Nyons climate — normals and trends
Nyons (France) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.0 °C and it receives 811 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 (20.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Nyons averages 68 frost days, 11 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 97 rainy days per year.
Nyons has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 89 to 47 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.4 °C (on 28 June 2019) and the coldest -18.7 °C (on 24 February 1948).
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
NyonsRhône-Alpes
- coords
- 44.36°, 5.14°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.0°C
Average daily high
15.8°C
Average daily low
6.5°C
Annual rainfall
811mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
14.8km/h
Seasonal range
18.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
68 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
11 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
97 d/yr
Annual snowfall
27.0 cm
Average feels-like high
14.0 °C
Average feels-like low
4.1 °C
Average peak gust
44.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · 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
38.4 °C
28 June 2019
Coldest day
-18.7 °C
24 February 1948
Wettest day
92 mm
2 December 2003
Windiest day
41.8 km/h
5 May 2019
Strongest gust
133.9 km/h
8 November 1982
Hottest feels-like
39.6 °C
28 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
-23.7 °C
24 February 1948
Snowiest day
27.0 cm
8 January 2010
Sunniest day
15.0 h
3 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 111 mm | +53 mm |
| Feb | 10.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 44 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 13.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 95 mm | +29 mm |
| Apr | 17.5 °C | +3.0 °C | 154 mm | +76 mm |
| May | 20.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 75 mm | -20 mm |
| Jun | 28.9 °C | +6.1 °C | 38 mm | -23 mm |
| Jul | 27.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 9 mm | -20 mm |
| Aug | 29.1 °C | +3.2 °C | 53 mm | +8 mm |
| Sep | 21.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 125 mm | +54 mm |
| Oct | 17.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 110 mm | +18 mm |
| Nov | 11.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 67 mm | -23 mm |
| Dec | 10.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 63 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nyons?
Nyons has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.0 °C and it receives 811 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nyons?
The hottest day measured in Nyons between 1940 and 2025 was 28 June 2019, reaching 38.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nyons?
The coldest day measured in Nyons between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 1948, at -18.7 °C.
Does it snow in Nyons?
Yes. Nyons gets on average 27.0 cm of snow per year and has around 68 frost days.
Has the climate of Nyons warmed?
Yes: Nyons warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nyons?
The wettest day measured in Nyons between 1940 and 2025 was 2 December 2003, with 92 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nyons?
The windiest day measured in Nyons between 1940 and 2025 was 5 May 2019, with winds reaching 41.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nyons?
The warmest month in Nyons is July (20.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Nyons?
Nyons receives on average 811 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 97 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nyons?
Nyons gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Nyons?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Nyons between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2010, with 27.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Nyons?
Yes: Nyons has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nyons?
In Nyons, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.6 °C on 28 June 2019, and the lowest was -23.7 °C on 24 February 1948.
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