Fewer days reach 25 degrees in Petit-Verly than in 91% of mainland French towns
A typical July afternoon reaches 23.4°C, a January night drops to 0.8°C, and 826 mm of rain falls in a year. Winter nights are cold: in January they are colder than in 77% of mainland French towns. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on 67% of mainland French towns. Figures from Météo-France’s Fontaine-lès-Vv station, 27 km south-east: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in Petit-Verly at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Fontaine-lès-Vv station.
What a year in Petit-Verly feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Fontaine-lès-Vv.
About 826 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 24 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 24 towns of 2,500+ in Aisne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Saint-Quentin
50 frosts and 31 days of 25°C a year
On about 50 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 8 days it stays below freezing all day. About 31 days a year reach 25°C, and 5 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Fontaine-lès-Vv: a frost is a night of 0°C or below, a summer day (jour d’été) 25°C or more, a hot day (forte chaleur) 30°C or more.
The Météo-France station at Fontaine-lès-Vv
Fontaine-lès-Vv is 27 km south-east of Petit-Verly. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Petit-Verly itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Fontaine-lès-Vv (02321002) |
| Distance from the town | 27 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 186 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 163 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Quentin, 31 km away |
TownRatings matches each commune to one station with at least 24 years of temperature and rain records: the nearest, counting every 100 m of height difference as 10 km, never across the sea.
How Petit-Verly compares
Against the 4,385 towns of 2,500 or more in mainland France, each read from its own matched station. The dots are the other towns of 2,500+ in Aisne.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 2,500+ within 29 km. Where a neighbor uses the same station its figures are the same: the differences you’d feel over a few kilometers aren’t in the normals.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petit-Verly | Fontaine-lès-Vv | 23.4°C | 0.8°C | 826 mm |
| Bohain-en-Vermandois 7.5 km | Épehy | 23.7°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 753 mm |
| Guise 9.3 km | same station | 23.4°C about the same | 0.8°C about the same | 826 mm |
| Fresnoy-le-Grand 10 km | Épehy | 23.7°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 753 mm |
| Le Cateau-Cambrésis 15 km | Valenciennes | 24.0°C 0.6°C warmer | 1.3°C 0.5°C milder | 694 mm |
| Landrecies 19 km | Valenciennes | 24.0°C 0.6°C warmer | 1.3°C 0.5°C milder | 694 mm |
| Caudry 20 km | Épehy | 23.7°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 753 mm |
Petit-Verly weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Fontaine-lès-Vv station; sunshine at Saint-Quentin.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.3°C | 0.8°C | 3.0°C | 75 mm | 62 |
| February | 6.3°C | 0.9°C | 3.6°C | 62 mm | 79 |
| March | 10.4°C | 3.1°C | 6.8°C | 62 mm | 135 |
| April | 14.3°C | 5.2°C | 9.8°C | 50 mm | 183 |
| May | 17.9°C | 8.6°C | 13.3°C | 63 mm | 206 |
| June | 20.9°C | 11.5°C | 16.2°C | 67 mm | 208 |
| July | 23.4°C | 13.5°C | 18.4°C | 71 mm | 214 |
| August | 23.2°C | 13.4°C | 18.3°C | 81 mm | 207 |
| September | 19.4°C | 10.7°C | 15.0°C | 59 mm | 167 |
| October | 14.4°C | 7.8°C | 11.1°C | 71 mm | 116 |
| November | 9.0°C | 4.1°C | 6.5°C | 74 mm | 67 |
| December | 5.8°C | 1.5°C | 3.6°C | 92 mm | 54 |
| Year | 14.2°C | 6.8°C | 10.5°C | 826 mm | 1,696 |
Where Petit-Verly’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Fontaine-lès-Vv, 27 km away: statistics for 1991–2020.
- Which station: among stations with at least 24 of the 30 years of temperature and rain, the nearest to the commune’s population-weighted center, counting each 100 m of height difference as 10 km; mainland towns use mainland stations and each overseas département its own.
- Altitudes: the town’s from IGN’s RGE ALTI® at its population-weighted center; the station’s from Météo-France.
- Sunshine: the nearest station with at least 10 years of sunshine records, Saint-Quentin, 31 km away.
- Comparisons: every town of 2,500 or more in mainland France, read the same way; the dots are the towns of 2,500+ in Aisne.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Petit-Verly’s climate
How warm does Petit-Verly get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.4°C. About 31 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 91% of mainland French towns, and about 5 reach 30°C.
How cold does Petit-Verly get in winter?
January nights average 0.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 50 nights a year, and about 8 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Petit-Verly get?
About 826 mm a year, more than 67% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (92 mm) and April the driest (50 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Quentin (31 km away), averages 1,696 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Petit-Verly itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Petit-Verly, Fontaine-lès-Vv, 27 km away. France publishes its climate normals by station, not by commune; a valley, a hill or the sea can make a difference over a few kilometers.
Where do these figures come from?
Météo-France’s fiches climatologiques: 30-year averages (1991–2020) for each of its long-running stations, published as open data since 2024. They are normals, not a forecast.
Source: Météo-France, fiches climatologiques, 1991–2020 statistics (station FONTAINE-LES-VV, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Petit-Verly →
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