Hardly any mainland French towns wake to more frost than Colmier-le-Bas
Sunny July days climb to about 25.1°C. Rain peaks in December and eases off in April. Its yearly rainfall tops that of 82% of mainland French towns. Homes need heating from November to April, the months averaging under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Auberive station, 7.9 km east.
A year in Colmier-le-Bas at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Auberive station.
What a year in Colmier-le-Bas feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Auberive.
About 943 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 29 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 4th wettest of 6 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Marne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Châtillon/Seine
A frosty town: 97 frosts and 49 days of 25°C a year
On about 97 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 9 days it stays below freezing all day. About 49 days a year reach 25°C, and 13 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Auberive: 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 Auberive
Auberive is 7.9 km east of Colmier-le-Bas. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Colmier-le-Bas itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Auberive (52023002) |
| Distance from the town | 7.9 km east |
| Station altitude | 349 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 373 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 5.8 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Châtillon/Seine, 29 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 Colmier-le-Bas 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 Haute-Marne.
Colmier-le-Bas weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Auberive station; sunshine at Châtillon/Seine.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.3°C | −1.6°C | 1.9°C | 80 mm | 67 |
| February | 7.0°C | −1.5°C | 2.7°C | 70 mm | 90 |
| March | 11.3°C | 0.0°C | 5.6°C | 71 mm | 148 |
| April | 15.3°C | 2.1°C | 8.7°C | 67 mm | 183 |
| May | 19.1°C | 6.3°C | 12.7°C | 83 mm | 201 |
| June | 22.9°C | 9.4°C | 16.2°C | 79 mm | 229 |
| July | 25.1°C | 11.1°C | 18.1°C | 78 mm | 235 |
| August | 24.8°C | 10.9°C | 17.9°C | 73 mm | 215 |
| September | 20.3°C | 7.5°C | 13.9°C | 71 mm | 176 |
| October | 15.3°C | 5.3°C | 10.3°C | 87 mm | 121 |
| November | 9.4°C | 1.6°C | 5.5°C | 91 mm | 72 |
| December | 5.9°C | −0.6°C | 2.7°C | 93 mm | 57 |
| Year | 15.1°C | 4.2°C | 9.7°C | 943 mm | 1,792 |
Where Colmier-le-Bas’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Auberive, 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, Châtillon/Seine, 29 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 Haute-Marne.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Colmier-le-Bas’s climate
How warm does Colmier-le-Bas get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.1°C. About 49 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 69% of mainland French towns, and about 13 reach 30°C.
How cold does Colmier-le-Bas get in winter?
January nights average −1.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 97 nights a year, and about 9 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Colmier-le-Bas get?
About 943 mm a year, more than 82% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (93 mm) and April the driest (67 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Châtillon/Seine (29 km away), averages 1,792 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Colmier-le-Bas itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Colmier-le-Bas, Auberive, 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 AUBERIVE_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Colmier-le-Bas →
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.