Sézanne climate — normals and trends
Sézanne (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.6 °C and it receives 733 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 (2.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Sézanne averages 52 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 134 rainy days per year.
Sézanne has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 64 to 40 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.4 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -21.6 °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
SézanneGrand Est
- coords
- 48.72°, 3.72°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.6°C
Average daily high
14.4°C
Average daily low
7.0°C
Annual rainfall
733mm
Sunshine / day
7.7h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
18.8km/h
Seasonal range
16.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
52 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
134 d/yr
Annual snowfall
17.8 cm
Average feels-like high
12.1 °C
Average feels-like low
4.2 °C
Average peak gust
36.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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
41.4 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-21.6 °C
16 January 1985
Wettest day
56 mm
16 August 2010
Windiest day
67.0 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
144.7 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
41.0 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-26.4 °C
9 January 1985
Snowiest day
15.8 cm
2 December 1997
Sunniest day
15.6 h
3 July 2011
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 | +1.4 °C | 128 mm | +65 mm |
| Feb | 7.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 45 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 13.8 °C | +3.2 °C | 21 mm | -36 mm |
| Apr | 18.1 °C | +4.1 °C | 36 mm | -22 mm |
| May | 20.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 30 mm | -36 mm |
| Jun | 26.5 °C | +5.3 °C | 52 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 25.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 109 mm | +52 mm |
| Aug | 25.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 70 mm | +13 mm |
| Sep | 20.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 86 mm | +31 mm |
| Oct | 15.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 66 mm | +2 mm |
| Nov | 10.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 57 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 8.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 38 mm | -33 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sézanne?
Sézanne has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.6 °C and it receives 733 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sézanne?
The hottest day measured in Sézanne between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 41.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sézanne?
The coldest day measured in Sézanne between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1985, at -21.6 °C.
Does it snow in Sézanne?
Yes. Sézanne gets on average 17.8 cm of snow per year and has around 52 frost days.
Has the climate of Sézanne warmed?
Yes: Sézanne warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sézanne?
The wettest day measured in Sézanne between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 2010, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sézanne?
The windiest day measured in Sézanne between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 67.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sézanne?
The warmest month in Sézanne is July (18.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Sézanne?
Sézanne receives on average 733 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 134 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sézanne?
Sézanne gets on average 7.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,811 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Sézanne?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sézanne between 1940 and 2025 was 2 December 1997, with 15.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sézanne?
Yes: Sézanne has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sézanne?
In Sézanne, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.0 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -26.4 °C on 9 January 1985.
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