	11.5 °C	1,295 mm	4	10
1973	32.8 °C21 August 1973	-11.8 °C3 December 1973	11.5 °C	1,160 mm	13	43
1972	30.3 °C23 July 1972	-3.3 °C22 December 1972	11.3 °C	1,753 mm	2	17
1971	31.6 °C13 July 1971	-11.5 °C5 January 1971	11.5 °C	1,613 mm	8	39
1970	31.4 °C27 July 1970	-10.8 °C3 January 1970	11.7 °C	1,194 mm	6	41
1969	32.2 °C19 July 1969	-7.6 °C17 February 1969	11.3 °C	1,673 mm	6	43
1968	33.7 °C30 June 1968	-7.3 °C30 December 1968	11.6 °C	1,267 mm	1	34
1967	32.5 °C19 July 1967	-9.2 °C10 January 1967	11.9 °C	1,071 mm	6	35
1966	31.7 °C8 September 1966	-6.8 °C18 January 1966	11.6 °C	1,118 mm	5	27
1965	30.4 °C3 July 1965	-6.3 °C5 January 1965	10.9 °C	1,321 mm	3	52
1964	33.0 °C17 July 1964	-10.6 °C10 March 1964	11.4 °C	1,249 mm	7	45
1963	30.4 °C16 July 1963	-19.5 °C5 February 1963	10.4 °C	1,378 mm	4	61
1962	32.8 °C30 August 1962	-7.6 °C27 December 1962	11.3 °C	1,118 mm	14	53
1961	32.0 °C30 August 1961	-4.2 °C18 December 1961	12.6 °C	907 mm	4	23
1960	31.8 °C20 June 1960	-10.8 °C15 January 1960	11.5 °C	1,358 mm	3	32
1959	31.7 °C3 July 1959	-4.3 °C13 January 1959	12.1 °C	1,323 mm	7	21
1958	32.0 °C31 July 1958	-4.9 °C12 March 1958	11.7 °C	864 mm	2	29
1957	31.7 °C2 August 1957	-5.9 °C17 January 1957	11.5 °C	904 mm	3	28
1956	29.8 °C7 July 1956	-12.6 °C10 February 1956	10.5 °C	1,077 mm	0	52
1955	32.5 °C13 July 1955	-4.8 °C15 February 1955	12.3 °C	978 mm	4	32
1954	31.2 °C25 July 1954	-13.8 °C1 February 1954	11.0 °C	775 mm	1	34
1953	30.1 °C13 August 1953	-9.5 °C15 January 1953	11.3 °C	1,200 mm	2	58
1952	32.7 °C30 June 1952	-9.9 °C29 January 1952	11.7 °C	830 mm	13	58
1951	32.0 °C21 July 1951	-3.3 °C12 December 1951	11.3 °C	1,018 mm	3	26
1950	32.6 °C27 July 1950	-9.3 °C29 January 1950	11.8 °C	710 mm	18	40
1949	33.6 °C11 July 1949	-6.2 °C3 February 1949	11.8 °C	734 mm	18	49
1948	29.3 °C26 August 1948	-13.3 °C24 February 1948	11.3 °C	858 mm	0	29
1947	36.3 °C3 August 1947	-15.1 °C28 January 1947	12.0 °C	781 mm	19	49
1946	32.7 °C3 August 1946	-8.3 °C21 December 1946	11.0 °C	1,122 mm	6	51
1945	33.9 °C24 June 1945	-10.5 °C27 January 1945	11.7 °C	618 mm	13	60
1944	31.5 °C13 August 1944	-8.9 °C21 February 1944	10.7 °C	934 mm	2	66
1943	32.8 °C29 July 1943	-4.2 °C9 February 1943	12.0 °C	1,257 mm	10	34
1942	32.9 °C30 July 1942	-18.2 °C22 January 1942	11.2 °C	905 mm	12	76
1941	33.6 °C8 July 1941	-18.4 °C10 January 1941	10.2 °C	1,018 mm	14	78
1940	31.2 °C9 August 1940	-18.5 °C25 December 1940	10.3 °C	884 mm	3	68

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

18.3 °C

+2.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

39 d/yr

+29

Frost days (< 0 °C)

21 d/yr

-16

Annual rainfall

1312 mm

+219 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	9.5 °C	+2.0 °C	59 mm	-29 mm
Feb	11.2 °C	+2.2 °C	112 mm	+33 mm
Mar	11.8 °C	-0.3 °C	185 mm	+93 mm
Apr	16.6 °C	+1.8 °C	99 mm	+2 mm
May	20.2 °C	+1.6 °C	95 mm	+2 mm
Jun	28.9 °C	+6.0 °C	28 mm	-28 mm
Jul	27.8 °C	+1.7 °C	58 mm	+23 mm
Aug	29.6 °C	+3.9 °C	65 mm	+2 mm
Sep	21.6 °C	-0.3 °C	74 mm	-35 mm
Oct	18.9 °C	+2.1 °C	42 mm	-119 mm
Nov	12.2 °C	+0.8 °C	151 mm	+32 mm
Dec	10.6 °C	+2.3 °C	344 mm	+242 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

37.6 °C

10 Aug 2025

Coldest day

-5.2 °C

14 Jan 2025

Wettest day

69.7 mm

6 Nov 2025

Windiest day

38.0 km/h

29 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

88.2 km/h

29 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

40.7 °C

10 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

-9.8 °C

14 Jan 2025

Snowiest day

6.2 cm

8 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

14.8 h

20 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Lodève?

Lodève has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.9 °C and it receives 1,093 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lodève?

The hottest day measured in Lodève between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 2023, reaching 39.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Lodève?

The coldest day measured in Lodève between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1963, at -19.5 °C.

Does it snow in Lodève?

Yes. Lodève gets on average 21.1 cm of snow per year and has around 37 frost days.

Has the climate of Lodève warmed?

Yes: Lodève warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Lodève?

The wettest day measured in Lodève between 1940 and 2025 was 7 November 1982, with 132 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Lodève?

The windiest day measured in Lodève between 1940 and 2025 was 25 September 1965, with winds reaching 44.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Lodève?

The warmest month in Lodève is July (20.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Lodève?

Lodève receives on average 1,093 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 115 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Lodève?

Lodève gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lodève?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lodève between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 2006, with 26.5 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Lodève?

Yes: Lodève has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lodève?

In Lodève, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.4 °C on 23 August 2023, and the lowest was -24.5 °C on 25 December 1940.

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