Petit-Mesnil gets more frosts than 88% of mainland French towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 25.8°C. Winter and summer sit 25°C apart. Comfortable outdoor weather lasts from May to September, with highs of 20–26°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Soulaines station, 7.9 km north-east.
A year in Petit-Mesnil at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Soulaines station.
What a year in Petit-Mesnil 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 7.9 km north-east of Petit-Mesnil. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Petit-Mesnil itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Soulaines (10372001) |
| Distance from the town | 7.9 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 138 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 152 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Mathaux-Etape, 9.6 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 Petit-Mesnil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petit-Mesnil | Soulaines | 25.8°C | 0.5°C | 776 mm |
| Brienne-le-Château 7.6 km | Mathaux-Etape | 26.1°C about the same | 1.2°C 0.7°C milder | 734 mm |
| Bar-sur-Aube 15 km | Ailleville | 26.2°C about the same | 0.6°C about the same | 834 mm |
Petit-Mesnil 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 Petit-Mesnil’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Soulaines, 7.9 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, 9.6 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 Petit-Mesnil’s climate
How warm does Petit-Mesnil 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 Petit-Mesnil 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 Petit-Mesnil 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 (9.6 km away), averages 1,930 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Petit-Mesnil itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Petit-Mesnil, Soulaines, 7.9 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 Petit-Mesnil →
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