Sens climate — normals and trends
Sens (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.0 °C and it receives 747 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 (19.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Sens averages 47 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 135 rainy days per year.
Sens has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 59 to 35 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.1 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -20.8 °C (on 17 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
SensBourgogne
- coords
- 48.20°, 3.28°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.0°C
Average daily high
14.9°C
Average daily low
7.3°C
Annual rainfall
747mm
Sunshine / day
8.0h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
18.6km/h
Seasonal range
16.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
47 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
135 d/yr
Annual snowfall
15.3 cm
Average feels-like high
12.7 °C
Average feels-like low
4.6 °C
Average peak gust
36.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · 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
41.1 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-20.8 °C
17 January 1985
Wettest day
51 mm
10 August 1975
Windiest day
63.2 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
134.6 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
40.8 °C
24 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-26.2 °C
17 January 1985
Snowiest day
10.3 cm
28 November 1947
Sunniest day
15.5 h
4 July 2025
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 | 6.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 117 mm | +52 mm |
| Feb | 8.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 50 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 13.8 °C | +2.7 °C | 28 mm | -31 mm |
| Apr | 18.3 °C | +3.9 °C | 39 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 20.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 29 mm | -40 mm |
| Jun | 27.2 °C | +5.5 °C | 45 mm | -15 mm |
| Jul | 25.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 88 mm | +32 mm |
| Aug | 26.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 65 mm | +8 mm |
| Sep | 20.3 °C | -0.4 °C | 97 mm | +40 mm |
| Oct | 16.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 65 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 11.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 68 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 8.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 55 mm | -16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sens?
Sens has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.0 °C and it receives 747 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sens?
The hottest day measured in Sens between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 41.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sens?
The coldest day measured in Sens between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1985, at -20.8 °C.
Does it snow in Sens?
Yes. Sens gets on average 15.3 cm of snow per year and has around 47 frost days.
Has the climate of Sens warmed?
Yes: Sens warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sens?
The wettest day measured in Sens between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1975, with 51 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sens?
The windiest day measured in Sens between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 63.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sens?
The warmest month in Sens is July (19.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Sens?
Sens receives on average 747 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 135 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sens?
Sens gets on average 8.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,920 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Sens?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sens between 1940 and 2025 was 28 November 1947, with 10.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sens?
Yes: Sens has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sens?
In Sens, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.8 °C on 24 July 2019, and the lowest was -26.2 °C on 17 January 1985.
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