Thouars climate — normals and trends
Thouars (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.7 °C and it receives 633 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 (19.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Thouars averages 37 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 119 rainy days per year.
Thouars has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 47 to 27 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.3 °C (on 18 July 2022) and the coldest -18.1 °C (on 21 January 1942).
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
ThouarsNew Aquitaine
- coords
- 46.98°, -0.21°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.7°C
Average daily high
15.9°C
Average daily low
7.9°C
Annual rainfall
633mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
19.1km/h
Seasonal range
14.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
37 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
119 d/yr
Annual snowfall
6.8 cm
Average feels-like high
13.7 °C
Average feels-like low
5.3 °C
Average peak gust
36.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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
18 July 2022
Coldest day
-18.1 °C
21 January 1942
Wettest day
60 mm
7 August 1965
Windiest day
60.1 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
126.4 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
41.5 °C
6 August 2003
Coldest feels-like
-22.7 °C
21 January 1942
Snowiest day
13.2 cm
26 January 1945
Sunniest day
15.7 h
14 June 1996
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 | 8.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 124 mm | +68 mm |
| Feb | 9.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 49 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 13.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 45 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 18.2 °C | +3.3 °C | 62 mm | +8 mm |
| May | 21.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 17 mm | -48 mm |
| Jun | 28.1 °C | +5.9 °C | 14 mm | -34 mm |
| Jul | 26.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 38 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 28.0 °C | +3.6 °C | 32 mm | -12 mm |
| Sep | 21.0 °C | -0.5 °C | 40 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 17.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 56 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 13.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 56 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 9.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 35 mm | -23 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Thouars?
Thouars has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.7 °C and it receives 633 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Thouars?
The hottest day measured in Thouars between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2022, reaching 41.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Thouars?
The coldest day measured in Thouars between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1942, at -18.1 °C.
Does it snow in Thouars?
Yes. Thouars gets on average 6.8 cm of snow per year and has around 37 frost days.
Has the climate of Thouars warmed?
Yes: Thouars warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Thouars?
The wettest day measured in Thouars between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 1965, with 60 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Thouars?
The windiest day measured in Thouars between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 60.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Thouars?
The warmest month in Thouars is July (19.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Thouars?
Thouars receives on average 633 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 119 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Thouars?
Thouars gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Thouars?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Thouars between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1945, with 13.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Thouars?
Yes: Thouars has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Thouars?
In Thouars, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.5 °C on 6 August 2003, and the lowest was -22.7 °C on 21 January 1942.
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