Venelles climate — normals and trends
Venelles (France) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.6 °C and it receives 680 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 (23.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Venelles averages 37 frost days, 24 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 85 rainy days per year.
Venelles has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 54 to 20 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.9 °C (on 28 June 2019) and the coldest -19.9 °C (on 4 February 1963).
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
VenellesProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- coords
- 43.60°, 5.48°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.6°C
Average daily high
18.5°C
Average daily low
9.0°C
Annual rainfall
680mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
18.4km/h
Seasonal range
18.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
37 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
24 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
85 d/yr
Annual snowfall
8.6 cm
Average feels-like high
16.8 °C
Average feels-like low
6.9 °C
Average peak gust
40.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
9 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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
37.9 °C
28 June 2019
Coldest day
-19.9 °C
4 February 1963
Wettest day
73 mm
2 December 2003
Windiest day
47.5 km/h
1 December 1959
Strongest gust
112.7 km/h
1 December 1959
Hottest feels-like
41.7 °C
28 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
-24.9 °C
4 February 1963
Snowiest day
15.0 cm
21 February 1956
Sunniest day
15.0 h
11 June 1940
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 | 12.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 69 mm | +17 mm |
| Feb | 13.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 50 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 15.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 109 mm | +52 mm |
| Apr | 19.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 75 mm | +12 mm |
| May | 22.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 59 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 30.7 °C | +5.2 °C | 19 mm | -17 mm |
| Jul | 30.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 15 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 31.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 18 mm | -16 mm |
| Sep | 24.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 145 mm | +77 mm |
| Oct | 20.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 76 mm | -14 mm |
| Nov | 14.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 61 mm | -22 mm |
| Dec | 12.9 °C | +2.8 °C | 69 mm | +6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Venelles?
Venelles has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.6 °C and it receives 680 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Venelles?
The hottest day measured in Venelles between 1940 and 2025 was 28 June 2019, reaching 37.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Venelles?
The coldest day measured in Venelles between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 1963, at -19.9 °C.
Does it snow in Venelles?
Yes. Venelles gets on average 8.6 cm of snow per year and has around 37 frost days.
Has the climate of Venelles warmed?
Yes: Venelles warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Venelles?
The wettest day measured in Venelles between 1940 and 2025 was 2 December 2003, with 73 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Venelles?
The windiest day measured in Venelles between 1940 and 2025 was 1 December 1959, with winds reaching 47.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Venelles?
The warmest month in Venelles is July (23.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Venelles?
Venelles receives on average 680 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 85 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Venelles?
Venelles gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Venelles?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Venelles between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 1956, with 15.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Venelles?
Yes: Venelles has on average 9 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Venelles?
In Venelles, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.7 °C on 28 June 2019, and the lowest was -24.9 °C on 4 February 1963.
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