Orange climate — normals and trends
Orange (France) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.1 °C and it receives 788 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 (24.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Orange averages 25 frost days, 39 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 88 rainy days per year.
Orange has warmed by +2.5 °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 36 to 14 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.6 °C (on 28 June 2019) and the coldest -16.4 °C (on 23 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
OrangeProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- coords
- 44.14°, 4.81°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.1°C
Average daily high
18.8°C
Average daily low
9.7°C
Annual rainfall
788mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
19.3km/h
Seasonal range
18.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
25 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
39 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
88 d/yr
Annual snowfall
7.5 cm
Average feels-like high
16.8 °C
Average feels-like low
7.3 °C
Average peak gust
40.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
18 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °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
41.6 °C
28 June 2019
Coldest day
-16.4 °C
23 February 1948
Wettest day
115 mm
23 September 1993
Windiest day
54.8 km/h
25 October 2010
Strongest gust
112.3 km/h
8 November 1982
Hottest feels-like
43.5 °C
22 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
-21.0 °C
10 February 1956
Snowiest day
19.5 cm
8 January 2010
Sunniest day
15.0 h
16 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 96 mm | +40 mm |
| Feb | 12.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 74 mm | +20 mm |
| Mar | 15.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 91 mm | +27 mm |
| Apr | 20.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 85 mm | +18 mm |
| May | 23.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 56 mm | -17 mm |
| Jun | 32.3 °C | +5.9 °C | 35 mm | -11 mm |
| Jul | 31.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 28 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 32.7 °C | +3.5 °C | 38 mm | -12 mm |
| Sep | 24.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 176 mm | +86 mm |
| Oct | 20.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 90 mm | -16 mm |
| Nov | 14.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 74 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 11.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 87 mm | +24 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Orange?
Orange has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.1 °C and it receives 788 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Orange?
The hottest day measured in Orange between 1940 and 2025 was 28 June 2019, reaching 41.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Orange?
The coldest day measured in Orange between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1948, at -16.4 °C.
Does it snow in Orange?
Yes. Orange gets on average 7.5 cm of snow per year and has around 25 frost days.
Has the climate of Orange warmed?
Yes: Orange warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Orange?
The wettest day measured in Orange between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 1993, with 115 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Orange?
The windiest day measured in Orange between 1940 and 2025 was 25 October 2010, with winds reaching 54.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Orange?
The warmest month in Orange is July (24.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Orange?
Orange receives on average 788 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 88 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Orange?
Orange gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Orange?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Orange between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2010, with 19.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Orange?
Yes: Orange has on average 18 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Orange?
In Orange, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.5 °C on 22 August 2023, and the lowest was -21.0 °C on 10 February 1956.
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