Ice on the ground: Saint-Morel sees more frosts than 82% of mainland French towns
Midsummer highs settle at 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. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or more, come about 125 times a year.
Figures from Météo-France’s Sommepy station, 14 km south-west.
A year in Saint-Morel at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Sommepy station.
What a year in Saint-Morel 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 14 km south-west of Saint-Morel. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Morel itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Sommepy (51544002) |
| Distance from the town | 14 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 140 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 128 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 10 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Charleville-Mez, 50 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 Saint-Morel 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.
Saint-Morel 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 Saint-Morel’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Sommepy, 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, 50 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 Saint-Morel’s climate
How warm does Saint-Morel 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 Saint-Morel 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 Saint-Morel 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 (50 km away), averages 1,576 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Morel itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Morel, Sommepy, 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 SOMMEPY, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Morel →
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.