Midwinter lows in Langres sink below those of 93% of mainland French towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 24.2°C. Wet weather is most frequent in December and least in April. None of the 6 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Marne has cooler July afternoons. Waterproofs come out on about 130 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Langres station, 1.9 km south.
A year in Langres at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Langres station.
What a year in Langres feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Langres.
About 896 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 28 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 Langres
A frosty town: 65 frosts and 41 days of 25°C a year
On about 65 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 16 days it stays below freezing all day. About 41 days a year reach 25°C, and 9 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Langres: 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 Langres
Langres is 1.9 km south of Langres. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Langres itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Langres (52269001) |
| Distance from the town | 1.9 km south |
| Station altitude | 466 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 471 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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 Langres 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, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langres | Langres | 24.2°C | −0.8°C | 896 mm |
| Nogent 19 km | Is-en-Bassigny | 24.7°C 0.5°C warmer | −0.8°C about the same | 874 mm |
Langres weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Langres station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.9°C | −0.8°C | 1.6°C | 79 mm | 57 |
| February | 5.7°C | −0.3°C | 2.7°C | 63 mm | 87 |
| March | 10.3°C | 2.4°C | 6.3°C | 66 mm | 147 |
| April | 14.2°C | 5.1°C | 9.7°C | 60 mm | 181 |
| May | 18.0°C | 8.8°C | 13.4°C | 83 mm | 199 |
| June | 21.9°C | 12.1°C | 17.0°C | 70 mm | 219 |
| July | 24.2°C | 14.1°C | 19.2°C | 77 mm | 234 |
| August | 24.0°C | 14.2°C | 19.1°C | 70 mm | 223 |
| September | 19.5°C | 10.6°C | 15.1°C | 66 mm | 175 |
| October | 14.2°C | 7.3°C | 10.7°C | 83 mm | 113 |
| November | 8.0°C | 2.9°C | 5.5°C | 88 mm | 62 |
| December | 4.6°C | 0.1°C | 2.4°C | 92 mm | 50 |
| Year | 14.0°C | 6.4°C | 10.2°C | 896 mm | 1,747 |
Where Langres’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Langres, 1.9 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, Langres, 1.9 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 Langres’s climate
How warm does Langres get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.2°C. About 41 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 80% of mainland French towns, and about 9 reach 30°C.
How cold does Langres get in winter?
January nights average −0.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 65 nights a year, and about 16 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Langres get?
About 896 mm a year, more than 77% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (92 mm) and April the driest (60 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Langres (1.9 km away), averages 1,747 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Langres itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Langres, Langres, 1.9 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 LANGRES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Langres →
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.