Vittel climate — normals and trends
Vittel (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.7 °C and it receives 965 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 (18.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Vittel averages 65 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 153 rainy days per year.
Vittel has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 77 to 53 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.9 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -21.1 °C (on 9 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
VittelGrand Est
- coords
- 48.20°, 5.95°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.7°C
Average daily high
13.5°C
Average daily low
6.1°C
Annual rainfall
965mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
16.5km/h
Seasonal range
17.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
65 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
153 d/yr
Annual snowfall
41.2 cm
Average feels-like high
11.4 °C
Average feels-like low
3.4 °C
Average peak gust
35.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
38.9 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-21.1 °C
9 January 1985
Wettest day
72 mm
3 October 2006
Windiest day
62.3 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
132.8 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
38.7 °C
2 July 1952
Coldest feels-like
-28.3 °C
10 February 1956
Snowiest day
16.3 cm
21 November 1962
Sunniest day
15.1 h
25 June 1943
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 123 mm | +40 mm |
| Feb | 7.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 60 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 12.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 44 mm | -30 mm |
| Apr | 16.9 °C | +3.4 °C | 64 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 19.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 39 mm | -51 mm |
| Jun | 25.8 °C | +4.7 °C | 76 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 24.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 96 mm | +22 mm |
| Aug | 25.8 °C | +3.0 °C | 119 mm | +38 mm |
| Sep | 18.8 °C | -0.4 °C | 160 mm | +83 mm |
| Oct | 14.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 97 mm | +21 mm |
| Nov | 9.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 79 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 7.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 39 mm | -50 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vittel?
Vittel has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.7 °C and it receives 965 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vittel?
The hottest day measured in Vittel between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 38.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vittel?
The coldest day measured in Vittel between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1985, at -21.1 °C.
Does it snow in Vittel?
Yes. Vittel gets on average 41.2 cm of snow per year and has around 65 frost days.
Has the climate of Vittel warmed?
Yes: Vittel warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Vittel?
The wettest day measured in Vittel between 1940 and 2025 was 3 October 2006, with 72 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vittel?
The windiest day measured in Vittel between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 62.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vittel?
The warmest month in Vittel is July (18.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Vittel?
Vittel receives on average 965 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 153 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vittel?
Vittel gets on average 7.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,884 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Vittel?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Vittel between 1940 and 2025 was 21 November 1962, with 16.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Vittel?
Yes: Vittel has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vittel?
In Vittel, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.7 °C on 2 July 1952, and the lowest was -28.3 °C on 10 February 1956.
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