Valognes climate — normals and trends
Valognes (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.4 °C and it receives 727 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 August (17.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Valognes averages 8 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 140 rainy days per year.
Valognes has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 13 to 3 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.3 °C (on 18 July 2022) and the coldest -9.5 °C (on 17 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
ValognesNormandy
- coords
- 49.51°, -1.47°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.4°C
Average daily high
13.7°C
Average daily low
9.1°C
Annual rainfall
727mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
23.9km/h
Seasonal range
11.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
8 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
140 d/yr
Annual snowfall
7.2 cm
Average feels-like high
11.3 °C
Average feels-like low
6.0 °C
Average peak gust
44.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °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
35.3 °C
18 July 2022
Coldest day
-9.5 °C
17 January 1985
Wettest day
46 mm
8 October 1997
Windiest day
78.5 km/h
16 October 1987
Strongest gust
143.3 km/h
16 October 1987
Hottest feels-like
38.0 °C
28 July 1947
Coldest feels-like
-16.1 °C
12 January 1987
Snowiest day
17.1 cm
11 March 2013
Sunniest day
15.9 h
21 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 142 mm | +69 mm |
| Feb | 9.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 41 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 12.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 38 mm | -17 mm |
| Apr | 14.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 40 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 16.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 40 mm | -14 mm |
| Jun | 20.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 57 mm | +11 mm |
| Jul | 21.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 72 mm | +28 mm |
| Aug | 21.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 29 mm | -22 mm |
| Sep | 18.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 82 mm | +24 mm |
| Oct | 15.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 75 mm | +1 mm |
| Nov | 12.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 69 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | 10.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 85 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Valognes?
Valognes has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.4 °C and it receives 727 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Valognes?
The hottest day measured in Valognes between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2022, reaching 35.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Valognes?
The coldest day measured in Valognes between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1985, at -9.5 °C.
Does it snow in Valognes?
Yes. Valognes gets on average 7.2 cm of snow per year and has around 8 frost days.
Has the climate of Valognes warmed?
Yes: Valognes warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Valognes?
The wettest day measured in Valognes between 1940 and 2025 was 8 October 1997, with 46 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Valognes?
The windiest day measured in Valognes between 1940 and 2025 was 16 October 1987, with winds reaching 78.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Valognes?
The warmest month in Valognes is August (17.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Valognes?
Valognes receives on average 727 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 140 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Valognes?
Valognes gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Valognes?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Valognes between 1940 and 2025 was 11 March 2013, with 17.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Valognes?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Valognes.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Valognes?
In Valognes, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.0 °C on 28 July 1947, and the lowest was -16.1 °C on 12 January 1987.
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