Rodez climate — normals and trends
Rodez (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.5 °C and it receives 1,126 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 (18.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Rodez averages 53 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 145 rainy days per year.
Rodez has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 66 to 40 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.9 °C (on 11 August 2025) and the coldest -24.4 °C (on 27 December 1940).
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
RodezOccitanie
- coords
- 44.35°, 2.57°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.5°C
Average daily high
14.7°C
Average daily low
6.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,126mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
16.6km/h
Seasonal range
16.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
53 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
145 d/yr
Annual snowfall
43.9 cm
Average feels-like high
12.8 °C
Average feels-like low
4.2 °C
Average peak gust
36.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · 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
37.9 °C
11 August 2025
Coldest day
-24.4 °C
27 December 1940
Wettest day
81 mm
6 September 2005
Windiest day
54.3 km/h
7 November 1982
Strongest gust
128.9 km/h
27 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
39.3 °C
23 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
-29.3 °C
27 December 1940
Snowiest day
39.5 cm
28 January 2006
Sunniest day
15.0 h
24 June 2015
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 | 8.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 109 mm | +14 mm |
| Feb | 10.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 43 mm | -45 mm |
| Mar | 10.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 101 mm | +10 mm |
| Apr | 15.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 94 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 18.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 104 mm | -10 mm |
| Jun | 27.3 °C | +6.0 °C | 60 mm | -29 mm |
| Jul | 25.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 39 mm | -32 mm |
| Aug | 28.4 °C | +4.7 °C | 112 mm | +21 mm |
| Sep | 19.3 °C | -0.9 °C | 103 mm | +10 mm |
| Oct | 17.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 111 mm | +18 mm |
| Nov | 10.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 108 mm | +14 mm |
| Dec | 9.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 115 mm | +10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Rodez?
Rodez has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.5 °C and it receives 1,126 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rodez?
The hottest day measured in Rodez between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2025, reaching 37.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Rodez?
The coldest day measured in Rodez between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1940, at -24.4 °C.
Does it snow in Rodez?
Yes. Rodez gets on average 43.9 cm of snow per year and has around 53 frost days.
Has the climate of Rodez warmed?
Yes: Rodez warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Rodez?
The wettest day measured in Rodez between 1940 and 2025 was 6 September 2005, with 81 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Rodez?
The windiest day measured in Rodez between 1940 and 2025 was 7 November 1982, with winds reaching 54.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Rodez?
The warmest month in Rodez is July (18.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Rodez?
Rodez receives on average 1,126 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 145 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Rodez?
Rodez gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Rodez?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Rodez between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 2006, with 39.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Rodez?
Yes: Rodez has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rodez?
In Rodez, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.3 °C on 23 August 2023, and the lowest was -29.3 °C on 27 December 1940.
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