Frost comes to Sévigny-Waleppe more often than to 81% of mainland French towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 25.1°C. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 25°C. Days of 25°C are scarce: about 45 a year, fewer than in 74% of mainland French towns. Homes need heating from November to April, the months averaging under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Nizy-le-Comte station, 5.5 km south-west.
A year in Sévigny-Waleppe at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Nizy-le-Comte station.
What a year in Sévigny-Waleppe feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Nizy-le-Comte.
About 711 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 19 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 13th 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: 60 frosts and 45 days of 25°C a year
On about 60 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 45 days a year reach 25°C, and 10 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Nizy-le-Comte: 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 Nizy-le-Comte
Nizy-le-Comte is 5.5 km south-west of Sévigny-Waleppe. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Sévigny-Waleppe itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Nizy-le-Comte (02705001) |
| Distance from the town | 5.5 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 90 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 96 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Charleville-Mez, 45 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-Waleppe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sévigny-Waleppe | Nizy-le-Comte | 25.1°C | 0.6°C | 711 mm |
| Villeneuve-sur-Aisne 20 km | same station | 25.1°C about the same | 0.6°C about the same | 711 mm |
| Rethel 23 km | Juniville | 25.5°C about the same | 0.1°C 0.5°C colder | 704 mm |
| Vervins 28 km | Fontaine-lès-Vv | 23.4°C 1.7°C cooler | 0.8°C about the same | 826 mm |
| Athies-sous-Laon 29 km | Aulnois-Ss-Laon | 25.0°C about the same | 1.3°C 0.7°C milder | 686 mm |
Sévigny-Waleppe weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Nizy-le-Comte station; sunshine at Charleville-Mez.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.2°C | 0.6°C | 3.4°C | 60 mm | 50 |
| February | 7.4°C | 0.5°C | 3.9°C | 52 mm | 69 |
| March | 11.7°C | 2.4°C | 7.1°C | 53 mm | 128 |
| April | 15.5°C | 4.3°C | 9.9°C | 47 mm | 177 |
| May | 19.2°C | 7.9°C | 13.6°C | 61 mm | 197 |
| June | 22.4°C | 10.8°C | 16.6°C | 54 mm | 203 |
| July | 25.1°C | 12.7°C | 18.9°C | 64 mm | 214 |
| August | 24.8°C | 12.5°C | 18.7°C | 68 mm | 199 |
| September | 20.7°C | 9.6°C | 15.1°C | 51 mm | 153 |
| October | 15.6°C | 7.0°C | 11.3°C | 63 mm | 97 |
| November | 9.8°C | 3.6°C | 6.7°C | 62 mm | 48 |
| December | 6.5°C | 1.4°C | 3.9°C | 76 mm | 41 |
| Year | 15.4°C | 6.1°C | 10.8°C | 711 mm | 1,576 |
Where Sévigny-Waleppe’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Nizy-le-Comte, 5.5 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, 45 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-Waleppe’s climate
How warm does Sévigny-Waleppe get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.1°C. About 45 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 74% of mainland French towns, and about 10 reach 30°C.
How cold does Sévigny-Waleppe get in winter?
February nights average 0.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 60 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Sévigny-Waleppe get?
About 711 mm a year, less than 65% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (76 mm) and April the driest (47 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Charleville-Mez (45 km away), averages 1,576 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Sévigny-Waleppe itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Sévigny-Waleppe, Nizy-le-Comte, 5.5 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 NIZY-LE-COMTE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Sévigny-Waleppe →
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