Viriat climate — normals and trends
Viriat (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.8 °C and it receives 1,049 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 (20.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Viriat averages 46 frost days, 16 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 136 rainy days per year.
Viriat has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 61 to 31 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.8 °C (on 7 July 2015) and the coldest -23.8 °C (on 12 January 1945).
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
ViriatRhône-Alpes
- coords
- 46.25°, 5.22°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.8°C
Average daily high
15.8°C
Average daily low
8.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,049mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
15.4km/h
Seasonal range
17.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
46 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
16 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
136 d/yr
Annual snowfall
31.8 cm
Average feels-like high
14.0 °C
Average feels-like low
5.8 °C
Average peak gust
34.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
7 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.57 · 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
7 July 2015
Coldest day
-23.8 °C
12 January 1945
Wettest day
107 mm
1 September 1958
Windiest day
49.8 km/h
1 January 1949
Strongest gust
105.5 km/h
28 February 2010
Hottest feels-like
42.7 °C
27 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
-28.8 °C
12 January 1945
Snowiest day
26.0 cm
7 January 1994
Sunniest day
15.0 h
26 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
Pick a year and see how it compares to normal — warmer, drier or more extreme than usual?
Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 117 mm | +18 mm |
| Feb | 9.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 50 mm | -39 mm |
| Mar | 14.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 64 mm | -20 mm |
| Apr | 18.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 99 mm | +14 mm |
| May | 21.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 66 mm | -27 mm |
| Jun | 28.8 °C | +5.4 °C | 64 mm | -11 mm |
| Jul | 27.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 31 mm | -27 mm |
| Aug | 29.0 °C | +3.5 °C | 58 mm | -12 mm |
| Sep | 21.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 145 mm | +58 mm |
| Oct | 15.8 °C | -0.5 °C | 128 mm | +35 mm |
| Nov | 11.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 136 mm | +24 mm |
| Dec | 8.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 60 mm | -45 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
Your birthday, a wedding, a memorable trip: discover the actual weather for any date since 1940.
Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Viriat?
Viriat has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.8 °C and it receives 1,049 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Viriat?
The hottest day measured in Viriat between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 2015, reaching 40.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Viriat?
The coldest day measured in Viriat between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1945, at -23.8 °C.
Does it snow in Viriat?
Yes. Viriat gets on average 31.8 cm of snow per year and has around 46 frost days.
Has the climate of Viriat warmed?
Yes: Viriat warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Viriat?
The wettest day measured in Viriat between 1940 and 2025 was 1 September 1958, with 107 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Viriat?
The windiest day measured in Viriat between 1940 and 2025 was 1 January 1949, with winds reaching 49.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Viriat?
The warmest month in Viriat is July (20.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Viriat?
Viriat receives on average 1,049 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Viriat?
Viriat gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Viriat?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Viriat between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1994, with 26.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Viriat?
Yes: Viriat has on average 7 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Viriat?
In Viriat, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.7 °C on 27 June 2019, and the lowest was -28.8 °C on 12 January 1945.
Compare Viriat with another city
Pick a second city: its normals will be set against these, indicator by indicator.
Nearby cities
The climate around Viriat