Vincennes climate — normals and trends
Vincennes (United States) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.1 °C and it receives 1,087 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 (25.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Vincennes averages 87 frost days, 52 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 116 rainy days per year.
Vincennes has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 98 to 76 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.6 °C (on 23 July 1983) and the coldest -30.7 °C (on 2 February 1951).
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
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- coords
- 38.68°, -87.53°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.1°C
Average daily high
18.0°C
Average daily low
8.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,087mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
17.0km/h
Seasonal range
26.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
87 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
52 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
116 d/yr
Annual snowfall
35.9 cm
Average feels-like high
16.9 °C
Average feels-like low
6.3 °C
Average peak gust
35.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
57 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.30 · 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
39.6 °C
23 July 1983
Coldest day
-30.7 °C
2 February 1951
Wettest day
121 mm
18 March 2008
Windiest day
48.2 km/h
11 February 2009
Strongest gust
120.6 km/h
14 March 2019
Hottest feels-like
44.2 °C
6 July 2012
Coldest feels-like
-36.8 °C
20 January 1985
Snowiest day
26.7 cm
19 March 1996
Sunniest day
14.2 h
11 June 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.0 °C | -2.5 °C | 66 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | 6.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 107 mm | +29 mm |
| Mar | 16.7 °C | +4.7 °C | 107 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 20.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 200 mm | +82 mm |
| May | 23.0 °C | -0.8 °C | 121 mm | +6 mm |
| Jun | 29.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 143 mm | +47 mm |
| Jul | 31.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 179 mm | +89 mm |
| Aug | 28.8 °C | -0.6 °C | 28 mm | -49 mm |
| Sep | 28.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 74 mm | +3 mm |
| Oct | 21.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 79 mm | +5 mm |
| Nov | 12.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 103 mm | +11 mm |
| Dec | 6.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 49 mm | -34 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vincennes?
Vincennes has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.1 °C and it receives 1,087 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vincennes?
The hottest day measured in Vincennes between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1983, reaching 39.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vincennes?
The coldest day measured in Vincennes between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1951, at -30.7 °C.
Does it snow in Vincennes?
Yes. Vincennes gets on average 35.9 cm of snow per year and has around 87 frost days.
Has the climate of Vincennes warmed?
Yes: Vincennes warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Vincennes?
The wettest day measured in Vincennes between 1940 and 2025 was 18 March 2008, with 121 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vincennes?
The windiest day measured in Vincennes between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 2009, with winds reaching 48.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vincennes?
The warmest month in Vincennes is July (25.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Vincennes?
Vincennes receives on average 1,087 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 116 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vincennes?
Vincennes gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Vincennes?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Vincennes between 1940 and 2025 was 19 March 1996, with 26.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Vincennes?
Yes: Vincennes has on average 57 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vincennes?
In Vincennes, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.2 °C on 6 July 2012, and the lowest was -36.8 °C on 20 January 1985.
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