Courtes (French pronunciation:) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
Geography
The Sâne Vive forms part of the commune's eastern border.
Climate
Courtes has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Courtes is 11.4 °C (52.5 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,004.1 mm (39.53 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 20.7 °C (69.3 °F), and lowest in January, at around 2.5 °C (36.5 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Courtes was 38.6 °C (101.5 °F) on 11 August 1998; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −10.0 °C (14.0 °F) on 16 January 1985.
| Climate data for Courtes (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1982−2000) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 15.6 (60.1) |
19.8 (67.6) |
24.3 (75.7) |
26.0 (78.8) |
30.3 (86.5) |
33.6 (92.5) |
37.8 (100.0) |
38.6 (101.5) |
32.5 (90.5) |
27.6 (81.7) |
22.1 (71.8) |
19.0 (66.2) |
38.6 (101.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.3 (41.5) |
7.3 (45.1) |
12.3 (54.1) |
15.4 (59.7) |
20.3 (68.5) |
23.5 (74.3) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.6 (79.9) |
22.1 (71.8) |
16.2 (61.2) |
9.5 (49.1) |
6.5 (43.7) |
16.0 (60.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) |
3.8 (38.8) |
7.5 (45.5) |
10.2 (50.4) |
14.8 (58.6) |
17.8 (64.0) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.1 (68.2) |
16.4 (61.5) |
12.0 (53.6) |
6.3 (43.3) |
3.9 (39.0) |
11.4 (52.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.2 (31.6) |
0.2 (32.4) |
2.7 (36.9) |
5.0 (41.0) |
9.3 (48.7) |
12.1 (53.8) |
14.4 (57.9) |
13.7 (56.7) |
10.8 (51.4) |
7.9 (46.2) |
3.0 (37.4) |
1.3 (34.3) |
6.7 (44.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −20.0 (−4.0) |
−13.4 (7.9) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
3.2 (37.8) |
5.5 (41.9) |
4.5 (40.1) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
−15.0 (5.0) |
−20.0 (−4.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 76.6 (3.02) |
65.9 (2.59) |
62.9 (2.48) |
92.9 (3.66) |
102.6 (4.04) |
76.4 (3.01) |
80.3 (3.16) |
78.5 (3.09) |
86.3 (3.40) |
103.4 (4.07) |
99.6 (3.92) |
78.7 (3.10) |
1,004.1 (39.53) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 12.1 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 11.7 | 12.5 | 9.7 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 11.9 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 128.5 |
| Source: Meteociel | |||||||||||||
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 254 | — |
| 1975 | 215 | −2.35% |
| 1982 | 199 | −1.10% |
| 1990 | 194 | −0.32% |
| 1999 | 218 | +1.30% |
| 2007 | 244 | +1.42% |
| 2012 | 272 | +2.20% |
| 2017 | 313 | +2.85% |
| 2023 | 289 | −1.32% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
