Ice on the ground: Dampierre sees more frosts than 88% of mainland French towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 26.2°C. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 26°C. Rain is light here, less than falls on 68% of mainland French towns. Long walks are most pleasant from June to September, when afternoons reach 22–26°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Dosnon station, 12 km north-west.
A year in Dampierre at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Dosnon station.
What a year in Dampierre feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Dosnon.
About 698 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 18 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 9th 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 59 days of 25°C a year
On about 66 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 59 days a year reach 25°C, and 16 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Dosnon: 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 Dosnon
Dosnon is 12 km north-west of Dampierre. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Dampierre itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Dosnon (10130001) |
| Distance from the town | 12 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 115 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 107 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Mathaux-Etape, 24 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 Dampierre 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dampierre | Dosnon | 26.2°C | 0.4°C | 698 mm |
| Arcis-sur-Aube 17 km | same station | 26.2°C about the same | 0.4°C about the same | 698 mm |
| Brienne-le-Château 21 km | Mathaux-Etape | 26.1°C about the same | 1.2°C 0.8°C milder | 734 mm |
| Vitry-le-François 25 km | Frignicourt | 26.1°C about the same | 0.9°C 0.5°C milder | 695 mm |
Dampierre weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Dosnon station; sunshine at Mathaux-Etape.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.3°C | 0.4°C | 3.3°C | 56 mm | 69 |
| February | 7.8°C | 0.2°C | 4.0°C | 53 mm | 97 |
| March | 12.2°C | 2.1°C | 7.1°C | 50 mm | 157 |
| April | 16.1°C | 4.1°C | 10.1°C | 48 mm | 207 |
| May | 20.0°C | 7.9°C | 14.0°C | 60 mm | 223 |
| June | 23.5°C | 10.8°C | 17.2°C | 55 mm | 248 |
| July | 26.2°C | 12.7°C | 19.5°C | 59 mm | 252 |
| August | 26.0°C | 12.6°C | 19.3°C | 59 mm | 223 |
| September | 21.5°C | 9.4°C | 15.5°C | 55 mm | 189 |
| October | 16.3°C | 7.0°C | 11.7°C | 69 mm | 127 |
| November | 10.2°C | 3.4°C | 6.8°C | 61 mm | 74 |
| December | 6.8°C | 1.2°C | 4.0°C | 75 mm | 64 |
| Year | 16.1°C | 6.0°C | 11.0°C | 698 mm | 1,930 |
Where Dampierre’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Dosnon, 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, 24 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 Dampierre’s climate
How warm does Dampierre get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.2°C. About 59 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 54% of mainland French towns, and about 16 reach 30°C.
How cold does Dampierre get in winter?
February nights average 0.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 66 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Dampierre get?
About 698 mm a year, less than 68% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (75 mm) and April the driest (48 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Mathaux-Etape (24 km away), averages 1,930 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Dampierre itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Dampierre, Dosnon, 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 DOSNON, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Dampierre →
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