Valdahon climate — normals and trends
Valdahon (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.3 °C and it receives 1,219 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 (19.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Valdahon averages 57 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 161 rainy days per year.
Valdahon has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 70 to 44 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.7 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -22.2 °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
ValdahonBourgogne
- coords
- 47.15°, 6.35°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.3°C
Average daily high
14.2°C
Average daily low
6.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,219mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
15.3km/h
Seasonal range
17.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
57 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
161 d/yr
Annual snowfall
68.0 cm
Average feels-like high
12.2 °C
Average feels-like low
4.3 °C
Average peak gust
34.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · 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
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-22.2 °C
9 January 1985
Wettest day
70 mm
10 June 1953
Windiest day
57.4 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
138.6 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
39.9 °C
26 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
-27.3 °C
9 January 1985
Snowiest day
23.4 cm
4 March 2006
Sunniest day
15.0 h
5 July 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 | 7.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 127 mm | +20 mm |
| Feb | 8.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 69 mm | -31 mm |
| Mar | 12.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 63 mm | -35 mm |
| Apr | 17.0 °C | +3.0 °C | 101 mm | +2 mm |
| May | 19.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 78 mm | -40 mm |
| Jun | 26.3 °C | +4.9 °C | 85 mm | -19 mm |
| Jul | 24.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 89 mm | +6 mm |
| Aug | 26.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 110 mm | +18 mm |
| Sep | 19.3 °C | -0.4 °C | 165 mm | +72 mm |
| Oct | 14.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 148 mm | +53 mm |
| Nov | 10.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 147 mm | +30 mm |
| Dec | 8.4 °C | +3.2 °C | 45 mm | -70 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Valdahon?
Valdahon has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.3 °C and it receives 1,219 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Valdahon?
The hottest day measured in Valdahon between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 38.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Valdahon?
The coldest day measured in Valdahon between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1985, at -22.2 °C.
Does it snow in Valdahon?
Yes. Valdahon gets on average 68.0 cm of snow per year and has around 57 frost days.
Has the climate of Valdahon warmed?
Yes: Valdahon warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Valdahon?
The wettest day measured in Valdahon between 1940 and 2025 was 10 June 1953, with 70 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Valdahon?
The windiest day measured in Valdahon between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 57.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Valdahon?
The warmest month in Valdahon is July (19.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Valdahon?
Valdahon receives on average 1,219 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 161 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Valdahon?
Valdahon 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 Valdahon?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Valdahon between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2006, with 23.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Valdahon?
Yes: Valdahon has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Valdahon?
In Valdahon, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.9 °C on 26 June 2019, and the lowest was -27.3 °C on 9 January 1985.
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