Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule?

Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.0 °C and it receives 782 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule?

The hottest day measured in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2019, reaching 39.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule?

The coldest day measured in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1985, at -25.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule?

Yes. Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule gets on average 23.3 cm of snow per year and has around 55 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule warmed?

Yes: Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule?

The wettest day measured in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule between 1940 and 2025 was 30 September 1958, with 62 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule?

The windiest day measured in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1999, with winds reaching 49.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule?

The warmest month in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule is July (19.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule?

Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule receives on average 782 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 140 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule?

Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.0 °C and it receives 782 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 (19.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.

Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule averages 55 frost days, 12 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 140 rainy days per year.

Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 66 to 44 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 39.7 °C (on 24 July 2019) and the coldest -25.9 °C (on 16 January 1985).

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

Saint-Pourçain-sur-SiouleRhône-Alpes

coords: 46.31°, 3.29°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfbTemperate oceanicWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthMayDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

11.0°C

Average daily high

15.4°C

Average daily low

6.9°C

Annual rainfall

782mm

Sunshine / day

8.5h

Mean relative humidity

76%

Average peak wind

14.6km/h

Seasonal range

16.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

55 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

12 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

140 d/yr

Annual snowfall

23.3 cm

Average feels-like high

13.6 °C

Average feels-like low

4.6 °C

Average peak gust

32.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

1 d/yr

Solar radiation

12.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.1 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · 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

39.7 °C

24 July 2019

Coldest day

-25.9 °C

16 January 1985

Wettest day

62 mm

30 September 1958

Windiest day

49.4 km/h

28 December 1999

Strongest gust

121.0 km/h

27 September 1952

Hottest feels-like

41.5 °C

30 July 2024

Coldest feels-like

-31.0 °C

16 January 1985

Snowiest day

19.9 cm

23 January 2007

Sunniest day

15.2 h

24 June 2023

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	39.5 °C13 August 2025	-7.4 °C14 January 2025	12.4 °C	765 mm	37	47
2024	35.2 °C11 August 2024	-7.2 °C20 January 2024	12.3 °C	1,043 mm	18	31
2023	37.8 °C24 August 2023	-5.8 °C3 December 2023	13.3 °C	730 mm	35	47
2022	37.7 °C19 July 2022	-7.1 °C18 December 2022	13.1 °C	720 mm	34	52
2021	34.9 °C16 June 2021	-6.9 °C13 February 2021	11.5 °C	863 mm	16	62
2020	38.4 °C8 August 2020	-3.8 °C21 January 2020	13.1 °C	620 mm	31	32
2019	39.7 °C24 July 2019	-5.1 °C19 January 2019	12.6 °C	663 mm	35	53
2018	37.3 °C7 August 2018	-11.9 °C28 February 2018	12.8 °C	713 mm	30	35
2017	35.8 °C29 August 2017	-10.2 °C20 January 2017	11.9 °C	766 mm	22	49
2016	36.7 °C25 August 2016	-5.5 °C31 December 2016	11.5 °C	837 mm	23	53
2015	38.5 °C1 July 2015	-5.5 °C24 November 2015	12.4 °C	618 mm	33	43
2014	34.7 °C18 July 2014	-6.9 °C29 December 2014	12.5 °C	724 mm	9	23
2013	36.2 °C2 August 2013	-5.5 °C18 January 2013	11.0 °C	869 mm	17	67
2012	39.0 °C19 August 2012	-13.0 °C9 February 2012	11.6 °C	727 mm	17	49
2011	36.6 °C27 June 2011	-5.8 °C23 January 2011	12.5 °C	579 mm	11	40
2010	35.2 °C26 August 2010	-12.0 °C11 January 2010	10.5 °C	852 mm	9	72
2009	36.3 °C19 August 2009	-9.5 °C19 December 2009	11.7 °C	706 mm	19	58
2008	33.1 °C1 July 2008	-6.2 °C28 December 2008	11.1 °C	939 mm	9	57
2007	33.5 °C5 August 2007	-14.0 °C25 January 2007	11.4 °C	793 mm	8	45
2006	35.5 °C26 July 2006	-7.2 °C24 January 2006	11.8 °C	790 mm	22	69
2005	35.6 °C27 July 2005	-12.6 °C1 March 2005	11.0 °C	787 mm	19	73
2004	32.7 °C1 August 2004	-5.4 °C25 February 2004	11.1 °C	788 mm	9	53
2003	39.5 °C7 August 2003	-11.8 °C13 January 2003	12.4 °C	640 mm	41	64
2002	36.6 °C17 June 2002	-6.7 °C1 January 2002	12.1 °C	725 mm	16	25
2001	34.8 °C14 August 2001	-11.9 °C15 December 2001	11.3 °C	805 mm	17	53
2000	33.3 °C25 August 2000	-9.2 °C26 January 2000	12.0 °C	820 mm	15	34
1999	36.2 °C25 August 1999	-8.3 °C12 January 1999	11.7 °C	842 mm	8	39
1998	37.6 °C11 August 1998	-8.5 °C22 November 1998	11.1 °C	733 mm	14	63
1997	33.7 °C10 August 1997	-10.4 °C1 January 1997	12.0 °C	636 mm	17	52
1996	32.0 °C22 July 1996	-10.3 °C29 December 1996	10.5 °C	854 mm	5	54
1995	36.2 °C20 July 1995	-9.1 °C5 January 1995	11.5 °C	797 mm	15	47
1994	33.9 °C4 August 1994	-7.2 °C19 January 1994	12.1 °C	953 mm	15	26
1993	32.6 °C29 July 1993	-11.8 °C4 January 1993	10.7 °C	749 mm	3	60
1992	35.2 °C18 August 1992	-8.5 °C23 January 1992	11.0 °C	799 mm	15	51
1991	34.5 °C11 July 1991	-11.2 °C14 February 1991	10.6 °C	606 mm	11	59
1990	35.6 °C4 August 1990	-6.1 °C7 December 1990	11.8 °C	700 mm	17	45
1989	35.2 °C21 July 1989	-7.5 °C27 November 1989	11.6 °C	578 mm	7	60
1988	33.4 °C23 July 1988	-7.0 °C23 November 1988	11.2 °C	798 mm	7	44
1987	33.6 °C21 August 1987	-15.5 °C17 January 1987	10.3 °C	857 mm	15	64
1986	35.1 °C3 August 1986	-12.9 °C10 February 1986	10.4 °C	911 mm	9	65
1985	33.9 °C25 July 1985	-25.9 °C16 January 1985	9.9 °C	625 mm	10	78
1984	34.3 °C10 July 1984	-7.0 °C19 February 1984	10.1 °C	859 mm	7	57
1983	36.4 °C31 July 1983	-11.5 °C15 February 1983	10.9 °C	826 mm	16	64
1982	32.6 °C11 July 1982	-3.8 °C25 February 1982	11.4 °C	811 mm	7	34
1981	32.3 °C5 August 1981	-5.5 °C20 December 1981	10.6 °C	1,046 mm	4	53
1980	32.4 °C25 July 1980	-9.0 °C2 December 1980	9.8 °C	863 mm	5	59
1979	31.4 °C29 July 1979	-7.9 °C2 January 1979	10.4 °C	993 mm	2	56
1978	31.3 °C17 July 1978	-10.2 °C2 December 1978	10.3 °C	766 mm	3	42
1977	27.6 °C12 September 1977	-5.1 °C3 December 1977	10.8 °C	985 mm	0	38
1976	34.1 °C30 June 1976	-12.0 °C29 January 1976	11.2 °C	777 mm	22	60
1975	34.7 °C4 August 1975	-9.0 °C24 December 1975	10.4 °C	831 mm	10	66
1974	36.5 °C16 August 1974	-2.6 °C1 March 1974	11.0 °C	960 mm	8	24
1973	32.7 °C13 August 1973	-10.2 °C3 December 1973	10.2 °C	780 mm	13	85
1972	31.0 °C8 July 1972	-7.8 °C31 January 1972	10.2 °C	898 mm	2	38
1971	32.1 °C11 July 1971	-20.0 °C4 January 1971	10.2 °C	853 mm	7	65
1970	32.4 °C28 July 1970	-14.1 °C31 December 1970	10.5 °C	918 mm	4	57
1969	32.2 °C28 July 1969	-14.0 °C11 December 1969	10.4 °C	856 mm	5	59
1968	34.7 °C1 July 1968	-10.7 °C13 January 1968	10.4 °C	993 mm	4	55
1967	34.2 °C19 July 1967	-12.6 °C11 January 1967	10.9 °C	820 mm	11	49
1966	32.6 °C12 August 1966	-12.0 °C16 January 1966	11.1 °C	919 mm	5	47
1965	30.9 °C13 July 1965	-11.7 °C3 March 1965	10.2 °C	1,112 mm	3	49
1964	35.6 °C18 July 1964	-13.6 °C29 December 1964	10.5 °C	679 mm	12	65
1963	31.8 °C22 July 1963	-20.9 °C5 February 1963	9.6 °C	753 mm	3	75
1962	35.5 °C14 August 1962	-11.5 °C28 December 1962	10.2 °C	693 mm	9	71
1961	32.2 °C29 August 1961	-6.8 °C20 December 1961	11.9 °C	698 mm	17	43
1960	31.2 °C29 July 1960	-7.6 °C15 January 1960	11.0 °C	897 mm	4	43
1959	33.1 °C9 July 1959	-5.3 °C12 January 1959	12.0 °C	645 mm	5	35
1958	30.8 °C1 August 1958	-7.5 °C12 March 1958	10.9 °C	1,007 mm	1	45
1957	35.2 °C6 July 1957	-18.2 °C20 January 1957	10.8 °C	694 mm	9	48
1956	30.2 °C9 August 1956	-20.5 °C15 February 1956	9.5 °C	737 mm	1	66
1955	32.4 °C18 July 1955	-5.1 °C20 February 1955	11.2 °C	716 mm	2	59
1954	30.0 °C3 August 1954	-13.0 °C9 January 1954	10.0 °C	797 mm	1	55
1953	31.7 °C25 July 1953	-15.2 °C16 January 1953	10.4 °C	575 mm	3	80
1952	35.6 °C1 July 1952	-14.3 °C28 January 1952	10.7 °C	783 mm	12	71
1951	29.2 °C31 July 1951	-3.9 °C12 December 1951	10.4 °C	950 mm	0	42
1950	34.2 °C30 June 1950	-10.3 °C30 January 1950	10.9 °C	746 mm	10	58
1949	34.0 °C12 July 1949	-9.7 °C6 March 1949	11.2 °C	574 mm	13	73
1948	30.9 °C28 July 1948	-12.2 °C22 February 1948	10.5 °C	687 mm	2	48
1947	35.9 °C26 June 1947	-13.7 °C26 February 1947	11.7 °C	578 mm	30	71
1946	32.9 °C26 July 1946	-11.5 °C21 December 1946	10.2 °C	624 mm	8	70
1945	33.5 °C14 July 1945	-23.8 °C12 January 1945	10.7 °C	612 mm	9	74
1944	32.3 °C22 August 1944	-15.0 °C20 February 1944	9.9 °C	829 mm	9	89
1943	33.8 °C18 August 1943	-4.2 °C15 December 1943	11.0 °C	642 mm	12	69
1942	32.4 °C28 August 1942	-20.6 °C13 January 1942	10.2 °C	651 mm	13	93
1941	35.2 °C25 July 1941	-22.9 °C13 January 1941	9.4 °C	659 mm	11	76
1940	29.1 °C4 August 1940	-18.3 °C20 January 1940	9.5 °C	858 mm	0	87

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

17.6 °C

+2.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

37 d/yr

+25

Frost days (< 0 °C)

47 d/yr

-8

Annual rainfall

765 mm

-17 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	8.1 °C	+2.1 °C	71 mm	+11 mm
Feb	10.5 °C	+2.6 °C	44 mm	-11 mm
Mar	13.0 °C	+1.4 °C	56 mm	-3 mm
Apr	17.8 °C	+3.1 °C	50 mm	-19 mm
May	20.6 °C	+2.0 °C	57 mm	-26 mm
Jun	27.9 °C	+5.5 °C	60 mm	-5 mm
Jul	26.4 °C	+1.5 °C	38 mm	-16 mm
Aug	28.2 °C	+3.6 °C	81 mm	+15 mm
Sep	20.5 °C	-0.7 °C	93 mm	+21 mm
Oct	16.0 °C	-0.2 °C	74 mm	+7 mm
Nov	12.0 °C	+1.9 °C	91 mm	+22 mm
Dec	9.4 °C	+2.6 °C	53 mm	-11 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

39.5 °C

13 Aug 2025

Coldest day

-7.4 °C

14 Jan 2025

Wettest day

29.7 mm

21 Sep 2025

Windiest day

40.4 km/h

23 Oct 2025

Strongest gust

97.2 km/h

23 Oct 2025

Hottest feels-like

40.2 °C

13 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

-11.2 °C

14 Jan 2025

Snowiest day

5.5 cm

15 Mar 2025

Sunniest day

15.1 h

23 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule?

Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.0 °C and it receives 782 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule?

The hottest day measured in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2019, reaching 39.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule?

The coldest day measured in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1985, at -25.9 °C.

Does it snow in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule?

Yes. Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule gets on average 23.3 cm of snow per year and has around 55 frost days.

Has the climate of Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule warmed?

Yes: Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule?

The wettest day measured in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule between 1940 and 2025 was 30 September 1958, with 62 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule?

The windiest day measured in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1999, with winds reaching 49.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule?

The warmest month in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule is July (19.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule?

Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule receives on average 782 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 140 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule?

Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 2007, with 19.9 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule?

Yes: Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule?

In Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.5 °C on 30 July 2024, and the lowest was -31.0 °C on 16 January 1985.

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