Lyon, Rhône-Alpes, France climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Lyon, Rhône-Alpes, France, with every day graded against ~46 years of local climate history (1980–2026). Its warmest month is August, averaging a high of 27°C, and its coldest is January, with an average low of 0°C.
Lyon is a city in France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, 391 km (243 mi) southeast of Paris, 278 km (173 mi) north of Marseille, and 113 km (70 mi) southwest of Geneva, Switzerland. via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-07-24. Each reading placed on Lyon, Rhône-Alpes, France's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Lyon average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Lyon, Rhône-Alpes, France, based on 1980–2026 records. The wettest month is January (3 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6°C | 0°C | 3 mm |
| February | 8°C | 1°C | 3 mm |
| March | 13°C | 3°C | 3 mm |
| April | 16°C | 5°C | 3 mm |
| May | 20°C | 10°C | 3 mm |
| June | 24°C | 14°C | 3 mm |
| July | 27°C | 15°C | 3 mm |
| August | 27°C | 15°C | 3 mm |
| September | 22°C | 12°C | 3 mm |
| October | 17°C | 9°C | 3 mm |
| November | 10°C | 4°C | 3 mm |
| December | 7°C | 1°C | 3 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 40°C on 2023-08-24
- Coldest day on record: -21°C on 1985-01-17
Percentiles compare each day to Lyon, Rhône-Alpes, France's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →