Few mainland French towns get more rain than Sévigny-la-Forêt: 1,210 mm a year
January mornings start at about −0.4°C. None of its 6 nearest neighbors has cooler July afternoons. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 23°C. Comfortable outdoor weather lasts from June to September, with highs of 18–23°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Rocroi station, 4.1 km north-east.
A year in Sévigny-la-Forêt at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Rocroi station.
What a year in Sévigny-la-Forêt feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Rocroi.
About 1,210 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 41 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The 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: 66 frosts and 27 days of 25°C a year
On about 66 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 14 days it stays below freezing all day. About 27 days a year reach 25°C, and 5 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Rocroi: 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 Rocroi
Rocroi is 4.1 km north-east of Sévigny-la-Forêt. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Sévigny-la-Forêt itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Rocroi (08367002) |
| Distance from the town | 4.1 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 382 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 365 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Charleville-Mez, 16 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 Sévigny-la-Forêt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sévigny-la-Forêt | Rocroi | 22.6°C | −0.4°C | 1,210 mm |
| Revin 12 km | Charleville-Mez | 24.1°C 1.5°C warmer | −0.3°C about the same | 928 mm |
| Fumay 18 km | Charleville-Mez | 24.1°C 1.5°C warmer | −0.3°C about the same | 928 mm |
| Bogny-sur-Meuse 19 km | Charleville-Mez | 24.1°C 1.5°C warmer | −0.3°C about the same | 928 mm |
| Nouzonville 20 km | Charleville-Mez | 24.1°C 1.5°C warmer | −0.3°C about the same | 928 mm |
| Charleville-Mézières 21 km | Charleville-Mez | 24.1°C 1.5°C warmer | −0.3°C about the same | 928 mm |
| Villers-Semeuse 24 km | Charleville-Mez | 24.1°C 1.5°C warmer | −0.3°C about the same | 928 mm |
Sévigny-la-Forêt weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Rocroi station; sunshine at Charleville-Mez.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.0°C | −0.4°C | 1.8°C | 130 mm | 50 |
| February | 5.0°C | −0.2°C | 2.4°C | 105 mm | 69 |
| March | 9.3°C | 2.0°C | 5.7°C | 96 mm | 128 |
| April | 13.4°C | 4.5°C | 9.0°C | 72 mm | 177 |
| May | 17.2°C | 7.8°C | 12.5°C | 86 mm | 197 |
| June | 20.3°C | 10.6°C | 15.4°C | 84 mm | 203 |
| July | 22.6°C | 12.7°C | 17.7°C | 91 mm | 214 |
| August | 22.2°C | 12.6°C | 17.4°C | 98 mm | 199 |
| September | 18.3°C | 9.8°C | 14.1°C | 85 mm | 153 |
| October | 13.3°C | 6.8°C | 10.0°C | 105 mm | 97 |
| November | 7.8°C | 3.1°C | 5.4°C | 112 mm | 48 |
| December | 4.6°C | 0.4°C | 2.5°C | 147 mm | 41 |
| Year | 13.2°C | 5.8°C | 9.5°C | 1,210 mm | 1,576 |
Where Sévigny-la-Forêt’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Rocroi, 4.1 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, 16 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 Sévigny-la-Forêt’s climate
How warm does Sévigny-la-Forêt get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.6°C. About 27 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 93% of mainland French towns, and about 5 reach 30°C.
How cold does Sévigny-la-Forêt get in winter?
January nights average −0.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 66 nights a year, and about 14 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Sévigny-la-Forêt get?
About 1,210 mm a year, more than 96% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (147 mm) and April the driest (72 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Charleville-Mez (16 km away), averages 1,576 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Sévigny-la-Forêt itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Sévigny-la-Forêt, Rocroi, 4.1 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 ROCROI, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Sévigny-la-Forêt →
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