Ice on the ground: Blignicourt sees more frosts than 88% of mainland French towns
Sunny July days climb to about 25.8°C. Temperatures cover 25°C across the year, low to high. Waterproofs come out on about 125 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Soulaines station, 12 km south-east.
A year in Blignicourt at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Soulaines station.
What a year in Blignicourt 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 Mathaux-Etape
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 12 km south-east of Blignicourt. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Blignicourt itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Soulaines (10372001) |
| Distance from the town | 12 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 138 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 116 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Mathaux-Etape, 13 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 Blignicourt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blignicourt | Soulaines | 25.8°C | 0.5°C | 776 mm |
| Brienne-le-Château 7.7 km | Mathaux-Etape | 26.1°C about the same | 1.2°C 0.7°C milder | 734 mm |
| Bar-sur-Aube 28 km | Ailleville | 26.2°C about the same | 0.6°C about the same | 834 mm |
Blignicourt weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Soulaines station; sunshine at Mathaux-Etape.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.6°C | 0.5°C | 3.6°C | 62 mm | 69 |
| February | 8.1°C | 0.4°C | 4.3°C | 57 mm | 97 |
| March | 12.3°C | 2.1°C | 7.2°C | 58 mm | 157 |
| April | 16.2°C | 4.3°C | 10.3°C | 56 mm | 207 |
| May | 20.0°C | 8.4°C | 14.2°C | 71 mm | 223 |
| June | 23.5°C | 11.6°C | 17.5°C | 60 mm | 248 |
| July | 25.8°C | 13.5°C | 19.7°C | 65 mm | 252 |
| August | 25.5°C | 13.2°C | 19.3°C | 63 mm | 223 |
| September | 21.2°C | 9.6°C | 15.4°C | 65 mm | 189 |
| October | 16.4°C | 7.1°C | 11.8°C | 75 mm | 127 |
| November | 10.6°C | 3.7°C | 7.1°C | 70 mm | 74 |
| December | 7.3°C | 1.5°C | 4.4°C | 75 mm | 64 |
| Year | 16.1°C | 6.3°C | 11.2°C | 776 mm | 1,930 |
Where Blignicourt’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Soulaines, 12 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, Mathaux-Etape, 13 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 Blignicourt’s climate
How warm does Blignicourt 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 Blignicourt 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 Blignicourt 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, Mathaux-Etape (13 km away), averages 1,930 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Blignicourt itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Blignicourt, Soulaines, 12 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 Blignicourt →
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