Chatel-Chéhéry has colder winter nights than 85% of mainland French towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 24.2°C. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 82% of mainland French towns. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 24°C. For walks and days out, the stretch from May to September brings highs of 19–24°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Septsarges station, 14 km east.
A year in Chatel-Chéhéry at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Septsarges station.
What a year in Chatel-Chéhéry feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Septsarges.
About 943 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 29 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd 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: 59 frosts and 38 days of 25°C a year
On about 59 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 11 days it stays below freezing all day. About 38 days a year reach 25°C, and 8 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Septsarges: 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 Septsarges
Septsarges is 14 km east of Chatel-Chéhéry. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Chatel-Chéhéry itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Septsarges (55484001) |
| Distance from the town | 14 km east |
| Station altitude | 293 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 145 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 11 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Charleville-Mez, 60 km away |
Chatel-Chéhéry sits 148 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect Chatel-Chéhéry to run about 1°C warmer than these figures.
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 Chatel-Chéhéry 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, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatel-Chéhéry | Septsarges | 24.2°C | −0.1°C | 943 mm |
| Sainte-Menehould 22 km | Somme-Vesle | 25.3°C 1.1°C warmer | 0.1°C about the same | 782 mm |
| Vouziers 23 km | Cauroy | 25.3°C 1.1°C warmer | 0.3°C about the same | 750 mm |
Chatel-Chéhéry weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Septsarges station; sunshine at Charleville-Mez.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.6°C | −0.1°C | 2.3°C | 94 mm | 50 |
| February | 6.0°C | 0.2°C | 3.1°C | 78 mm | 69 |
| March | 10.2°C | 2.4°C | 6.3°C | 74 mm | 128 |
| April | 14.6°C | 5.0°C | 9.8°C | 56 mm | 177 |
| May | 18.5°C | 8.7°C | 13.6°C | 79 mm | 197 |
| June | 21.9°C | 11.6°C | 16.8°C | 67 mm | 203 |
| July | 24.2°C | 13.7°C | 18.9°C | 71 mm | 214 |
| August | 23.8°C | 13.5°C | 18.7°C | 79 mm | 199 |
| September | 19.5°C | 10.3°C | 14.9°C | 68 mm | 153 |
| October | 14.2°C | 7.2°C | 10.7°C | 81 mm | 97 |
| November | 8.4°C | 3.5°C | 6.0°C | 84 mm | 48 |
| December | 5.2°C | 0.9°C | 3.0°C | 112 mm | 41 |
| Year | 14.3°C | 6.4°C | 10.3°C | 943 mm | 1,576 |
Where Chatel-Chéhéry’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Septsarges, 14 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, 60 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 Chatel-Chéhéry’s climate
How warm does Chatel-Chéhéry get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.2°C. About 38 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 82% of mainland French towns, and about 8 reach 30°C.
How cold does Chatel-Chéhéry get in winter?
January nights average −0.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 59 nights a year, and about 11 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Chatel-Chéhéry get?
About 943 mm a year, more than 82% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (112 mm) and April the driest (56 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Charleville-Mez (60 km away), averages 1,576 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Chatel-Chéhéry itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Chatel-Chéhéry, Septsarges, 14 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 SEPTSARGES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Chatel-Chéhéry →
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.