Senlis climate — normals and trends
Senlis (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.7 °C and it receives 682 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 (18.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Senlis averages 45 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 131 rainy days per year.
Senlis 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 59 to 31 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.3 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -20.9 °C (on 30 December 1950).
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
SenlisHauts-de-France
- coords
- 49.21°, 2.59°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.7°C
Average daily high
14.3°C
Average daily low
7.2°C
Annual rainfall
682mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
18.3km/h
Seasonal range
15.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
45 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
131 d/yr
Annual snowfall
14.1 cm
Average feels-like high
12.1 °C
Average feels-like low
4.5 °C
Average peak gust
37.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
41.3 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-20.9 °C
30 December 1950
Wettest day
49 mm
9 October 2024
Windiest day
54.7 km/h
25 January 1990
Strongest gust
116.3 km/h
25 January 1990
Hottest feels-like
40.6 °C
6 August 2003
Coldest feels-like
-26.4 °C
17 January 1985
Snowiest day
13.2 cm
9 January 1968
Sunniest day
15.9 h
1 July 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 | 6.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 150 mm | +95 mm |
| Feb | 7.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 43 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 13.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 21 mm | -32 mm |
| Apr | 18.5 °C | +4.6 °C | 25 mm | -29 mm |
| May | 20.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 30 mm | -35 mm |
| Jun | 25.9 °C | +5.2 °C | 43 mm | -15 mm |
| Jul | 24.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 103 mm | +49 mm |
| Aug | 25.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 37 mm | -18 mm |
| Sep | 20.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 70 mm | +18 mm |
| Oct | 15.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 64 mm | +4 mm |
| Nov | 11.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 52 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 8.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 41 mm | -22 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Senlis?
Senlis has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.7 °C and it receives 682 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Senlis?
The hottest day measured in Senlis between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 41.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Senlis?
The coldest day measured in Senlis between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1950, at -20.9 °C.
Does it snow in Senlis?
Yes. Senlis gets on average 14.1 cm of snow per year and has around 45 frost days.
Has the climate of Senlis warmed?
Yes: Senlis warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Senlis?
The wettest day measured in Senlis between 1940 and 2025 was 9 October 2024, with 49 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Senlis?
The windiest day measured in Senlis between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1990, with winds reaching 54.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Senlis?
The warmest month in Senlis is July (18.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Senlis?
Senlis receives on average 682 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 131 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Senlis?
Senlis gets on average 7.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,884 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Senlis?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Senlis between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1968, with 13.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Senlis?
Yes: Senlis has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Senlis?
In Senlis, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.6 °C on 6 August 2003, and the lowest was -26.4 °C on 17 January 1985.
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