Neufchâteau climate — normals and trends
Neufchâteau (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.7 °C and it receives 954 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 (1.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Neufchâteau averages 63 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 152 rainy days per year.
Neufchâteau has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 74 to 52 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.1 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -20.3 °C (on 9 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.
Climate normals · ERA5
NeufchâteauGrand Est
- coords
- 48.36°, 5.70°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.7°C
Average daily high
13.4°C
Average daily low
6.2°C
Annual rainfall
954mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
16.6km/h
Seasonal range
17.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
63 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
152 d/yr
Annual snowfall
41.1 cm
Average feels-like high
11.2 °C
Average feels-like low
3.5 °C
Average peak gust
35.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °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
39.1 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-20.3 °C
9 January 1985
Wettest day
73 mm
3 October 2006
Windiest day
61.1 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
133.2 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
38.8 °C
24 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-28.1 °C
10 February 1956
Snowiest day
15.1 cm
21 November 1962
Sunniest day
15.2 h
28 June 2019
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 | 5.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 121 mm | +38 mm |
| Feb | 7.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 58 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 12.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 44 mm | -30 mm |
| Apr | 16.8 °C | +3.4 °C | 67 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 19.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 36 mm | -54 mm |
| Jun | 25.7 °C | +4.8 °C | 70 mm | -13 mm |
| Jul | 24.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 97 mm | +27 mm |
| Aug | 25.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 119 mm | +42 mm |
| Sep | 18.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 159 mm | +83 mm |
| Oct | 14.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 99 mm | +23 mm |
| Nov | 9.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 79 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 7.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 42 mm | -48 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Neufchâteau?
Neufchâteau has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.7 °C and it receives 954 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Neufchâteau?
The hottest day measured in Neufchâteau between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 39.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Neufchâteau?
The coldest day measured in Neufchâteau between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1985, at -20.3 °C.
Does it snow in Neufchâteau?
Yes. Neufchâteau gets on average 41.1 cm of snow per year and has around 63 frost days.
Has the climate of Neufchâteau warmed?
Yes: Neufchâteau warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Neufchâteau?
The wettest day measured in Neufchâteau between 1940 and 2025 was 3 October 2006, with 73 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Neufchâteau?
The windiest day measured in Neufchâteau between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 61.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Neufchâteau?
The warmest month in Neufchâteau is July (18.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Neufchâteau?
Neufchâteau receives on average 954 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 152 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Neufchâteau?
Neufchâteau gets on average 7.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,884 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Neufchâteau?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Neufchâteau between 1940 and 2025 was 21 November 1962, with 15.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Neufchâteau?
Yes: Neufchâteau has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Neufchâteau?
In Neufchâteau, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.8 °C on 24 July 2019, and the lowest was -28.1 °C on 10 February 1956.
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