Montluçon climate — normals and trends
Montluçon has a temperate oceanic climate, averaging 10.7 °C annually with 791 mm of rain per year.
Climate normals · ERA5
MontluçonRhône-Alpes
- coords
- 46.34°, 2.60°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
The normals for this period
The average of every indicator across the whole window: temperature, water, sky, wind and notable days.
Mean daily temperature
10.7°C
Average daily high
14.7°C
Average daily low
6.9°C
Annual rainfall
791mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
15.9km/h
Seasonal range
15.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
50 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
146 d/yr
Annual snowfall
31.6 cm
Average feels-like high
12.7 °C
Average feels-like low
4.4 °C
Average peak gust
34.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
What the yearly averages say about warming here, and whether the slope is statistically solid.
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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).
Climate month by month
How an average year unfolds: when it rains, when it turns hot, when the sun is out.
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
The most extreme days ever measured here, then the year-by-year detail.
Hottest day
39.6 °C
24 July 2019
Coldest day
-23.8 °C
16 January 1985
Wettest day
56 mm
30 September 1958
Windiest day
54.2 km/h
7 November 1982
Strongest gust
126.0 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
39.8 °C
24 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-28.7 °C
16 January 1985
Snowiest day
24.6 cm
23 January 2007
Sunniest day
15.3 h
25 June 1943
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 82 mm | +17 mm |
| Feb | 10.6 °C | +3.2 °C | 42 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 12.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 76 mm | +14 mm |
| Apr | 17.0 °C | +3.2 °C | 49 mm | -24 mm |
| May | 19.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 60 mm | -27 mm |
| Jun | 27.2 °C | +5.9 °C | 45 mm | -21 mm |
| Jul | 25.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 41 mm | -11 mm |
| Aug | 27.6 °C | +4.0 °C | 53 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 19.8 °C | -0.5 °C | 82 mm | +16 mm |
| Oct | 15.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 76 mm | +10 mm |
| Nov | 11.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 99 mm | +29 mm |
| Dec | 9.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 59 mm | -9 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
The weather actually measured on a given date, anywhere in the covered window.
Climate at a glance
What these normals say about the place, in a few sentences, and the notions needed to read them.
Montluçon (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.7 °C and it receives 791 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 (18.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Montluçon averages 50 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 146 rainy days per year.
Montluçon has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 59 to 41 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.6 °C (on 24 July 2019) and the coldest -23.8 °C (on 16 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Montluçon?
Montluçon has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.7 °C and it receives 791 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Montluçon?
The hottest day measured in Montluçon between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2019, reaching 39.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Montluçon?
The coldest day measured in Montluçon between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1985, at -23.8 °C.
Does it snow in Montluçon?
Yes. Montluçon gets on average 31.6 cm of snow per year and has around 50 frost days.
Has the climate of Montluçon warmed?
Yes: Montluçon warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Montluçon?
The wettest day measured in Montluçon between 1940 and 2025 was 30 September 1958, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Montluçon?
The windiest day measured in Montluçon between 1940 and 2025 was 7 November 1982, with winds reaching 54.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Montluçon?
The warmest month in Montluçon is July (18.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Montluçon?
Montluçon receives on average 791 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 146 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Montluçon?
Montluçon gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Montluçon?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Montluçon between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 2007, with 24.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Montluçon?
Yes: Montluçon has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Montluçon?
In Montluçon, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.8 °C on 24 July 2019, and the lowest was -28.7 °C on 16 January 1985.
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