Verdun climate — normals and trends
Verdun (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.8 °C and it receives 859 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 (18.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Verdun averages 59 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 146 rainy days per year.
Verdun 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 72 to 46 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.1 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -18.8 °C (on 13 January 1968).
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
VerdunGrand Est
- coords
- 49.16°, 5.38°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.8°C
Average daily high
13.3°C
Average daily low
6.4°C
Annual rainfall
859mm
Sunshine / day
7.7h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
18.3km/h
Seasonal range
16.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
59 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
146 d/yr
Annual snowfall
29.0 cm
Average feels-like high
11.0 °C
Average feels-like low
3.5 °C
Average peak gust
36.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · 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
40.1 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-18.8 °C
13 January 1968
Wettest day
57 mm
18 June 1966
Windiest day
61.6 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
132.5 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
39.2 °C
2 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-24.1 °C
6 January 1947
Snowiest day
11.9 cm
14 January 2021
Sunniest day
15.3 h
28 June 1995
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 126 mm | +52 mm |
| Feb | 6.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 45 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 13.3 °C | +3.8 °C | 14 mm | -54 mm |
| Apr | 17.1 °C | +3.8 °C | 58 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 19.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 32 mm | -45 mm |
| Jun | 25.3 °C | +4.8 °C | 67 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 23.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 100 mm | +35 mm |
| Aug | 25.5 °C | +3.2 °C | 39 mm | -31 mm |
| Sep | 19.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 159 mm | +92 mm |
| Oct | 14.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 98 mm | +27 mm |
| Nov | 10.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 69 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 7.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 41 mm | -44 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Verdun?
Verdun has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.8 °C and it receives 859 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Verdun?
The hottest day measured in Verdun between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 40.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Verdun?
The coldest day measured in Verdun between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1968, at -18.8 °C.
Does it snow in Verdun?
Yes. Verdun gets on average 29.0 cm of snow per year and has around 59 frost days.
Has the climate of Verdun warmed?
Yes: Verdun warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Verdun?
The wettest day measured in Verdun between 1940 and 2025 was 18 June 1966, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Verdun?
The windiest day measured in Verdun between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 61.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Verdun?
The warmest month in Verdun is July (18.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Verdun?
Verdun receives on average 859 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 146 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Verdun?
Verdun gets on average 7.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,811 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Verdun?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Verdun between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 2021, with 11.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Verdun?
Yes: Verdun has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Verdun?
In Verdun, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.2 °C on 2 July 2025, and the lowest was -24.1 °C on 6 January 1947.
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