Valréas climate — normals and trends
Valréas (France) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.0 °C and it receives 791 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 (21.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Valréas averages 44 frost days, 18 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 101 rainy days per year.
Valréas has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 61 to 27 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.1 °C (on 12 August 2025) and the coldest -15.7 °C (on 23 February 1948).
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
ValréasProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- coords
- 44.38°, 4.99°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.0°C
Average daily high
16.5°C
Average daily low
7.9°C
Annual rainfall
791mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
17.2km/h
Seasonal range
18.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
44 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
18 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
101 d/yr
Annual snowfall
28.2 cm
Average feels-like high
14.4 °C
Average feels-like low
5.4 °C
Average peak gust
42.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
3 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · 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
39.1 °C
12 August 2025
Coldest day
-15.7 °C
23 February 1948
Wettest day
90 mm
2 December 2003
Windiest day
48.7 km/h
16 April 1972
Strongest gust
123.8 km/h
8 November 1982
Hottest feels-like
40.6 °C
27 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
-22.7 °C
2 February 1956
Snowiest day
22.0 cm
8 January 2010
Sunniest day
15.0 h
4 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 113 mm | +55 mm |
| Feb | 10.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 56 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 13.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 87 mm | +22 mm |
| Apr | 18.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 114 mm | +43 mm |
| May | 21.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 62 mm | -22 mm |
| Jun | 30.3 °C | +6.5 °C | 39 mm | -15 mm |
| Jul | 28.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 19 mm | -12 mm |
| Aug | 30.6 °C | +3.9 °C | 33 mm | -13 mm |
| Sep | 22.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 168 mm | +92 mm |
| Oct | 17.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 105 mm | +11 mm |
| Nov | 12.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 77 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 10.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 67 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Valréas?
Valréas has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.0 °C and it receives 791 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Valréas?
The hottest day measured in Valréas between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 2025, reaching 39.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Valréas?
The coldest day measured in Valréas between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1948, at -15.7 °C.
Does it snow in Valréas?
Yes. Valréas gets on average 28.2 cm of snow per year and has around 44 frost days.
Has the climate of Valréas warmed?
Yes: Valréas warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Valréas?
The wettest day measured in Valréas between 1940 and 2025 was 2 December 2003, with 90 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Valréas?
The windiest day measured in Valréas between 1940 and 2025 was 16 April 1972, with winds reaching 48.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Valréas?
The warmest month in Valréas is July (21.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Valréas?
Valréas receives on average 791 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 101 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Valréas?
Valréas gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Valréas?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Valréas between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2010, with 22.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Valréas?
Yes: Valréas has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Valréas?
In Valréas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.6 °C on 27 June 2019, and the lowest was -22.7 °C on 2 February 1956.
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