Montpon-Ménestérol climate — normals and trends
Montpon-Ménestérol (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.1 °C and it receives 797 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 (21.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Montpon-Ménestérol averages 28 frost days, 18 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 128 rainy days per year.
Montpon-Ménestérol has warmed by +1.6 °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 34 to 22 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.9 °C (on 11 August 2025) and the coldest -16.9 °C (on 17 January 1987).
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
Montpon-MénestérolNew Aquitaine
- coords
- 45.01°, 0.16°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.1°C
Average daily high
17.6°C
Average daily low
9.0°C
Annual rainfall
797mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
15.0km/h
Seasonal range
15.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
28 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
18 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
128 d/yr
Annual snowfall
3.6 cm
Average feels-like high
16.2 °C
Average feels-like low
7.1 °C
Average peak gust
32.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
6 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °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
40.9 °C
11 August 2025
Coldest day
-16.9 °C
17 January 1987
Wettest day
55 mm
27 June 1963
Windiest day
59.3 km/h
27 December 1999
Strongest gust
121.3 km/h
27 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
43.2 °C
23 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
-21.9 °C
17 January 1987
Snowiest day
7.5 cm
13 January 1987
Sunniest day
15.2 h
24 June 2015
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 | 10.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 117 mm | +46 mm |
| Feb | 13.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 58 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 15.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 48 mm | -14 mm |
| Apr | 19.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 97 mm | +25 mm |
| May | 22.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 45 mm | -34 mm |
| Jun | 28.8 °C | +4.9 °C | 30 mm | -36 mm |
| Jul | 27.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 19 mm | -31 mm |
| Aug | 30.3 °C | +4.2 °C | 62 mm | +3 mm |
| Sep | 22.3 °C | -1.0 °C | 55 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 19.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 98 mm | +30 mm |
| Nov | 13.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 87 mm | +16 mm |
| Dec | 11.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 58 mm | -16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Montpon-Ménestérol?
Montpon-Ménestérol has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.1 °C and it receives 797 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Montpon-Ménestérol?
The hottest day measured in Montpon-Ménestérol between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2025, reaching 40.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Montpon-Ménestérol?
The coldest day measured in Montpon-Ménestérol between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1987, at -16.9 °C.
Does it snow in Montpon-Ménestérol?
Yes. Montpon-Ménestérol gets on average 3.6 cm of snow per year and has around 28 frost days.
Has the climate of Montpon-Ménestérol warmed?
Yes: Montpon-Ménestérol warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Montpon-Ménestérol?
The wettest day measured in Montpon-Ménestérol between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 1963, with 55 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Montpon-Ménestérol?
The windiest day measured in Montpon-Ménestérol between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1999, with winds reaching 59.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Montpon-Ménestérol?
The warmest month in Montpon-Ménestérol is July (21.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Montpon-Ménestérol?
Montpon-Ménestérol receives on average 797 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 128 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Montpon-Ménestérol?
Montpon-Ménestérol gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Montpon-Ménestérol?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Montpon-Ménestérol between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1987, with 7.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Montpon-Ménestérol?
Yes: Montpon-Ménestérol has on average 6 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Montpon-Ménestérol?
In Montpon-Ménestérol, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.2 °C on 23 August 2023, and the lowest was -21.9 °C on 17 January 1987.
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