Loches-sur-Ource gets more frosts than 81% of mainland French towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 26.2°C on average. No month is much wetter than another: December, the wettest, gets little more than February, the driest. None of the 20 towns of 2,500+ in Aube gets more rain. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from November to March, which average under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Ailleville station, 25 km north-east: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in Loches-sur-Ource at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Ailleville station.
What a year in Loches-sur-Ource feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Ailleville.
About 834 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and February the driest. About 23 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: 61 frosts and 61 days of 25°C a year
On about 61 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 19 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Ailleville: 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 Ailleville
Ailleville is 25 km north-east of Loches-sur-Ource. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Loches-sur-Ource itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Ailleville (10002001) |
| Distance from the town | 25 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 195 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 188 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 7 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Châtillon/Seine, 25 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 Loches-sur-Ource 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loches-sur-Ource | Ailleville | 26.2°C | 0.6°C | 834 mm |
| Bar-sur-Seine 11 km | Mesnil-Saint-Père | 25.9°C about the same | 0.9°C about the same | 773 mm |
| Châtillon-sur-Seine 23 km | Châtillon/Seine | 26.0°C about the same | −0.1°C 0.7°C colder | 833 mm |
| Bar-sur-Aube 24 km | same station | 26.2°C about the same | 0.6°C about the same | 834 mm |
Loches-sur-Ource weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Ailleville station; sunshine at Châtillon/Seine.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.6°C | 0.6°C | 3.6°C | 66 mm | 67 |
| February | 8.2°C | 0.5°C | 4.3°C | 62 mm | 90 |
| March | 12.6°C | 2.4°C | 7.5°C | 65 mm | 148 |
| April | 16.4°C | 4.5°C | 10.5°C | 62 mm | 183 |
| May | 20.2°C | 8.4°C | 14.3°C | 76 mm | 201 |
| June | 23.7°C | 11.6°C | 17.6°C | 64 mm | 229 |
| July | 26.2°C | 13.5°C | 19.8°C | 70 mm | 235 |
| August | 26.0°C | 13.2°C | 19.6°C | 64 mm | 215 |
| September | 21.7°C | 9.9°C | 15.8°C | 68 mm | 176 |
| October | 16.6°C | 7.5°C | 12.0°C | 78 mm | 121 |
| November | 10.6°C | 3.9°C | 7.3°C | 79 mm | 72 |
| December | 7.2°C | 1.6°C | 4.4°C | 82 mm | 57 |
| Year | 16.3°C | 6.5°C | 11.4°C | 834 mm | 1,792 |
Where Loches-sur-Ource’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Ailleville, 25 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, 25 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 Loches-sur-Ource’s climate
How warm does Loches-sur-Ource get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.2°C. About 61 days a year reach 25°C, more than 51% of mainland French towns, and about 19 reach 30°C.
How cold does Loches-sur-Ource get in winter?
February nights average 0.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 61 nights a year, and about 5 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Loches-sur-Ource get?
About 834 mm a year, more than 68% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (82 mm) and February the driest (62 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Châtillon/Seine (25 km away), averages 1,792 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Loches-sur-Ource itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Loches-sur-Ource, Ailleville, 25 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 AILLEVILLE_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Loches-sur-Ource →
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.