Coole gets more frosts than 94% of mainland French towns
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 26.3°C. Of the 22 towns of 2,500+ in Marne, it is the wettest. Only 27°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Plan time outside from June to September, when highs sit at 22–26°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Sommesous station, 14 km west.
A year in Coole at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Sommesous station.
What a year in Coole feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Sommesous.
About 817 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 24 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 22 towns of 2,500+ in Marne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Saint-Dizier
A frosty town: 76 frosts and 65 days of 25°C a year
On about 76 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 8 days it stays below freezing all day. About 65 days a year reach 25°C, and 21 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Sommesous: 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 Sommesous
Sommesous is 14 km west of Coole. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Coole itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Sommesous (51545001) |
| Distance from the town | 14 km west |
| Station altitude | 167 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 156 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Dizier, 39 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 Coole 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coole | Sommesous | 26.3°C | −0.1°C | 817 mm |
| Vitry-le-François 14 km | Frignicourt | 26.1°C about the same | 0.9°C 1°C milder | 695 mm |
| Saint-Memmie 24 km | Fagnières-Inrae | 25.9°C about the same | 0.5°C 0.6°C milder | 632 mm |
| Châlons-en-Champagne 24 km | Fagnières-Inrae | 25.9°C about the same | 0.5°C 0.6°C milder | 632 mm |
| Fagnières 24 km | Fagnières-Inrae | 25.9°C about the same | 0.5°C 0.6°C milder | 632 mm |
Coole weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Sommesous station; sunshine at Saint-Dizier.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.9°C | −0.1°C | 2.9°C | 72 mm | 61 |
| February | 7.4°C | −0.2°C | 3.6°C | 62 mm | 81 |
| March | 11.9°C | 1.7°C | 6.8°C | 59 mm | 143 |
| April | 16.1°C | 3.7°C | 9.9°C | 56 mm | 183 |
| May | 20.2°C | 7.7°C | 13.9°C | 68 mm | 216 |
| June | 23.7°C | 10.7°C | 17.2°C | 63 mm | 228 |
| July | 26.3°C | 12.6°C | 19.5°C | 68 mm | 235 |
| August | 26.0°C | 12.4°C | 19.2°C | 67 mm | 224 |
| September | 21.5°C | 9.1°C | 15.3°C | 61 mm | 173 |
| October | 16.0°C | 6.8°C | 11.4°C | 76 mm | 116 |
| November | 9.8°C | 3.2°C | 6.5°C | 74 mm | 63 |
| December | 6.3°C | 0.8°C | 3.6°C | 90 mm | 53 |
| Year | 15.9°C | 5.7°C | 10.8°C | 817 mm | 1,776 |
Where Coole’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Sommesous, 14 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, Saint-Dizier, 39 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 Marne.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Coole’s climate
How warm does Coole get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.3°C. About 65 days a year reach 25°C, more than 56% of mainland French towns, and about 21 reach 30°C.
How cold does Coole get in winter?
February nights average −0.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 76 nights a year, and about 8 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Coole get?
About 817 mm a year, more than 62% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (90 mm) and April the driest (56 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Dizier (39 km away), averages 1,776 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Coole itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Coole, Sommesous, 14 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 SOMMESOUS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Coole →
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.