Manosque climate — normals and trends
Manosque (France) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.3 °C and it receives 729 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 (22.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Manosque averages 64 frost days, 23 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 92 rainy days per year.
Manosque has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 85 to 43 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.2 °C (on 28 June 2019) and the coldest -23.3 °C (on 4 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
ManosqueProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- coords
- 43.83°, 5.79°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.3°C
Average daily high
17.8°C
Average daily low
7.1°C
Annual rainfall
729mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
15.6km/h
Seasonal range
19.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
64 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
23 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
92 d/yr
Annual snowfall
15.5 cm
Average feels-like high
16.1 °C
Average feels-like low
4.9 °C
Average peak gust
36.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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
39.2 °C
28 June 2019
Coldest day
-23.3 °C
4 February 1963
Wettest day
70 mm
31 October 2010
Windiest day
44.0 km/h
1 December 1959
Strongest gust
115.2 km/h
1 December 1959
Hottest feels-like
41.2 °C
28 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
-28.3 °C
4 February 1963
Snowiest day
20.6 cm
28 February 2001
Sunniest day
15.0 h
1 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.4 °C | +3.1 °C | 83 mm | +31 mm |
| Feb | 12.7 °C | +2.8 °C | 39 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 14.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 121 mm | +58 mm |
| Apr | 18.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 100 mm | +30 mm |
| May | 22.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 69 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 31.5 °C | +6.6 °C | 31 mm | -17 mm |
| Jul | 30.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 19 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 31.5 °C | +3.5 °C | 28 mm | -11 mm |
| Sep | 24.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 100 mm | +34 mm |
| Oct | 19.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 88 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 13.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 69 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | 12.1 °C | +3.1 °C | 70 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Manosque?
Manosque has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.3 °C and it receives 729 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Manosque?
The hottest day measured in Manosque between 1940 and 2025 was 28 June 2019, reaching 39.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Manosque?
The coldest day measured in Manosque between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 1963, at -23.3 °C.
Does it snow in Manosque?
Yes. Manosque gets on average 15.5 cm of snow per year and has around 64 frost days.
Has the climate of Manosque warmed?
Yes: Manosque warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Manosque?
The wettest day measured in Manosque between 1940 and 2025 was 31 October 2010, with 70 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Manosque?
The windiest day measured in Manosque between 1940 and 2025 was 1 December 1959, with winds reaching 44.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Manosque?
The warmest month in Manosque is July (22.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Manosque?
Manosque receives on average 729 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 92 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Manosque?
Manosque gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Manosque?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Manosque between 1940 and 2025 was 28 February 2001, with 20.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Manosque?
Yes: Manosque has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Manosque?
In Manosque, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.2 °C on 28 June 2019, and the lowest was -28.3 °C on 4 February 1963.
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