Vichy climate — normals and trends
Vichy (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.1 °C and it receives 830 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 (19.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Vichy averages 54 frost days, 13 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 144 rainy days per year.
Vichy has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 65 to 43 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.7 °C (on 13 August 2025) and the coldest -24.9 °C (on 16 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
VichyRhône-Alpes
- coords
- 46.13°, 3.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.1°C
Average daily high
15.5°C
Average daily low
7.0°C
Annual rainfall
830mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
14.3km/h
Seasonal range
16.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
54 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
13 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
144 d/yr
Annual snowfall
25.4 cm
Average feels-like high
13.7 °C
Average feels-like low
4.7 °C
Average peak gust
31.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
39.7 °C
13 August 2025
Coldest day
-24.9 °C
16 January 1985
Wettest day
73 mm
29 September 2000
Windiest day
48.2 km/h
28 December 1999
Strongest gust
119.5 km/h
28 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
41.8 °C
30 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-30.0 °C
16 January 1985
Snowiest day
17.1 cm
23 January 2007
Sunniest day
15.2 h
17 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 78 mm | +11 mm |
| Feb | 10.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 47 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 13.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 58 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 17.9 °C | +3.1 °C | 54 mm | -19 mm |
| May | 20.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 57 mm | -29 mm |
| Jun | 28.1 °C | +5.6 °C | 49 mm | -18 mm |
| Jul | 26.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 38 mm | -17 mm |
| Aug | 28.4 °C | +3.6 °C | 78 mm | +11 mm |
| Sep | 20.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 98 mm | +23 mm |
| Oct | 16.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 81 mm | +10 mm |
| Nov | 11.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 100 mm | +24 mm |
| Dec | 9.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 58 mm | -13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vichy?
Vichy has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.1 °C and it receives 830 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vichy?
The hottest day measured in Vichy between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2025, reaching 39.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vichy?
The coldest day measured in Vichy between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1985, at -24.9 °C.
Does it snow in Vichy?
Yes. Vichy gets on average 25.4 cm of snow per year and has around 54 frost days.
Has the climate of Vichy warmed?
Yes: Vichy warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Vichy?
The wettest day measured in Vichy between 1940 and 2025 was 29 September 2000, with 73 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vichy?
The windiest day measured in Vichy between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1999, with winds reaching 48.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vichy?
The warmest month in Vichy is July (19.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Vichy?
Vichy receives on average 830 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 144 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vichy?
Vichy gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Vichy?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Vichy between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 2007, with 17.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Vichy?
Yes: Vichy has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vichy?
In Vichy, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.8 °C on 30 July 2024, and the lowest was -30.0 °C on 16 January 1985.
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