Warm afternoons come to Urcel less often than to 75% of mainland French towns
Deep winter brings January lows near 1.3°C. Only 24°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. It is a dry place: less rain falls here than on 74% of mainland French towns. Central heating does most of its work from November to March, in months below 10°C on average.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Aulnois-Ss-Laon station, 12 km north.
A year in Urcel at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Aulnois-Ss-Laon station.
What a year in Urcel feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Aulnois-Ss-Laon.
About 686 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 17 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 15th wettest of 24 towns of 2,500+ in Aisne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Saint-Quentin
A frosty town: 51 frosts and 44 days of 25°C a year
On about 51 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 44 days a year reach 25°C, and 10 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Aulnois-Ss-Laon: 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 Aulnois-Ss-Laon
Aulnois-Ss-Laon is 12 km north of Urcel. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Urcel itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Aulnois-Ss-Laon (02037002) |
| Distance from the town | 12 km north |
| Station altitude | 78 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 78 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 9.8 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Quentin, 44 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 Urcel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urcel | Aulnois-Ss-Laon | 25.0°C | 1.3°C | 686 mm |
| Laon 9.4 km | same station | 25.0°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 686 mm |
| Athies-sous-Laon 13 km | same station | 25.0°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 686 mm |
| Crouy 18 km | Braine | 25.4°C about the same | 1.4°C about the same | 663 mm |
| Villeneuve-Saint-Germain 20 km | Braine | 25.4°C about the same | 1.4°C about the same | 663 mm |
| Soissons 21 km | Braine | 25.4°C about the same | 1.4°C about the same | 663 mm |
| Belleu 22 km | Braine | 25.4°C about the same | 1.4°C about the same | 663 mm |
Urcel weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Aulnois-Ss-Laon station; sunshine at Saint-Quentin.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.3°C | 1.3°C | 3.8°C | 60 mm | 62 |
| February | 7.5°C | 1.2°C | 4.4°C | 51 mm | 79 |
| March | 11.8°C | 2.9°C | 7.4°C | 50 mm | 135 |
| April | 15.6°C | 4.6°C | 10.1°C | 44 mm | 183 |
| May | 19.1°C | 8.2°C | 13.7°C | 59 mm | 206 |
| June | 22.2°C | 10.9°C | 16.6°C | 61 mm | 208 |
| July | 25.0°C | 12.9°C | 19.0°C | 62 mm | 214 |
| August | 24.8°C | 12.8°C | 18.8°C | 63 mm | 207 |
| September | 20.7°C | 10.1°C | 15.4°C | 47 mm | 167 |
| October | 15.6°C | 7.6°C | 11.6°C | 57 mm | 116 |
| November | 10.0°C | 4.3°C | 7.2°C | 56 mm | 67 |
| December | 6.8°C | 2.1°C | 4.4°C | 75 mm | 54 |
| Year | 15.5°C | 6.6°C | 11.0°C | 686 mm | 1,696 |
Where Urcel’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Aulnois-Ss-Laon, 12 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, 44 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 Urcel’s climate
How warm does Urcel get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.0°C. About 44 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 75% of mainland French towns, and about 10 reach 30°C.
How cold does Urcel get in winter?
February nights average 1.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 51 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Urcel get?
About 686 mm a year, less than 74% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (75 mm) and April the driest (44 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Quentin (44 km away), averages 1,696 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Urcel itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Urcel, Aulnois-Ss-Laon, 12 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 AULNOIS-SS-LAON, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Urcel →
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.