Morez climate — normals and trends
Morez (France) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.8 °C and it receives 1,858 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 (16.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Morez averages 103 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 181 rainy days per year.
Morez has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 126 to 80 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.0 °C (on 7 July 2015) and the coldest -24.3 °C (on 14 February 1940).
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
MorezBourgogne
- coords
- 46.53°, 6.03°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.8°C
Average daily high
11.6°C
Average daily low
4.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,858mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
12.9km/h
Seasonal range
17.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
103 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
181 d/yr
Annual snowfall
274.4 cm
Average feels-like high
9.6 °C
Average feels-like low
1.7 °C
Average peak gust
36.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.58 · 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
35.0 °C
7 July 2015
Coldest day
-24.3 °C
14 February 1940
Wettest day
79 mm
19 November 1947
Windiest day
42.9 km/h
25 April 1972
Strongest gust
131.8 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
37.5 °C
27 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
-29.8 °C
10 February 1956
Snowiest day
35.9 cm
17 April 2005
Sunniest day
15.0 h
26 May 1940
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 | 4.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 207 mm | +49 mm |
| Feb | 5.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 95 mm | -49 mm |
| Mar | 10.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 91 mm | -49 mm |
| Apr | 15.2 °C | +3.8 °C | 127 mm | -13 mm |
| May | 16.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 155 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 24.8 °C | +5.8 °C | 191 mm | +25 mm |
| Jul | 22.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 192 mm | +37 mm |
| Aug | 24.3 °C | +3.5 °C | 152 mm | -20 mm |
| Sep | 17.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 203 mm | +59 mm |
| Oct | 12.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 266 mm | +129 mm |
| Nov | 7.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 187 mm | +23 mm |
| Dec | 5.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 62 mm | -111 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Morez?
Morez has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.8 °C and it receives 1,858 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Morez?
The hottest day measured in Morez between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 2015, reaching 35.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Morez?
The coldest day measured in Morez between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 1940, at -24.3 °C.
Does it snow in Morez?
Yes. Morez gets on average 274.4 cm of snow per year and has around 103 frost days.
Has the climate of Morez warmed?
Yes: Morez warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Morez?
The wettest day measured in Morez between 1940 and 2025 was 19 November 1947, with 79 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Morez?
The windiest day measured in Morez between 1940 and 2025 was 25 April 1972, with winds reaching 42.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Morez?
The warmest month in Morez is July (16.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Morez?
Morez receives on average 1,858 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 181 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Morez?
Morez gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Morez?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Morez between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 2005, with 35.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Morez?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Morez.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Morez?
In Morez, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.5 °C on 27 June 2019, and the lowest was -29.8 °C on 10 February 1956.
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