Frost comes to Autry more often than to 82% of mainland French towns
Expect July afternoons of about 25.3°C. Only about 50 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than in 68% of mainland French towns. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 25°C. Waterproofs come out on about 125 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Sommepy station, 20 km west.
A year in Autry at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Sommepy station.
What a year in Autry feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Sommepy.
About 771 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 21 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 12th wettest of 13 towns of 2,500+ in Ardennes.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Charleville-Mez
A frosty town: 62 frosts and 50 days of 25°C a year
On about 62 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 50 days a year reach 25°C, and 12 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Sommepy: 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 Sommepy
Sommepy is 20 km west of Autry. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Autry itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Sommepy (51544002) |
| Distance from the town | 20 km west |
| Station altitude | 140 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 135 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 2.8 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Charleville-Mez, 59 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 Autry 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 Ardennes.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autry | Sommepy | 25.3°C | 0.5°C | 771 mm |
| Vouziers 18 km | Cauroy | 25.3°C about the same | 0.3°C about the same | 750 mm |
| Sainte-Menehould 20 km | Somme-Vesle | 25.3°C about the same | 0.1°C about the same | 782 mm |
| Suippes 27 km | same station | 25.3°C about the same | 0.5°C about the same | 771 mm |
Autry weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Sommepy station; sunshine at Charleville-Mez.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.0°C | 0.5°C | 3.3°C | 66 mm | 50 |
| February | 7.5°C | 0.5°C | 4.0°C | 58 mm | 69 |
| March | 11.8°C | 2.3°C | 7.0°C | 58 mm | 128 |
| April | 15.8°C | 4.2°C | 10.0°C | 52 mm | 177 |
| May | 19.6°C | 7.9°C | 13.8°C | 67 mm | 197 |
| June | 22.9°C | 10.8°C | 16.8°C | 63 mm | 203 |
| July | 25.3°C | 12.6°C | 19.0°C | 65 mm | 214 |
| August | 25.1°C | 12.5°C | 18.8°C | 67 mm | 199 |
| September | 20.9°C | 9.5°C | 15.2°C | 58 mm | 153 |
| October | 15.7°C | 7.3°C | 11.5°C | 66 mm | 97 |
| November | 9.9°C | 3.9°C | 6.9°C | 67 mm | 48 |
| December | 6.6°C | 1.5°C | 4.0°C | 85 mm | 41 |
| Year | 15.6°C | 6.1°C | 10.9°C | 771 mm | 1,576 |
Where Autry’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Sommepy, 20 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, Charleville-Mez, 59 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 Ardennes.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Autry’s climate
How warm does Autry get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.3°C. About 50 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 68% of mainland French towns, and about 12 reach 30°C.
How cold does Autry get in winter?
January nights average 0.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 62 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Autry get?
About 771 mm a year, more than 53% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (85 mm) and April the driest (52 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Charleville-Mez (59 km away), averages 1,576 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Autry itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Autry, Sommepy, 20 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 SOMMEPY, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Autry →
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.