Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines climate — normals and trends
Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.0 °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 (17.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines averages 80 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 169 rainy days per year.
Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines has warmed by +2.0 °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 97 to 63 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.9 °C (on 5 July 2015) and the coldest -22.5 °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
Sainte-Marie-aux-MinesGrand Est
- coords
- 48.25°, 7.18°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.0°C
Average daily high
12.7°C
Average daily low
5.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,126mm
Sunshine / day
8.2h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
13.3km/h
Seasonal range
17.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
80 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
169 d/yr
Annual snowfall
72.8 cm
Average feels-like high
10.7 °C
Average feels-like low
3.0 °C
Average peak gust
36.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
36.9 °C
5 July 2015
Coldest day
-22.5 °C
10 February 1956
Wettest day
68 mm
5 August 1960
Windiest day
56.9 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
146.9 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
38.6 °C
2 July 1952
Coldest feels-like
-29.4 °C
10 February 1956
Snowiest day
20.1 cm
28 December 1985
Sunniest day
15.0 h
14 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.7 °C | +3.3 °C | 117 mm | +36 mm |
| Feb | 6.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 69 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 11.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 45 mm | -36 mm |
| Apr | 15.9 °C | +3.1 °C | 73 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 19.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 46 mm | -70 mm |
| Jun | 25.3 °C | +4.9 °C | 129 mm | +11 mm |
| Jul | 23.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 150 mm | +42 mm |
| Aug | 24.6 °C | +2.6 °C | 155 mm | +40 mm |
| Sep | 18.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 167 mm | +79 mm |
| Oct | 13.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 98 mm | +18 mm |
| Nov | 9.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 82 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 6.3 °C | +2.8 °C | 28 mm | -60 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines?
Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 1,126 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines?
The hottest day measured in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 2015, reaching 36.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines?
The coldest day measured in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1956, at -22.5 °C.
Does it snow in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines?
Yes. Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines gets on average 72.8 cm of snow per year and has around 80 frost days.
Has the climate of Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines warmed?
Yes: Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines?
The wettest day measured in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 1960, with 68 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines?
The windiest day measured in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 56.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines?
The warmest month in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines is July (17.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines?
Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines receives on average 1,126 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 169 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines?
Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines gets on average 8.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,993 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1985, with 20.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines?
Yes: Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines?
In Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.6 °C on 2 July 1952, and the lowest was -29.4 °C on 10 February 1956.
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