Bailly-le-Franc gets more frosts than 88% of mainland French towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 25.8°C. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 25°C. Plan time outside from May to September, when highs sit at 20–26°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Soulaines station, 14 km south.
A year in Bailly-le-Franc at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Soulaines station.
What a year in Bailly-le-Franc feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Soulaines.
About 776 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 21 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd wettest of 20 towns of 2,500+ in Aube.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Saint-Dizier
A frosty town: 66 frosts and 56 days of 25°C a year
On about 66 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 5 days it stays below freezing all day. About 56 days a year reach 25°C, and 16 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Soulaines: 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 Soulaines
Soulaines is 14 km south of Bailly-le-Franc. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Bailly-le-Franc itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Soulaines (10372001) |
| Distance from the town | 14 km south |
| Station altitude | 138 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 129 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Dizier, 22 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 Bailly-le-Franc 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 Aube.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailly-le-Franc | Soulaines | 25.8°C | 0.5°C | 776 mm |
| Brienne-le-Château 17 km | Mathaux-Etape | 26.1°C about the same | 1.2°C 0.7°C milder | 734 mm |
| Wassy 22 km | Chevillon | 25.9°C about the same | 0.4°C about the same | 982 mm |
| Vitry-le-François 23 km | Frignicourt | 26.1°C about the same | 0.9°C about the same | 695 mm |
| Saint-Dizier 26 km | Saint-Dizier | 26.0°C about the same | 0.8°C about the same | 795 mm |
Bailly-le-Franc weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Soulaines station; sunshine at Saint-Dizier.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.6°C | 0.5°C | 3.6°C | 62 mm | 61 |
| February | 8.1°C | 0.4°C | 4.3°C | 57 mm | 81 |
| March | 12.3°C | 2.1°C | 7.2°C | 58 mm | 143 |
| April | 16.2°C | 4.3°C | 10.3°C | 56 mm | 183 |
| May | 20.0°C | 8.4°C | 14.2°C | 71 mm | 216 |
| June | 23.5°C | 11.6°C | 17.5°C | 60 mm | 228 |
| July | 25.8°C | 13.5°C | 19.7°C | 65 mm | 235 |
| August | 25.5°C | 13.2°C | 19.3°C | 63 mm | 224 |
| September | 21.2°C | 9.6°C | 15.4°C | 65 mm | 173 |
| October | 16.4°C | 7.1°C | 11.8°C | 75 mm | 116 |
| November | 10.6°C | 3.7°C | 7.1°C | 70 mm | 63 |
| December | 7.3°C | 1.5°C | 4.4°C | 75 mm | 53 |
| Year | 16.1°C | 6.3°C | 11.2°C | 776 mm | 1,776 |
Where Bailly-le-Franc’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Soulaines, 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, Saint-Dizier, 22 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 Aube.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Bailly-le-Franc’s climate
How warm does Bailly-le-Franc get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.8°C. About 56 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 59% of mainland French towns, and about 16 reach 30°C.
How cold does Bailly-le-Franc get in winter?
February nights average 0.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 66 nights a year, and about 5 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Bailly-le-Franc get?
About 776 mm a year, more than 55% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (75 mm) and April the driest (56 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Dizier (22 km away), averages 1,776 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Bailly-le-Franc itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Bailly-le-Franc, Soulaines, 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 SOULAINES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Bailly-le-Franc →
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