Tulle climate — normals and trends
Tulle (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.1 °C and it receives 1,166 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 (3.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Tulle averages 46 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 149 rainy days per year.
Tulle 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 54 to 38 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.7 °C (on 11 August 2025) and the coldest -26.7 °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
TulleNew Aquitaine
- coords
- 45.27°, 1.77°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.1°C
Average daily high
15.4°C
Average daily low
7.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,166mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
14.4km/h
Seasonal range
15.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
46 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
149 d/yr
Annual snowfall
24.3 cm
Average feels-like high
13.8 °C
Average feels-like low
4.9 °C
Average peak gust
33.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
38.7 °C
11 August 2025
Coldest day
-26.7 °C
16 January 1985
Wettest day
89 mm
9 June 2010
Windiest day
54.1 km/h
27 December 1999
Strongest gust
137.9 km/h
7 November 1982
Hottest feels-like
40.7 °C
23 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
-31.6 °C
16 January 1985
Snowiest day
18.5 cm
24 February 1980
Sunniest day
15.1 h
21 June 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 | 9.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 168 mm | +64 mm |
| Feb | 12.0 °C | +3.6 °C | 63 mm | -31 mm |
| Mar | 13.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 76 mm | -19 mm |
| Apr | 17.7 °C | +3.1 °C | 156 mm | +55 mm |
| May | 20.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 64 mm | -44 mm |
| Jun | 27.5 °C | +5.6 °C | 49 mm | -37 mm |
| Jul | 25.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 45 mm | -25 mm |
| Aug | 28.7 °C | +4.7 °C | 96 mm | +9 mm |
| Sep | 20.0 °C | -0.9 °C | 129 mm | +33 mm |
| Oct | 17.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 162 mm | +58 mm |
| Nov | 11.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 149 mm | +41 mm |
| Dec | 10.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 70 mm | -44 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tulle?
Tulle has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.1 °C and it receives 1,166 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tulle?
The hottest day measured in Tulle between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2025, reaching 38.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tulle?
The coldest day measured in Tulle between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1985, at -26.7 °C.
Does it snow in Tulle?
Yes. Tulle gets on average 24.3 cm of snow per year and has around 46 frost days.
Has the climate of Tulle warmed?
Yes: Tulle warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tulle?
The wettest day measured in Tulle between 1940 and 2025 was 9 June 2010, with 89 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tulle?
The windiest day measured in Tulle between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1999, with winds reaching 54.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tulle?
The warmest month in Tulle is July (19.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Tulle?
Tulle receives on average 1,166 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 149 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tulle?
Tulle 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 Tulle?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Tulle between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 1980, with 18.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Tulle?
Yes: Tulle has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tulle?
In Tulle, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.7 °C on 23 August 2023, and the lowest was -31.6 °C on 16 January 1985.
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