Échallens climate — normals and trends
Échallens (Switzerland) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.3 °C and it receives 1,127 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 (18.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Échallens averages 70 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 157 rainy days per year.
Échallens has warmed by +2.4 °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 96 to 45 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.3 °C (on 7 July 2015) and the coldest -21.2 °C (on 10 February 1956).
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
ÉchallensCanton of Vaud
- coords
- 46.64°, 6.63°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.3°C
Average daily high
12.9°C
Average daily low
6.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,127mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
11.1km/h
Seasonal range
17.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
70 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
157 d/yr
Annual snowfall
101.1 cm
Average feels-like high
11.2 °C
Average feels-like low
3.9 °C
Average peak gust
31.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · 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
7 July 2015
Coldest day
-21.2 °C
10 February 1956
Wettest day
87 mm
10 June 1953
Windiest day
40.9 km/h
25 April 1972
Strongest gust
129.2 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
38.1 °C
26 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
-28.5 °C
10 February 1956
Snowiest day
25.3 cm
17 April 2005
Sunniest day
15.0 h
20 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 147 mm | +54 mm |
| Feb | 6.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 52 mm | -32 mm |
| Mar | 11.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 41 mm | -43 mm |
| Apr | 15.7 °C | +3.1 °C | 75 mm | -13 mm |
| May | 17.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 106 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 25.7 °C | +5.4 °C | 100 mm | +0 mm |
| Jul | 23.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 143 mm | +48 mm |
| Aug | 25.2 °C | +3.1 °C | 95 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 18.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 163 mm | +74 mm |
| Oct | 12.9 °C | -0.8 °C | 145 mm | +59 mm |
| Nov | 8.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 134 mm | +32 mm |
| Dec | 5.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 23 mm | -77 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Échallens?
Échallens has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.3 °C and it receives 1,127 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Échallens?
The hottest day measured in Échallens between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 2015, reaching 36.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Échallens?
The coldest day measured in Échallens between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1956, at -21.2 °C.
Does it snow in Échallens?
Yes. Échallens gets on average 101.1 cm of snow per year and has around 70 frost days.
Has the climate of Échallens warmed?
Yes: Échallens warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Échallens?
The wettest day measured in Échallens between 1940 and 2025 was 10 June 1953, with 87 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Échallens?
The windiest day measured in Échallens between 1940 and 2025 was 25 April 1972, with winds reaching 40.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Échallens?
The warmest month in Échallens is July (18.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Échallens?
Échallens receives on average 1,127 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 157 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Échallens?
Échallens gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Échallens?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Échallens between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 2005, with 25.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Échallens?
Yes: Échallens has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Échallens?
In Échallens, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.1 °C on 26 June 2019, and the lowest was -28.5 °C on 10 February 1956.
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