Pierre-Bénite climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Pierre-Bénite?

Pierre-Bénite has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.3 °C and it receives 961 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pierre-Bénite?

The hottest day measured in Pierre-Bénite between 1940 and 2025 was 24 August 2023, reaching 39.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Pierre-Bénite?

The coldest day measured in Pierre-Bénite between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1963, at -23.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Pierre-Bénite?

Yes. Pierre-Bénite gets on average 26.4 cm of snow per year and has around 54 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Pierre-Bénite warmed?

Yes: Pierre-Bénite warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Pierre-Bénite?

The wettest day measured in Pierre-Bénite between 1940 and 2025 was 8 September 1994, with 78 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Pierre-Bénite?

The windiest day measured in Pierre-Bénite between 1940 and 2025 was 20 December 2019, with winds reaching 44.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Pierre-Bénite?

The warmest month in Pierre-Bénite is July (20.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Pierre-Bénite?

Pierre-Bénite receives on average 961 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 141 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Pierre-Bénite?

Pierre-Bénite gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Pierre-Bénite (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.3 °C and it receives 961 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 (20.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.

Pierre-Bénite averages 54 frost days, 14 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 141 rainy days per year.

Pierre-Bénite 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 71 to 37 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 39.8 °C (on 24 August 2023) and the coldest -23.4 °C (on 5 February 1963).

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

Pierre-BéniteRhône-Alpes

coords: 45.70°, 4.82°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfbTemperate oceanicWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthMayDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

11.3°C

Average daily high

15.6°C

Average daily low

7.3°C

Annual rainfall

961mm

Sunshine / day

8.8h

Mean relative humidity

75%

Average peak wind

14.9km/h

Seasonal range

18.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

54 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

14 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

141 d/yr

Annual snowfall

26.4 cm

Average feels-like high

13.9 °C

Average feels-like low

5.1 °C

Average peak gust

33.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

3 d/yr

Solar radiation

13.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.5 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

39.8 °C

24 August 2023

Coldest day

-23.4 °C

5 February 1963

Wettest day

78 mm

8 September 1994

Windiest day

44.8 km/h

20 December 2019

Strongest gust

106.9 km/h

30 December 1981

Hottest feels-like

41.2 °C

22 August 2023

Coldest feels-like

-28.0 °C

5 February 1963

Snowiest day

28.7 cm

7 January 1994

Sunniest day

15.0 h

2 June 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	38.7 °C13 August 2025	-6.7 °C14 January 2025	13.0 °C	1,020 mm	36	40
2024	36.3 °C31 July 2024	-4.7 °C20 January 2024	12.9 °C	1,216 mm	24	27
2023	39.8 °C24 August 2023	-5.6 °C10 February 2023	13.6 °C	983 mm	43	42
2022	38.7 °C4 August 2022	-7.9 °C16 January 2022	13.8 °C	874 mm	51	44
2021	33.6 °C14 August 2021	-6.9 °C14 February 2021	11.8 °C	1,102 mm	11	43
2020	39.3 °C31 July 2020	-4.5 °C1 January 2020	13.2 °C	821 mm	40	41
2019	39.0 °C24 July 2019	-4.5 °C19 January 2019	13.0 °C	911 mm	41	43
2018	36.1 °C5 August 2018	-11.6 °C28 February 2018	13.3 °C	915 mm	39	32
2017	35.7 °C22 June 2017	-8.3 °C20 January 2017	12.5 °C	777 mm	37	46
2016	35.0 °C10 July 2016	-5.6 °C29 December 2016	12.0 °C	970 mm	27	41
2015	39.6 °C7 August 2015	-5.4 °C2 January 2015	12.8 °C	839 mm	40	33
2014	35.6 °C9 June 2014	-5.6 °C29 December 2014	13.0 °C	1,085 mm	11	16
2013	35.3 °C27 July 2013	-5.9 °C26 February 2013	11.4 °C	1,103 mm	23	63
2012	35.7 °C19 August 2012	-12.9 °C5 February 2012	12.0 °C	1,085 mm	17	48
2011	35.6 °C28 June 2011	-4.8 °C4 January 2011	12.9 °C	821 mm	14	40
2010	35.5 °C26 August 2010	-10.9 °C11 January 2010	11.4 °C	847 mm	20	70
2009	37.6 °C19 August 2009	-8.7 °C20 December 2009	12.5 °C	863 mm	28	52
2008	32.0 °C1 July 2008	-6.6 °C13 December 2008	11.6 °C	1,118 mm	11	45
2007	32.0 °C5 August 2007	-8.4 °C27 January 2007	12.0 °C	955 mm	4	39
2006	35.5 °C21 July 2006	-7.9 °C1 February 2006	12.3 °C	885 mm	27	66
2005	34.7 °C27 June 2005	-13.5 °C30 December 2005	11.6 °C	828 mm	25	75
2004	34.4 °C2 August 2004	-5.0 °C30 January 2004	11.7 °C	910 mm	15	54
2003	38.8 °C12 August 2003	-11.2 °C13 January 2003	12.9 °C	783 mm	51	56
2002	33.4 °C18 June 2002	-6.5 °C2 January 2002	12.2 °C	1,059 mm	14	25
2001	33.5 °C26 August 2001	-11.2 °C15 December 2001	11.8 °C	1,013 mm	16	44
2000	32.2 °C2 July 2000	-7.8 °C26 January 2000	12.3 °C	1,002 mm	11	28
1999	32.8 °C4 July 1999	-6.3 °C13 February 1999	11.9 °C	1,106 mm	11	39
1998	35.8 °C11 August 1998	-9.1 °C23 November 1998	11.4 °C	894 mm	15	57
1997	32.8 °C10 August 1997	-13.3 °C13 January 1997	12.1 °C	765 mm	16	50
1996	31.4 °C1 August 1996	-9.8 °C30 December 1996	10.8 °C	1,088 mm	4	50
1995	35.2 °C21 July 1995	-7.6 °C5 January 1995	11.7 °C	1,021 mm	15	46
1994	34.0 °C3 July 1994	-5.4 °C20 January 1994	12.5 °C	1,153 mm	27	25
1993	32.4 °C21 August 1993	-9.7 °C4 January 1993	11.0 °C	1,143 mm	11	58
1992	34.2 °C7 August 1992	-8.0 °C23 January 1992	11.4 °C	1,057 mm	17	51
1991	33.2 °C6 August 1991	-10.1 °C7 February 1991	11.1 °C	830 mm	15	60
1990	34.3 °C5 August 1990	-8.0 °C18 December 1990	11.8 °C	917 mm	16	50
1989	35.4 °C21 July 1989	-6.8 °C27 November 1989	12.0 °C	714 mm	12	57
1988	31.9 °C26 July 1988	-4.7 °C23 November 1988	11.6 °C	1,123 mm	8	38
1987	32.6 °C14 August 1987	-14.4 °C12 January 1987	10.7 °C	1,283 mm	11	61
1986	33.2 °C28 June 1986	-12.4 °C10 February 1986	10.9 °C	1,012 mm	15	60
1985	32.9 °C25 July 1985	-20.7 °C17 January 1985	10.3 °C	875 mm	4	70
1984	32.4 °C23 July 1984	-6.4 °C18 February 1984	10.5 °C	964 mm	6	54
1983	37.5 °C22 July 1983	-8.9 °C4 December 1983	11.3 °C	1,057 mm	22	65
1982	32.6 °C9 July 1982	-4.5 °C25 February 1982	11.6 °C	1,099 mm	9	28
1981	31.9 °C5 August 1981	-5.8 °C14 February 1981	11.0 °C	1,201 mm	2	53
1980	31.3 °C7 August 1980	-7.6 °C2 December 1980	10.2 °C	991 mm	4	59
1979	33.3 °C29 July 1979	-11.9 °C15 January 1979	10.8 °C	1,117 mm	3	50
1978	31.3 °C29 July 1978	-13.2 °C12 February 1978	10.5 °C	900 mm	2	51
1977	29.4 °C24 July 1977	-4.0 °C20 December 1977	11.2 °C	1,271 mm	0	30
1976	35.1 °C16 July 1976	-7.3 °C3 February 1976	11.5 °C	909 mm	25	51
1975	32.1 °C4 August 1975	-5.3 °C24 December 1975	10.7 °C	1,111 mm	9	55
1974	34.1 °C16 August 1974	-4.3 °C6 March 1974	11.4 °C	1,044 mm	9	16
1973	32.7 °C10 August 1973	-10.6 °C3 December 1973	10.6 °C	906 mm	8	73
1972	31.5 °C12 August 1972	-6.6 °C23 December 1972	10.7 °C	997 mm	4	41
1971	32.4 °C18 August 1971	-18.1 °C6 January 1971	10.6 °C	999 mm	10	72
1970	32.5 °C6 August 1970	-12.4 °C16 February 1970	10.8 °C	1,214 mm	7	63
1969	31.8 °C24 July 1969	-8.2 °C11 December 1969	10.6 °C	997 mm	5	61
1968	34.1 °C10 July 1968	-14.1 °C13 January 1968	10.8 °C	1,078 mm	7	58
1967	33.8 °C18 July 1967	-12.9 °C11 January 1967	11.1 °C	982 mm	8	50
1966	32.8 °C13 August 1966	-11.0 °C18 January 1966	11.2 °C	1,055 mm	5	53
1965	32.6 °C25 June 1965	-10.4 °C4 March 1965	10.4 °C	1,238 mm	2	62
1964	35.6 °C18 July 1964	-10.8 °C30 December 1964	10.8 °C	818 mm	11	60
1963	31.0 °C22 July 1963	-23.4 °C5 February 1963	9.8 °C	1,130 mm	3	78
1962	37.3 °C14 August 1962	-10.9 °C28 December 1962	10.5 °C	786 mm	21	78
1961	33.7 °C25 June 1961	-7.4 °C20 December 1961	12.1 °C	766 mm	21	38
1960	31.7 °C22 June 1960	-7.0 °C14 January 1960	11.2 °C	1,151 mm	3	43
1959	32.3 °C10 July 1959	-4.7 °C13 January 1959	12.1 °C	764 mm	9	39
1958	33.7 °C1 August 1958	-10.5 °C23 January 1958	11.1 °C	1,097 mm	2	53
1957	32.6 °C6 July 1957	-11.9 °C20 January 1957	11.0 °C	697 mm	10	45
1956	29.8 °C27 July 1956	-20.5 °C15 February 1956	9.7 °C	986 mm	0	73
1955	33.6 °C18 July 1955	-7.6 °C21 February 1955	11.2 °C	960 mm	2	62
1954	30.9 °C6 August 1954	-12.2 °C2 February 1954	10.1 °C	943 mm	1	50
1953	30.6 °C12 August 1953	-18.1 °C16 January 1953	10.6 °C	703 mm	1	78
1952	35.3 °C1 July 1952	-13.9 °C29 January 1952	10.9 °C	864 mm	16	75
1951	29.8 °C31 July 1951	-5.5 °C4 January 1951	10.7 °C	1,101 mm	0	54
1950	35.4 °C4 July 1950	-15.7 °C31 December 1950	11.0 °C	832 mm	11	69
1949	33.4 °C13 July 1949	-9.7 °C6 March 1949	11.3 °C	742 mm	16	69
1948	29.4 °C28 July 1948	-15.4 °C24 February 1948	10.4 °C	1,061 mm	0	55
1947	34.6 °C4 August 1947	-12.8 °C28 January 1947	11.5 °C	808 mm	21	86
1946	33.1 °C4 August 1946	-9.8 °C20 December 1946	10.4 °C	846 mm	6	74
1945	34.4 °C22 July 1945	-22.3 °C12 January 1945	10.6 °C	698 mm	10	79
1944	33.3 °C23 August 1944	-17.0 °C20 February 1944	10.0 °C	905 mm	7	99
1943	33.7 °C19 August 1943	-6.6 °C5 January 1943	11.2 °C	716 mm	15	64
1942	31.6 °C1 July 1942	-17.3 °C9 February 1942	10.4 °C	723 mm	12	91
1941	34.1 °C25 July 1941	-21.3 °C13 January 1941	9.5 °C	851 mm	10	87
1940	29.4 °C6 September 1940	-15.9 °C27 December 1940	9.6 °C	809 mm	0	88

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

17.7 °C

+2.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

36 d/yr

+22

Frost days (< 0 °C)

40 d/yr

-14

Annual rainfall

1020 mm

+59 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	7.8 °C	+2.2 °C	93 mm	+25 mm
Feb	9.6 °C	+2.0 °C	55 mm	-9 mm
Mar	13.1 °C	+1.3 °C	76 mm	+8 mm
Apr	18.2 °C	+3.0 °C	78 mm	-1 mm
May	20.9 °C	+1.6 °C	81 mm	-15 mm
Jun	28.7 °C	+5.5 °C	83 mm	+0 mm
Jul	27.1 °C	+1.3 °C	56 mm	-16 mm
Aug	29.1 °C	+3.8 °C	60 mm	-27 mm
Sep	21.1 °C	-0.4 °C	154 mm	+63 mm
Oct	15.8 °C	-0.3 °C	88 mm	-2 mm
Nov	11.5 °C	+1.6 °C	131 mm	+39 mm
Dec	8.6 °C	+2.3 °C	66 mm	-7 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

38.7 °C

13 Aug 2025

Coldest day

-6.7 °C

14 Jan 2025

Wettest day

44.3 mm

1 Sep 2025

Windiest day

36.4 km/h

22 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

81.7 km/h

27 Jan 2025

Hottest feels-like

40.7 °C

9 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

-10.6 °C

14 Jan 2025

Snowiest day

2.1 cm

25 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

15.0 h

30 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Pierre-Bénite?

Pierre-Bénite has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.3 °C and it receives 961 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pierre-Bénite?

The hottest day measured in Pierre-Bénite between 1940 and 2025 was 24 August 2023, reaching 39.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Pierre-Bénite?

The coldest day measured in Pierre-Bénite between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1963, at -23.4 °C.

Does it snow in Pierre-Bénite?

Yes. Pierre-Bénite gets on average 26.4 cm of snow per year and has around 54 frost days.

Has the climate of Pierre-Bénite warmed?

Yes: Pierre-Bénite warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Pierre-Bénite?

The wettest day measured in Pierre-Bénite between 1940 and 2025 was 8 September 1994, with 78 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Pierre-Bénite?

The windiest day measured in Pierre-Bénite between 1940 and 2025 was 20 December 2019, with winds reaching 44.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Pierre-Bénite?

The warmest month in Pierre-Bénite is July (20.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Pierre-Bénite?

Pierre-Bénite receives on average 961 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 141 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Pierre-Bénite?

Pierre-Bénite gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Pierre-Bénite?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Pierre-Bénite between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1994, with 28.7 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Pierre-Bénite?

Yes: Pierre-Bénite has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pierre-Bénite?

In Pierre-Bénite, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.2 °C on 22 August 2023, and the lowest was -28.0 °C on 5 February 1963.

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