Arphy
Arphy (French pronunciation: [aʁfi]; Occitan: Arfi) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.
Geography
Climate
Arphy has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb) closely bordering on a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Csb). The average annual temperature in Arphy is 12.7 °C (54.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,561.2 mm (61.46 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 20.9 °C (69.6 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.6 °C (42.1 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Arphy was 40.7 °C (105.3 °F) on 28 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −12.3 °C (9.9 °F) on 12 February 2012.
| Climate data for Arphy (1981−2010 normals, extremes 1989−2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 22.0 (71.6) |
24.1 (75.4) |
27.5 (81.5) |
31.5 (88.7) |
33.0 (91.4) |
40.7 (105.3) |
37.0 (98.6) |
38.2 (100.8) |
36.5 (97.7) |
32.0 (89.6) |
25.0 (77.0) |
21.0 (69.8) |
40.7 (105.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.3 (50.5) |
11.3 (52.3) |
14.6 (58.3) |
16.7 (62.1) |
21.3 (70.3) |
25.5 (77.9) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.1 (82.6) |
23.2 (73.8) |
18.2 (64.8) |
13.3 (55.9) |
10.3 (50.5) |
18.5 (65.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) |
6.3 (43.3) |
9.0 (48.2) |
11.0 (51.8) |
15.0 (59.0) |
18.5 (65.3) |
20.9 (69.6) |
20.9 (69.6) |
16.7 (62.1) |
13.1 (55.6) |
8.7 (47.7) |
5.9 (42.6) |
12.7 (54.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.9 (33.6) |
1.2 (34.2) |
3.3 (37.9) |
5.4 (41.7) |
8.7 (47.7) |
11.6 (52.9) |
13.7 (56.7) |
13.7 (56.7) |
10.2 (50.4) |
8.1 (46.6) |
4.2 (39.6) |
1.5 (34.7) |
6.9 (44.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −9.0 (15.8) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
0.0 (32.0) |
3.0 (37.4) |
6.0 (42.8) |
5.0 (41.0) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 151.3 (5.96) |
104.7 (4.12) |
85.4 (3.36) |
135.9 (5.35) |
113.5 (4.47) |
72.2 (2.84) |
36.5 (1.44) |
56.6 (2.23) |
166.5 (6.56) |
244.0 (9.61) |
209.5 (8.25) |
185.1 (7.29) |
1,561.2 (61.46) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 9.7 | 7.9 | 6.8 | 9.2 | 8.7 | 5.9 | 4.1 | 6.0 | 6.9 | 11.8 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 98.1 |
| Source: Météo-France | |||||||||||||
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 129 | — |
| 1968 | 130 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 86 | −33.8% |
| 1982 | 122 | +41.9% |
| 1990 | 131 | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 173 | +32.1% |
| 2008 | 162 | −6.4% |
| 2015 | 174 | +7.4% |