Loudun climate — normals and trends
Loudun (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.0 °C and it receives 629 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 (19.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Loudun averages 37 frost days, 11 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 118 rainy days per year.
Loudun has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 47 to 27 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.2 °C (on 18 July 2022) and the coldest -19.8 °C (on 21 January 1942).
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
LoudunNew Aquitaine
- coords
- 47.01°, 0.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.0°C
Average daily high
16.2°C
Average daily low
8.0°C
Annual rainfall
629mm
Sunshine / day
8.3h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
18.7km/h
Seasonal range
15.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
37 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
11 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
118 d/yr
Annual snowfall
6.6 cm
Average feels-like high
14.1 °C
Average feels-like low
5.5 °C
Average peak gust
36.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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
41.2 °C
18 July 2022
Coldest day
-19.8 °C
21 January 1942
Wettest day
64 mm
7 August 1965
Windiest day
61.6 km/h
11 March 1963
Strongest gust
125.3 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
42.2 °C
6 August 2003
Coldest feels-like
-24.1 °C
21 January 1942
Snowiest day
12.8 cm
26 January 1945
Sunniest day
15.7 h
17 June 1947
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 124 mm | +69 mm |
| Feb | 9.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 49 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 13.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 42 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 18.5 °C | +3.3 °C | 57 mm | +4 mm |
| May | 21.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 18 mm | -46 mm |
| Jun | 28.5 °C | +5.9 °C | 14 mm | -36 mm |
| Jul | 27.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 33 mm | -8 mm |
| Aug | 28.2 °C | +3.4 °C | 36 mm | -7 mm |
| Sep | 21.1 °C | -0.8 °C | 39 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 17.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 62 mm | +5 mm |
| Nov | 13.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 60 mm | +0 mm |
| Dec | 9.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 34 mm | -24 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Loudun?
Loudun has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.0 °C and it receives 629 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Loudun?
The hottest day measured in Loudun between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2022, reaching 41.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Loudun?
The coldest day measured in Loudun between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1942, at -19.8 °C.
Does it snow in Loudun?
Yes. Loudun gets on average 6.6 cm of snow per year and has around 37 frost days.
Has the climate of Loudun warmed?
Yes: Loudun warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Loudun?
The wettest day measured in Loudun between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 1965, with 64 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Loudun?
The windiest day measured in Loudun between 1940 and 2025 was 11 March 1963, with winds reaching 61.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Loudun?
The warmest month in Loudun is July (19.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Loudun?
Loudun receives on average 629 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 118 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Loudun?
Loudun 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 Loudun?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Loudun between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1945, with 12.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Loudun?
Yes: Loudun has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Loudun?
In Loudun, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.2 °C on 6 August 2003, and the lowest was -24.1 °C on 21 January 1942.
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