January in Mandres-la-Côte bites harder than in 93% of mainland French towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 24.7°C. Winter and summer sit 26°C apart. Its July afternoons stay fresher than in 76% of mainland French towns. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or more, come about 129 times a year.
Figures from Météo-France’s Is-en-Bassigny station, 10 km south-east.
A year in Mandres-la-Côte at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Is-en-Bassigny station.
What a year in Mandres-la-Côte feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Is-en-Bassigny.
About 874 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 27 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 5th 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: 73 frosts and 44 days of 25°C a year
On about 73 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 13 days it stays below freezing all day. About 44 days a year reach 25°C, and 9 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Is-en-Bassigny: 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 Is-en-Bassigny
Is-en-Bassigny is 10 km south-east of Mandres-la-Côte. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Mandres-la-Côte itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Is-en-Bassigny (52248002) |
| Distance from the town | 10 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 403 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 397 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Langres, 24 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 Mandres-la-Côte 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.
Mandres-la-Côte weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Is-en-Bassigny station; sunshine at Langres.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.2°C | −0.8°C | 1.7°C | 80 mm | 57 |
| February | 6.0°C | −0.4°C | 2.8°C | 61 mm | 87 |
| March | 10.4°C | 1.6°C | 6.0°C | 66 mm | 147 |
| April | 14.5°C | 4.0°C | 9.2°C | 59 mm | 181 |
| May | 18.5°C | 7.7°C | 13.1°C | 81 mm | 199 |
| June | 22.4°C | 10.8°C | 16.6°C | 61 mm | 219 |
| July | 24.7°C | 12.6°C | 18.7°C | 73 mm | 234 |
| August | 24.3°C | 12.6°C | 18.4°C | 66 mm | 223 |
| September | 19.6°C | 9.3°C | 14.4°C | 63 mm | 175 |
| October | 14.3°C | 6.7°C | 10.5°C | 86 mm | 113 |
| November | 8.3°C | 2.8°C | 5.5°C | 89 mm | 62 |
| December | 5.0°C | 0.3°C | 2.6°C | 89 mm | 50 |
| Year | 14.4°C | 5.6°C | 10.0°C | 874 mm | 1,747 |
Where Mandres-la-Côte’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Is-en-Bassigny, 10 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, 24 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 Mandres-la-Côte’s climate
How warm does Mandres-la-Côte get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.7°C. About 44 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 75% of mainland French towns, and about 9 reach 30°C.
How cold does Mandres-la-Côte get in winter?
January nights average −0.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 73 nights a year, and about 13 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Mandres-la-Côte get?
About 874 mm a year, more than 74% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (89 mm) and April the driest (59 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Langres (24 km away), averages 1,747 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Mandres-la-Côte itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Mandres-la-Côte, Is-en-Bassigny, 10 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 IS-EN-BASSIGNY, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Mandres-la-Côte →
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.