Tarare climate — normals and trends
Tarare (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.7 °C and it receives 897 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 (19.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Tarare averages 61 frost days, 11 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 140 rainy days per year.
Tarare has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 76 to 46 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.2 °C (on 31 July 2020) and the coldest -24.5 °C (on 15 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
TarareRhône-Alpes
- coords
- 45.90°, 4.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.7°C
Average daily high
14.9°C
Average daily low
6.8°C
Annual rainfall
897mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
14.3km/h
Seasonal range
17.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
61 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
11 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
140 d/yr
Annual snowfall
32.1 cm
Average feels-like high
13.0 °C
Average feels-like low
4.5 °C
Average peak gust
34.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
39.2 °C
31 July 2020
Coldest day
-24.5 °C
15 February 1956
Wettest day
70 mm
17 September 2015
Windiest day
46.5 km/h
28 December 1999
Strongest gust
117.4 km/h
8 November 1982
Hottest feels-like
40.5 °C
22 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
-29.8 °C
15 February 1956
Snowiest day
28.8 cm
7 January 1994
Sunniest day
15.1 h
26 June 2015
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 | 7.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 84 mm | +18 mm |
| Feb | 9.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 46 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 12.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 74 mm | +9 mm |
| Apr | 17.3 °C | +2.8 °C | 71 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 20.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 84 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 27.8 °C | +5.4 °C | 72 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 26.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 30 mm | -32 mm |
| Aug | 28.3 °C | +3.7 °C | 47 mm | -28 mm |
| Sep | 20.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 119 mm | +37 mm |
| Oct | 15.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 78 mm | -4 mm |
| Nov | 10.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 117 mm | +32 mm |
| Dec | 8.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 72 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tarare?
Tarare has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.7 °C and it receives 897 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tarare?
The hottest day measured in Tarare between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 2020, reaching 39.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tarare?
The coldest day measured in Tarare between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1956, at -24.5 °C.
Does it snow in Tarare?
Yes. Tarare gets on average 32.1 cm of snow per year and has around 61 frost days.
Has the climate of Tarare warmed?
Yes: Tarare warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tarare?
The wettest day measured in Tarare between 1940 and 2025 was 17 September 2015, with 70 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tarare?
The windiest day measured in Tarare between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1999, with winds reaching 46.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tarare?
The warmest month in Tarare is July (19.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Tarare?
Tarare receives on average 897 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 140 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tarare?
Tarare gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Tarare?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Tarare between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1994, with 28.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Tarare?
Yes: Tarare has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tarare?
In Tarare, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.5 °C on 22 August 2023, and the lowest was -29.8 °C on 15 February 1956.
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