January in Fontette bites harder than in 82% of mainland French towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 25.4°C. None of the 20 towns of 2,500+ in Aube gets more rain. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 25°C. An umbrella earns its place on about 134 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Cunfin station, 7.4 km south-east.
A year in Fontette at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Cunfin station.
What a year in Fontette feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cunfin.
About 900 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and June the driest. About 27 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 20 towns of 2,500+ in Aube.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Châtillon/Seine
A frosty town: 58 frosts and 52 days of 25°C a year
On about 58 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 8 days it stays below freezing all day. About 52 days a year reach 25°C, and 15 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cunfin: 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 Cunfin
Cunfin is 7.4 km south-east of Fontette. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Fontette itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Cunfin (10119001) |
| Distance from the town | 7.4 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 315 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 313 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Châtillon/Seine, 26 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 Fontette 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontette | Cunfin | 25.4°C | 0.3°C | 900 mm |
| Bar-sur-Seine 17 km | Mesnil-Saint-Père | 25.9°C 0.5°C warmer | 0.9°C 0.6°C milder | 773 mm |
| Bar-sur-Aube 18 km | Ailleville | 26.2°C 0.8°C warmer | 0.6°C about the same | 834 mm |
| Châtillon-sur-Seine 25 km | Châtillon/Seine | 26.0°C 0.6°C warmer | −0.1°C about the same | 833 mm |
Fontette weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Cunfin station; sunshine at Châtillon/Seine.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.6°C | 0.3°C | 3.0°C | 81 mm | 67 |
| February | 7.2°C | 0.4°C | 3.8°C | 68 mm | 90 |
| March | 11.5°C | 2.7°C | 7.1°C | 67 mm | 148 |
| April | 15.4°C | 5.0°C | 10.2°C | 65 mm | 183 |
| May | 19.2°C | 8.6°C | 13.9°C | 79 mm | 201 |
| June | 22.8°C | 11.7°C | 17.3°C | 64 mm | 229 |
| July | 25.4°C | 13.7°C | 19.5°C | 73 mm | 235 |
| August | 25.2°C | 13.6°C | 19.4°C | 65 mm | 215 |
| September | 20.6°C | 10.4°C | 15.5°C | 70 mm | 176 |
| October | 15.5°C | 7.5°C | 11.5°C | 88 mm | 121 |
| November | 9.6°C | 3.6°C | 6.6°C | 88 mm | 72 |
| December | 6.3°C | 1.2°C | 3.7°C | 93 mm | 57 |
| Year | 15.4°C | 6.6°C | 11.0°C | 900 mm | 1,792 |
Where Fontette’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Cunfin, 7.4 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, Châtillon/Seine, 26 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 Fontette’s climate
How warm does Fontette get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.4°C. About 52 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 66% of mainland French towns, and about 15 reach 30°C.
How cold does Fontette get in winter?
January nights average 0.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 58 nights a year, and about 8 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Fontette get?
About 900 mm a year, more than 77% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (93 mm) and June the driest (64 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Châtillon/Seine (26 km away), averages 1,792 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Fontette itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Fontette, Cunfin, 7.4 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 CUNFIN_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Fontette →
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.