Montbard climate — normals and trends
Montbard (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.3 °C and it receives 926 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 (18.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Montbard averages 56 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 154 rainy days per year.
Montbard has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 66 to 46 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.6 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -21.9 °C (on 6 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
MontbardBourgogne
- coords
- 47.62°, 4.34°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.3°C
Average daily high
14.1°C
Average daily low
6.7°C
Annual rainfall
926mm
Sunshine / day
8.0h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
16.5km/h
Seasonal range
16.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
56 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
154 d/yr
Annual snowfall
34.8 cm
Average feels-like high
11.9 °C
Average feels-like low
4.0 °C
Average peak gust
35.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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
39.6 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-21.9 °C
6 January 1985
Wettest day
51 mm
5 September 1948
Windiest day
53.5 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
135.7 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
40.6 °C
27 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
-27.1 °C
6 January 1985
Snowiest day
17.4 cm
28 November 1947
Sunniest day
15.3 h
3 July 2011
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 98 mm | +17 mm |
| Feb | 8.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 58 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 12.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 61 mm | -12 mm |
| Apr | 17.1 °C | +3.4 °C | 57 mm | -18 mm |
| May | 19.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 45 mm | -44 mm |
| Jun | 26.5 °C | +5.3 °C | 36 mm | -40 mm |
| Jul | 24.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 65 mm | +0 mm |
| Aug | 26.1 °C | +3.0 °C | 109 mm | +39 mm |
| Sep | 19.0 °C | -0.7 °C | 129 mm | +56 mm |
| Oct | 15.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 91 mm | +13 mm |
| Nov | 10.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 95 mm | +10 mm |
| Dec | 7.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 62 mm | -24 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Montbard?
Montbard has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.3 °C and it receives 926 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Montbard?
The hottest day measured in Montbard between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 39.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Montbard?
The coldest day measured in Montbard between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1985, at -21.9 °C.
Does it snow in Montbard?
Yes. Montbard gets on average 34.8 cm of snow per year and has around 56 frost days.
Has the climate of Montbard warmed?
Yes: Montbard warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Montbard?
The wettest day measured in Montbard between 1940 and 2025 was 5 September 1948, with 51 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Montbard?
The windiest day measured in Montbard between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 53.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Montbard?
The warmest month in Montbard is July (18.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Montbard?
Montbard receives on average 926 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 154 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Montbard?
Montbard gets on average 8.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,920 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Montbard?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Montbard between 1940 and 2025 was 28 November 1947, with 17.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Montbard?
Yes: Montbard has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Montbard?
In Montbard, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.6 °C on 27 June 2019, and the lowest was -27.1 °C on 6 January 1985.
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