Louhans climate — normals and trends
Louhans (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.8 °C and it receives 1,025 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 (20.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Louhans averages 46 frost days, 17 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 144 rainy days per year.
Louhans has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 58 to 34 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.4 °C (on 11 July 2023) and the coldest -20.6 °C (on 13 January 1941).
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
LouhansBourgogne
- coords
- 46.63°, 5.22°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.8°C
Average daily high
15.9°C
Average daily low
7.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,025mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
15.2km/h
Seasonal range
17.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
46 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
17 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
144 d/yr
Annual snowfall
23.6 cm
Average feels-like high
14.2 °C
Average feels-like low
5.8 °C
Average peak gust
33.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
5 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · 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
40.4 °C
11 July 2023
Coldest day
-20.6 °C
13 January 1941
Wettest day
83 mm
8 May 1985
Windiest day
48.0 km/h
1 January 1949
Strongest gust
110.9 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
43.1 °C
27 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
-25.4 °C
13 January 1941
Snowiest day
25.3 cm
7 January 1994
Sunniest day
15.1 h
28 June 2019
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 119 mm | +27 mm |
| Feb | 9.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 56 mm | -27 mm |
| Mar | 14.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 59 mm | -22 mm |
| Apr | 18.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 70 mm | -13 mm |
| May | 21.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 67 mm | -23 mm |
| Jun | 28.5 °C | +4.8 °C | 71 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 26.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 51 mm | -14 mm |
| Aug | 28.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 76 mm | +1 mm |
| Sep | 21.2 °C | -0.6 °C | 129 mm | +42 mm |
| Oct | 16.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 123 mm | +33 mm |
| Nov | 11.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 144 mm | +39 mm |
| Dec | 8.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 65 mm | -33 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Louhans?
Louhans has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.8 °C and it receives 1,025 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Louhans?
The hottest day measured in Louhans between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 2023, reaching 40.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Louhans?
The coldest day measured in Louhans between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1941, at -20.6 °C.
Does it snow in Louhans?
Yes. Louhans gets on average 23.6 cm of snow per year and has around 46 frost days.
Has the climate of Louhans warmed?
Yes: Louhans warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Louhans?
The wettest day measured in Louhans between 1940 and 2025 was 8 May 1985, with 83 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Louhans?
The windiest day measured in Louhans between 1940 and 2025 was 1 January 1949, with winds reaching 48.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Louhans?
The warmest month in Louhans is July (20.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Louhans?
Louhans receives on average 1,025 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 144 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Louhans?
Louhans gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Louhans?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Louhans between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1994, with 25.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Louhans?
Yes: Louhans has on average 5 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Louhans?
In Louhans, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.1 °C on 27 June 2019, and the lowest was -25.4 °C on 13 January 1941.
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