Soyaux climate — normals and trends
Soyaux (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.4 °C and it receives 839 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 (20.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Soyaux averages 32 frost days, 12 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 133 rainy days per year.
Soyaux has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 38 to 26 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.1 °C (on 11 August 2025) and the coldest -14.9 °C (on 9 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
SoyauxNew Aquitaine
- coords
- 45.64°, 0.20°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.4°C
Average daily high
16.7°C
Average daily low
8.4°C
Annual rainfall
839mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
16.5km/h
Seasonal range
15.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
32 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
12 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
133 d/yr
Annual snowfall
5.1 cm
Average feels-like high
15.0 °C
Average feels-like low
6.1 °C
Average peak gust
34.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
3 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · 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
40.1 °C
11 August 2025
Coldest day
-14.9 °C
9 January 1985
Wettest day
66 mm
27 July 1971
Windiest day
64.1 km/h
27 December 1999
Strongest gust
129.2 km/h
27 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
42.2 °C
29 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-19.9 °C
9 January 1985
Snowiest day
9.9 cm
10 December 1960
Sunniest day
15.4 h
27 June 2019
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 146 mm | +67 mm |
| Feb | 12.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 75 mm | +6 mm |
| Mar | 14.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 49 mm | -21 mm |
| Apr | 18.8 °C | +3.0 °C | 104 mm | +31 mm |
| May | 21.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 47 mm | -32 mm |
| Jun | 28.3 °C | +5.4 °C | 25 mm | -36 mm |
| Jul | 27.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 30 mm | -18 mm |
| Aug | 29.3 °C | +4.2 °C | 59 mm | +4 mm |
| Sep | 21.4 °C | -0.9 °C | 82 mm | +18 mm |
| Oct | 18.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 113 mm | +38 mm |
| Nov | 13.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 107 mm | +27 mm |
| Dec | 11.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 65 mm | -20 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Soyaux?
Soyaux has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.4 °C and it receives 839 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Soyaux?
The hottest day measured in Soyaux between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2025, reaching 40.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Soyaux?
The coldest day measured in Soyaux between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1985, at -14.9 °C.
Does it snow in Soyaux?
Yes. Soyaux gets on average 5.1 cm of snow per year and has around 32 frost days.
Has the climate of Soyaux warmed?
Yes: Soyaux warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Soyaux?
The wettest day measured in Soyaux between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1971, with 66 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Soyaux?
The windiest day measured in Soyaux between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1999, with winds reaching 64.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Soyaux?
The warmest month in Soyaux is July (20.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Soyaux?
Soyaux receives on average 839 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 133 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Soyaux?
Soyaux gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Soyaux?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Soyaux between 1940 and 2025 was 10 December 1960, with 9.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Soyaux?
Yes: Soyaux has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Soyaux?
In Soyaux, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.2 °C on 29 July 2024, and the lowest was -19.9 °C on 9 January 1985.
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