Moulins climate — normals and trends
Moulins (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.3 °C and it receives 819 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 (20.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Moulins averages 48 frost days, 13 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 139 rainy days per year.
Moulins 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 57 to 39 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.5 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -21.6 °C (on 14 January 1941).
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
MoulinsRhône-Alpes
- coords
- 46.56°, 3.33°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.3°C
Average daily high
15.6°C
Average daily low
7.5°C
Annual rainfall
819mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
14.7km/h
Seasonal range
16.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
48 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
13 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
139 d/yr
Annual snowfall
18.1 cm
Average feels-like high
13.8 °C
Average feels-like low
5.2 °C
Average peak gust
32.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+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).
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
40.5 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-21.6 °C
14 January 1941
Wettest day
66 mm
30 September 1958
Windiest day
46.6 km/h
28 December 1999
Strongest gust
122.0 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
42.4 °C
30 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-27.2 °C
14 January 1941
Snowiest day
19.0 cm
23 January 2007
Sunniest day
15.2 h
23 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 79 mm | +17 mm |
| Feb | 10.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 56 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 13.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 57 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 18.3 °C | +3.3 °C | 48 mm | -23 mm |
| May | 21.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 56 mm | -30 mm |
| Jun | 28.3 °C | +5.6 °C | 54 mm | -15 mm |
| Jul | 26.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 47 mm | -11 mm |
| Aug | 28.3 °C | +3.5 °C | 110 mm | +40 mm |
| Sep | 20.7 °C | -0.6 °C | 91 mm | +18 mm |
| Oct | 16.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 80 mm | +9 mm |
| Nov | 12.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 90 mm | +18 mm |
| Dec | 9.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 62 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Moulins?
Moulins has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.3 °C and it receives 819 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Moulins?
The hottest day measured in Moulins between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 40.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Moulins?
The coldest day measured in Moulins between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1941, at -21.6 °C.
Does it snow in Moulins?
Yes. Moulins gets on average 18.1 cm of snow per year and has around 48 frost days.
Has the climate of Moulins warmed?
Yes: Moulins warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Moulins?
The wettest day measured in Moulins between 1940 and 2025 was 30 September 1958, with 66 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Moulins?
The windiest day measured in Moulins between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1999, with winds reaching 46.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Moulins?
The warmest month in Moulins is July (20.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Moulins?
Moulins receives on average 819 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 139 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Moulins?
Moulins 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 Moulins?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Moulins between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 2007, with 19.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Moulins?
Yes: Moulins has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Moulins?
In Moulins, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.4 °C on 30 July 2024, and the lowest was -27.2 °C on 14 January 1941.
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