Frost comes to Chaource more often than to 91% of mainland French towns
July afternoons average 26.3°C. Rain peaks in December and eases off in July. Garden chairs stay out from June to September, the months with highs of 22–26°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Chessy-les-Prés station, 17 km west.
A year in Chaource at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Chessy-les-Prés station.
What a year in Chaource feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Chessy-les-Prés.
About 757 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 21 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 3rd wettest of 20 towns of 2,500+ in Aube.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Troyes-Barberey
A frosty town: 70 frosts and 61 days of 25°C a year
On about 70 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 5 days it stays below freezing all day. About 61 days a year reach 25°C, and 18 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Chessy-les-Prés: 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 Chessy-les-Prés
Chessy-les-Prés is 17 km west of Chaource. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Chaource itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Chessy-les-Prés (10099002) |
| Distance from the town | 17 km west |
| Station altitude | 119 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 149 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Troyes-Barberey, 31 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 Chaource 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaource | Chessy-les-Prés | 26.3°C | 0.5°C | 757 mm |
| Bar-sur-Seine 19 km | Mesnil-Saint-Père | 25.9°C about the same | 0.9°C about the same | 773 mm |
| Bréviandes 22 km | Saint-Pouange | 27.0°C 0.7°C warmer | 0.6°C about the same | 708 mm |
| Rosières-près-Troyes 23 km | Saint-Pouange | 27.0°C 0.7°C warmer | 0.6°C about the same | 708 mm |
| Saint-Julien-les-Villas 24 km | Saint-Pouange | 27.0°C 0.7°C warmer | 0.6°C about the same | 708 mm |
| Tonnerre 25 km | Chablis | 27.2°C 0.9°C warmer | 0.6°C about the same | 740 mm |
| Saint-André-les-Vergers 25 km | Saint-Pouange | 27.0°C 0.7°C warmer | 0.6°C about the same | 708 mm |
Chaource weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Chessy-les-Prés station; sunshine at Troyes-Barberey.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.8°C | 0.5°C | 3.7°C | 64 mm | 63 |
| February | 8.3°C | 0.2°C | 4.3°C | 59 mm | 90 |
| March | 12.6°C | 2.0°C | 7.3°C | 58 mm | 148 |
| April | 16.3°C | 3.8°C | 10.1°C | 58 mm | 190 |
| May | 20.1°C | 7.8°C | 14.0°C | 68 mm | 216 |
| June | 23.7°C | 11.2°C | 17.4°C | 57 mm | 231 |
| July | 26.3°C | 12.9°C | 19.6°C | 57 mm | 242 |
| August | 26.1°C | 12.6°C | 19.3°C | 58 mm | 232 |
| September | 21.7°C | 9.2°C | 15.4°C | 59 mm | 186 |
| October | 16.6°C | 6.8°C | 11.7°C | 74 mm | 125 |
| November | 10.7°C | 3.4°C | 7.0°C | 71 mm | 70 |
| December | 7.4°C | 1.2°C | 4.3°C | 75 mm | 57 |
| Year | 16.4°C | 6.0°C | 11.2°C | 757 mm | 1,851 |
Where Chaource’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Chessy-les-Prés, 17 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, Troyes-Barberey, 31 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 Chaource’s climate
How warm does Chaource get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.3°C. About 61 days a year reach 25°C, more than 51% of mainland French towns, and about 18 reach 30°C.
How cold does Chaource get in winter?
February nights average 0.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 70 nights a year, and about 5 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Chaource get?
About 757 mm a year, more than 50% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (75 mm) and July the driest (57 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Troyes-Barberey (31 km away), averages 1,851 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Chaource itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Chaource, Chessy-les-Prés, 17 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 CHESSY-LES-PRES_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Chaource →
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.