Yssingeaux climate — normals and trends
Yssingeaux (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.9 °C and it receives 851 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 (17.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Yssingeaux averages 82 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 143 rainy days per year.
Yssingeaux has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 100 to 64 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.3 °C (on 27 June 2019) and the coldest -22.8 °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
YssingeauxRhône-Alpes
- coords
- 45.14°, 4.12°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.9°C
Average daily high
13.2°C
Average daily low
5.0°C
Annual rainfall
851mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
15.3km/h
Seasonal range
16.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
82 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
143 d/yr
Annual snowfall
80.5 cm
Average feels-like high
10.9 °C
Average feels-like low
2.3 °C
Average peak gust
37.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °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
36.3 °C
27 June 2019
Coldest day
-22.8 °C
16 January 1985
Wettest day
87 mm
23 September 1993
Windiest day
49.6 km/h
7 November 1982
Strongest gust
119.2 km/h
8 November 1982
Hottest feels-like
37.6 °C
27 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
-28.5 °C
10 February 1956
Snowiest day
29.0 cm
27 November 1982
Sunniest day
15.0 h
28 June 2019
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 58 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 8.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 67 mm | +10 mm |
| Mar | 9.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 95 mm | +33 mm |
| Apr | 14.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 81 mm | +2 mm |
| May | 17.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 80 mm | -15 mm |
| Jun | 26.1 °C | +6.0 °C | 48 mm | -27 mm |
| Jul | 24.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 36 mm | -23 mm |
| Aug | 26.4 °C | +3.8 °C | 59 mm | -11 mm |
| Sep | 18.6 °C | -0.4 °C | 112 mm | +36 mm |
| Oct | 14.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 51 mm | -27 mm |
| Nov | 9.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 85 mm | +9 mm |
| Dec | 7.7 °C | +2.9 °C | 70 mm | +4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Yssingeaux?
Yssingeaux has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.9 °C and it receives 851 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Yssingeaux?
The hottest day measured in Yssingeaux between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 2019, reaching 36.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Yssingeaux?
The coldest day measured in Yssingeaux between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1985, at -22.8 °C.
Does it snow in Yssingeaux?
Yes. Yssingeaux gets on average 80.5 cm of snow per year and has around 82 frost days.
Has the climate of Yssingeaux warmed?
Yes: Yssingeaux warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Yssingeaux?
The wettest day measured in Yssingeaux between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 1993, with 87 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Yssingeaux?
The windiest day measured in Yssingeaux between 1940 and 2025 was 7 November 1982, with winds reaching 49.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Yssingeaux?
The warmest month in Yssingeaux is July (17.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Yssingeaux?
Yssingeaux receives on average 851 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 143 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Yssingeaux?
Yssingeaux 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 Yssingeaux?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Yssingeaux between 1940 and 2025 was 27 November 1982, with 29.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Yssingeaux?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Yssingeaux.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Yssingeaux?
In Yssingeaux, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.6 °C on 27 June 2019, and the lowest was -28.5 °C on 10 February 1956.
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