Villerupt climate — normals and trends
Villerupt (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.4 °C and it receives 822 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 (17.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Villerupt averages 64 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 145 rainy days per year.
Villerupt 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 78 to 50 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.7 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -18.9 °C (on 27 January 1942).
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
VilleruptGrand Est
- coords
- 49.47°, 5.93°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.4°C
Average daily high
12.9°C
Average daily low
6.0°C
Annual rainfall
822mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
18.2km/h
Seasonal range
16.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
64 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
145 d/yr
Annual snowfall
35.7 cm
Average feels-like high
10.4 °C
Average feels-like low
3.1 °C
Average peak gust
36.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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
37.7 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-18.9 °C
27 January 1942
Wettest day
65 mm
11 May 1970
Windiest day
54.5 km/h
28 February 2010
Strongest gust
123.5 km/h
24 November 1984
Hottest feels-like
38.2 °C
24 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-24.9 °C
6 January 1947
Snowiest day
13.0 cm
7 January 1968
Sunniest day
15.3 h
2 July 2006
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 124 mm | +53 mm |
| Feb | 5.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 45 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 12.9 °C | +3.9 °C | 15 mm | -50 mm |
| Apr | 16.6 °C | +3.7 °C | 60 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 19.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 38 mm | -36 mm |
| Jun | 24.8 °C | +4.6 °C | 58 mm | -11 mm |
| Jul | 23.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 101 mm | +37 mm |
| Aug | 24.7 °C | +2.8 °C | 43 mm | -24 mm |
| Sep | 18.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 164 mm | +99 mm |
| Oct | 13.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 96 mm | +28 mm |
| Nov | 9.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 61 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 7.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 37 mm | -43 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Villerupt?
Villerupt has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.4 °C and it receives 822 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Villerupt?
The hottest day measured in Villerupt between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 37.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Villerupt?
The coldest day measured in Villerupt between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1942, at -18.9 °C.
Does it snow in Villerupt?
Yes. Villerupt gets on average 35.7 cm of snow per year and has around 64 frost days.
Has the climate of Villerupt warmed?
Yes: Villerupt warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Villerupt?
The wettest day measured in Villerupt between 1940 and 2025 was 11 May 1970, with 65 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Villerupt?
The windiest day measured in Villerupt between 1940 and 2025 was 28 February 2010, with winds reaching 54.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Villerupt?
The warmest month in Villerupt is July (17.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Villerupt?
Villerupt receives on average 822 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 145 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Villerupt?
Villerupt gets on average 7.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,738 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Villerupt?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Villerupt between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1968, with 13.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Villerupt?
Yes: Villerupt has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Villerupt?
In Villerupt, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.2 °C on 24 July 2019, and the lowest was -24.9 °C on 6 January 1947.
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