Saint-Germain gets more frosts than 83% of mainland French towns
July afternoons average 27.0°C. Winter and summer sit 27°C apart. None of the 20 towns of 2,500+ in Aube has warmer July afternoons. The outdoor season runs from May to September, with highs of 21–27°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-Pouange station, 2.8 km south-east.
A year in Saint-Germain at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Pouange station.
What a year in Saint-Germain feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Pouange.
About 708 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and March the driest. About 19 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 5th 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: 62 frosts and 69 days of 25°C a year
On about 62 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 5 days it stays below freezing all day. About 69 days a year reach 25°C, and 22 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Pouange: 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 Saint-Pouange
Saint-Pouange is 2.8 km south-east of Saint-Germain. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Germain itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Pouange (10360001) |
| Distance from the town | 2.8 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 122 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 120 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Troyes-Barberey, 7.5 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 Saint-Germain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Germain | Saint-Pouange | 27.0°C | 0.6°C | 708 mm |
| La Rivière-de-Corps 3 km | Troyes-Barberey | 26.2°C 0.8°C cooler | 0.5°C about the same | 645 mm |
| Rosières-près-Troyes 3.2 km | same station | 27.0°C about the same | 0.6°C about the same | 708 mm |
| Saint-André-les-Vergers 3.4 km | same station | 27.0°C about the same | 0.6°C about the same | 708 mm |
| Sainte-Savine 4.5 km | Troyes-Barberey | 26.2°C 0.8°C cooler | 0.5°C about the same | 645 mm |
| Bréviandes 5.2 km | same station | 27.0°C about the same | 0.6°C about the same | 708 mm |
| Les Noës-près-Troyes 5.3 km | Troyes-Barberey | 26.2°C 0.8°C cooler | 0.5°C about the same | 645 mm |
Saint-Germain weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Pouange station; sunshine at Troyes-Barberey.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.9°C | 0.6°C | 3.7°C | 58 mm | 63 |
| February | 8.5°C | 0.5°C | 4.5°C | 51 mm | 90 |
| March | 12.9°C | 2.3°C | 7.6°C | 50 mm | 148 |
| April | 16.5°C | 4.4°C | 10.4°C | 54 mm | 190 |
| May | 20.6°C | 8.2°C | 14.4°C | 67 mm | 216 |
| June | 24.3°C | 11.4°C | 17.9°C | 58 mm | 231 |
| July | 27.0°C | 13.4°C | 20.2°C | 56 mm | 242 |
| August | 26.8°C | 13.2°C | 20.0°C | 58 mm | 232 |
| September | 22.3°C | 9.8°C | 16.0°C | 55 mm | 186 |
| October | 16.9°C | 7.2°C | 12.1°C | 70 mm | 125 |
| November | 10.8°C | 3.6°C | 7.2°C | 64 mm | 70 |
| December | 7.4°C | 1.4°C | 4.4°C | 68 mm | 57 |
| Year | 16.7°C | 6.3°C | 11.5°C | 708 mm | 1,851 |
Where Saint-Germain’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Pouange, 2.8 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, 7.5 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 Saint-Germain’s climate
How warm does Saint-Germain get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.0°C. About 69 days a year reach 25°C, more than 62% of mainland French towns, and about 22 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Germain get in winter?
February nights average 0.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 62 nights a year, and about 5 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Germain get?
About 708 mm a year, less than 66% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (70 mm) and March the driest (50 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Troyes-Barberey (7.5 km away), averages 1,851 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Germain itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Germain, Saint-Pouange, 2.8 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 ST-POUANGE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Germain →
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.