Ice on the ground: Viâpres-le-Petit sees more frosts than 88% of mainland French towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 26.2°C. By rainfall alone, it ranks drier than 68% of mainland French towns. The rainiest month is December; the driest is April. For walks and days out, the stretch from June to September brings highs of 22–26°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Dosnon station, 14 km east.
A year in Viâpres-le-Petit at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Dosnon station.
What a year in Viâpres-le-Petit 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 Troyes-Barberey
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 14 km east of Viâpres-le-Petit. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Viâpres-le-Petit itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Dosnon (10130001) |
| Distance from the town | 14 km east |
| Station altitude | 115 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 85 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Troyes-Barberey, 27 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 Viâpres-le-Petit 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viâpres-le-Petit | Dosnon | 26.2°C | 0.4°C | 698 mm |
| Arcis-sur-Aube 8.1 km | same station | 26.2°C about the same | 0.4°C about the same | 698 mm |
| Saint-Lyé 23 km | Troyes-Barberey | 26.2°C about the same | 0.5°C about the same | 645 mm |
| Romilly-sur-Seine 24 km | Romilly | 26.2°C about the same | 0.8°C about the same | 620 mm |
| Pont-Sainte-Marie 27 km | Troyes-Barberey | 26.2°C about the same | 0.5°C about the same | 645 mm |
| La Chapelle-Saint-Luc 28 km | Troyes-Barberey | 26.2°C about the same | 0.5°C about the same | 645 mm |
| Les Noës-près-Troyes 29 km | Troyes-Barberey | 26.2°C about the same | 0.5°C about the same | 645 mm |
Viâpres-le-Petit weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Dosnon station; sunshine at Troyes-Barberey.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.3°C | 0.4°C | 3.3°C | 56 mm | 63 |
| February | 7.8°C | 0.2°C | 4.0°C | 53 mm | 90 |
| March | 12.2°C | 2.1°C | 7.1°C | 50 mm | 148 |
| April | 16.1°C | 4.1°C | 10.1°C | 48 mm | 190 |
| May | 20.0°C | 7.9°C | 14.0°C | 60 mm | 216 |
| June | 23.5°C | 10.8°C | 17.2°C | 55 mm | 231 |
| July | 26.2°C | 12.7°C | 19.5°C | 59 mm | 242 |
| August | 26.0°C | 12.6°C | 19.3°C | 59 mm | 232 |
| September | 21.5°C | 9.4°C | 15.5°C | 55 mm | 186 |
| October | 16.3°C | 7.0°C | 11.7°C | 69 mm | 125 |
| November | 10.2°C | 3.4°C | 6.8°C | 61 mm | 70 |
| December | 6.8°C | 1.2°C | 4.0°C | 75 mm | 57 |
| Year | 16.1°C | 6.0°C | 11.0°C | 698 mm | 1,851 |
Where Viâpres-le-Petit’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Dosnon, 14 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, 27 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 Viâpres-le-Petit’s climate
How warm does Viâpres-le-Petit 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 Viâpres-le-Petit 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 Viâpres-le-Petit 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, Troyes-Barberey (27 km away), averages 1,851 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Viâpres-le-Petit itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Viâpres-le-Petit, Dosnon, 14 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 Viâpres-le-Petit →
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