Consigny is among the frostiest of mainland French towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 25.5°C. Of the 6 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Marne, it is the wettest. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 27°C. Radiators earn their keep from November to April, the months that average under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Bourdons station, 5 km west.
A year in Consigny at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Bourdons station.
What a year in Consigny feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bourdons.
About 1,011 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 33 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 6 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Marne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Langres
A frosty town: 88 frosts and 54 days of 25°C a year
On about 88 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 9 days it stays below freezing all day. About 54 days a year reach 25°C, and 14 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bourdons: 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 Bourdons
Bourdons is 5 km west of Consigny. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Consigny itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Bourdons (52061002) |
| Distance from the town | 5 km west |
| Station altitude | 304 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 364 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Langres, 36 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 Consigny 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.
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.
Consigny weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Bourdons station; sunshine at Langres.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.2°C | −1.0°C | 2.1°C | 94 mm | 57 |
| February | 6.9°C | −1.0°C | 3.0°C | 80 mm | 87 |
| March | 11.3°C | 0.5°C | 5.9°C | 81 mm | 147 |
| April | 15.5°C | 2.5°C | 9.0°C | 68 mm | 181 |
| May | 19.6°C | 6.6°C | 13.1°C | 87 mm | 199 |
| June | 23.4°C | 9.8°C | 16.6°C | 73 mm | 219 |
| July | 25.5°C | 11.6°C | 18.5°C | 79 mm | 234 |
| August | 25.1°C | 11.3°C | 18.2°C | 78 mm | 223 |
| September | 20.5°C | 8.0°C | 14.2°C | 75 mm | 175 |
| October | 15.3°C | 5.8°C | 10.5°C | 95 mm | 113 |
| November | 9.2°C | 2.3°C | 5.8°C | 96 mm | 62 |
| December | 5.9°C | 0.2°C | 3.0°C | 104 mm | 50 |
| Year | 15.3°C | 4.7°C | 10.0°C | 1,011 mm | 1,747 |
Where Consigny’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Bourdons, 5 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, Langres, 36 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 Consigny’s climate
How warm does Consigny get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.5°C. About 54 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 64% of mainland French towns, and about 14 reach 30°C.
How cold does Consigny get in winter?
January nights average −1.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 88 nights a year, and about 9 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Consigny get?
About 1,011 mm a year, more than 88% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (104 mm) and April the driest (68 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Langres (36 km away), averages 1,747 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Consigny itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Consigny, Bourdons, 5 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 BOURDONS_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Consigny →
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