Vic-en-Bigorre climate — normals and trends
Vic-en-Bigorre (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.2 °C and it receives 997 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 (20.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Vic-en-Bigorre averages 27 frost days, 17 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 147 rainy days per year.
Vic-en-Bigorre has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 36 to 18 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.8 °C (on 11 August 2025) and the coldest -15.9 °C (on 8 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
Vic-en-BigorreOccitanie
- coords
- 43.39°, 0.05°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.2°C
Average daily high
17.9°C
Average daily low
9.0°C
Annual rainfall
997mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
14.0km/h
Seasonal range
15.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
27 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
17 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
147 d/yr
Annual snowfall
10.1 cm
Average feels-like high
16.9 °C
Average feels-like low
7.3 °C
Average peak gust
30.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
4 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · 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
40.8 °C
11 August 2025
Coldest day
-15.9 °C
8 January 1985
Wettest day
80 mm
14 August 2024
Windiest day
53.5 km/h
27 December 1999
Strongest gust
125.6 km/h
24 January 2009
Hottest feels-like
43.2 °C
23 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
-20.8 °C
8 January 1985
Snowiest day
13.9 cm
4 January 1997
Sunniest day
14.6 h
23 June 2018
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 | 11.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 108 mm | +13 mm |
| Feb | 14.6 °C | +3.3 °C | 44 mm | -40 mm |
| Mar | 15.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 68 mm | -16 mm |
| Apr | 19.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 99 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 21.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 131 mm | +25 mm |
| Jun | 28.3 °C | +4.6 °C | 62 mm | -14 mm |
| Jul | 27.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 36 mm | -13 mm |
| Aug | 30.1 °C | +4.0 °C | 76 mm | +17 mm |
| Sep | 23.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 50 mm | -18 mm |
| Oct | 21.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 40 mm | -42 mm |
| Nov | 14.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 152 mm | +57 mm |
| Dec | 11.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 47 mm | -50 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vic-en-Bigorre?
Vic-en-Bigorre has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.2 °C and it receives 997 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vic-en-Bigorre?
The hottest day measured in Vic-en-Bigorre between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2025, reaching 40.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vic-en-Bigorre?
The coldest day measured in Vic-en-Bigorre between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1985, at -15.9 °C.
Does it snow in Vic-en-Bigorre?
Yes. Vic-en-Bigorre gets on average 10.1 cm of snow per year and has around 27 frost days.
Has the climate of Vic-en-Bigorre warmed?
Yes: Vic-en-Bigorre warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Vic-en-Bigorre?
The wettest day measured in Vic-en-Bigorre between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 2024, with 80 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vic-en-Bigorre?
The windiest day measured in Vic-en-Bigorre between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1999, with winds reaching 53.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vic-en-Bigorre?
The warmest month in Vic-en-Bigorre is July (20.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Vic-en-Bigorre?
Vic-en-Bigorre receives on average 997 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 147 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vic-en-Bigorre?
Vic-en-Bigorre gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Vic-en-Bigorre?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Vic-en-Bigorre between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1997, with 13.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Vic-en-Bigorre?
Yes: Vic-en-Bigorre has on average 4 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vic-en-Bigorre?
In Vic-en-Bigorre, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.2 °C on 23 August 2023, and the lowest was -20.8 °C on 8 January 1985.
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