Privas climate — normals and trends
Privas (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.2 °C and it receives 1,224 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 (20.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Privas averages 43 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 118 rainy days per year.
Privas has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 59 to 27 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.4 °C (on 12 August 2003) and the coldest -16.9 °C (on 10 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
PrivasRhône-Alpes
- coords
- 44.73°, 4.60°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.2°C
Average daily high
15.3°C
Average daily low
7.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,224mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
17.3km/h
Seasonal range
17.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
43 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
118 d/yr
Annual snowfall
34.8 cm
Average feels-like high
13.1 °C
Average feels-like low
4.8 °C
Average peak gust
43.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.61 · 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
37.4 °C
12 August 2003
Coldest day
-16.9 °C
10 February 1956
Wettest day
136 mm
8 November 1982
Windiest day
49.0 km/h
4 May 1975
Strongest gust
129.2 km/h
8 November 1982
Hottest feels-like
39.5 °C
22 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
-25.6 °C
10 February 1956
Snowiest day
33.2 cm
29 January 1986
Sunniest day
15.0 h
5 June 1940
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 | 7.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 188 mm | +103 mm |
| Feb | 9.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 124 mm | +47 mm |
| Mar | 11.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 156 mm | +67 mm |
| Apr | 17.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 107 mm | +8 mm |
| May | 19.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 76 mm | -36 mm |
| Jun | 28.0 °C | +5.5 °C | 82 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 26.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 41 mm | -30 mm |
| Aug | 28.8 °C | +3.8 °C | 62 mm | -23 mm |
| Sep | 20.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 136 mm | +10 mm |
| Oct | 16.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 153 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 10.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 146 mm | +8 mm |
| Dec | 8.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 138 mm | +41 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Privas?
Privas has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.2 °C and it receives 1,224 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Privas?
The hottest day measured in Privas between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 2003, reaching 37.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Privas?
The coldest day measured in Privas between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1956, at -16.9 °C.
Does it snow in Privas?
Yes. Privas gets on average 34.8 cm of snow per year and has around 43 frost days.
Has the climate of Privas warmed?
Yes: Privas warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Privas?
The wettest day measured in Privas between 1940 and 2025 was 8 November 1982, with 136 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Privas?
The windiest day measured in Privas between 1940 and 2025 was 4 May 1975, with winds reaching 49.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Privas?
The warmest month in Privas is July (20.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Privas?
Privas receives on average 1,224 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 118 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Privas?
Privas gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Privas?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Privas between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 1986, with 33.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Privas?
Yes: Privas has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Privas?
In Privas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.5 °C on 22 August 2023, and the lowest was -25.6 °C on 10 February 1956.
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