Winter nights in Orbigny-au-Val are colder than in 93% of mainland French towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 24.2°C. None of the 6 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Marne has cooler July afternoons. Only 25°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Long walks are most pleasant from May to September, when afternoons reach 18–24°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Langres station, 8.4 km south-west.
A year in Orbigny-au-Val at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Langres station.
What a year in Orbigny-au-Val 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 8.4 km south-west of Orbigny-au-Val. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Orbigny-au-Val itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Langres (52269001) |
| Distance from the town | 8.4 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 466 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 364 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 3.9 km |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
Orbigny-au-Val sits 102 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect Orbigny-au-Val to run about 0.7°C warmer than these figures.
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 Orbigny-au-Val 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.
Orbigny-au-Val 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 Orbigny-au-Val’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Langres, 8.4 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, 8.4 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 Orbigny-au-Val’s climate
How warm does Orbigny-au-Val 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 Orbigny-au-Val 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 Orbigny-au-Val 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 (8.4 km away), averages 1,747 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Orbigny-au-Val itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Orbigny-au-Val, Langres, 8.4 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 Orbigny-au-Val →
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.