Munster climate — normals and trends
Munster (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.3 °C and it receives 1,012 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 (18.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Munster averages 80 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 157 rainy days per year.
Munster has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 98 to 62 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.0 °C (on 7 August 2015) and the coldest -22.3 °C (on 13 February 1956).
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
MunsterGrand Est
- coords
- 48.04°, 7.14°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.3°C
Average daily high
13.3°C
Average daily low
5.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,012mm
Sunshine / day
8.3h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
12.5km/h
Seasonal range
18.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
80 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
157 d/yr
Annual snowfall
54.6 cm
Average feels-like high
11.5 °C
Average feels-like low
3.3 °C
Average peak gust
34.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · 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
37.0 °C
7 August 2015
Coldest day
-22.3 °C
13 February 1956
Wettest day
54 mm
18 August 1974
Windiest day
55.8 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
144.7 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
39.0 °C
5 July 2015
Coldest feels-like
-27.7 °C
10 February 1956
Snowiest day
24.7 cm
7 February 1958
Sunniest day
15.0 h
4 July 2025
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 | 6.2 °C | +3.3 °C | 117 mm | +40 mm |
| Feb | 6.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 59 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 12.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 48 mm | -25 mm |
| Apr | 16.5 °C | +3.0 °C | 62 mm | -15 mm |
| May | 19.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 61 mm | -41 mm |
| Jun | 26.1 °C | +4.9 °C | 115 mm | +14 mm |
| Jul | 24.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 126 mm | +30 mm |
| Aug | 25.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 159 mm | +59 mm |
| Sep | 18.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 147 mm | +68 mm |
| Oct | 14.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 99 mm | +26 mm |
| Nov | 9.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 87 mm | +6 mm |
| Dec | 6.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 26 mm | -56 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Munster?
Munster has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.3 °C and it receives 1,012 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Munster?
The hottest day measured in Munster between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 2015, reaching 37.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Munster?
The coldest day measured in Munster between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1956, at -22.3 °C.
Does it snow in Munster?
Yes. Munster gets on average 54.6 cm of snow per year and has around 80 frost days.
Has the climate of Munster warmed?
Yes: Munster warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Munster?
The wettest day measured in Munster between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 1974, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Munster?
The windiest day measured in Munster between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 55.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Munster?
The warmest month in Munster is July (18.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Munster?
Munster receives on average 1,012 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 157 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Munster?
Munster gets on average 8.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,030 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Munster?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Munster between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1958, with 24.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Munster?
Yes: Munster has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Munster?
In Munster, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.0 °C on 5 July 2015, and the lowest was -27.7 °C on 10 February 1956.
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