Summer warmth: Germaine logs fewer 25-degree days than 78% of mainland French towns
Deep winter brings January lows near 1.2°C. By January nights alone, it runs colder than 70% of mainland French towns. Rain peaks in December and eases off in April. Waterproofs come out on about 120 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Mailly-Civc station, 7.6 km north-east.
A year in Germaine at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Mailly-Civc station.
What a year in Germaine feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Mailly-Civc.
About 756 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 22 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 4th wettest of 22 towns of 2,500+ in Marne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Saint-Dizier
45 frosts and 43 days of 25°C a year
On about 45 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 8 days it stays below freezing all day. About 43 days a year reach 25°C, and 9 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Mailly-Civc: 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 Mailly-Civc
Mailly-Civc is 7.6 km north-east of Germaine. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Germaine itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Mailly-Civc (51338001) |
| Distance from the town | 7.6 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 182 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 204 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Dizier, 84 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 Germaine 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. 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.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germaine | Mailly-Civc | 24.8°C | 1.2°C | 756 mm |
| Aÿ-Champagne 7.5 km | Bouzy-Civc | 25.5°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.1°C about the same | 688 mm |
| Épernay 10 km | Bouzy-Civc | 25.5°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.1°C about the same | 688 mm |
| Cormontreuil 11 km | same station | 24.8°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 756 mm |
| Bezannes 12 km | Chambrecy-Civc | 25.4°C 0.6°C warmer | 0.4°C 0.8°C colder | 734 mm |
| Tinqueux 15 km | Chambrecy-Civc | 25.4°C 0.6°C warmer | 0.4°C 0.8°C colder | 734 mm |
| Reims 15 km | same station | 24.8°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 756 mm |
Germaine weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Mailly-Civc station; sunshine at Saint-Dizier.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.8°C | 1.2°C | 3.5°C | 69 mm | 61 |
| February | 6.9°C | 1.2°C | 4.0°C | 56 mm | 81 |
| March | 11.2°C | 3.6°C | 7.4°C | 52 mm | 143 |
| April | 15.2°C | 6.1°C | 10.6°C | 46 mm | 183 |
| May | 19.0°C | 9.7°C | 14.3°C | 61 mm | 216 |
| June | 22.3°C | 12.5°C | 17.4°C | 65 mm | 228 |
| July | 24.8°C | 14.4°C | 19.6°C | 64 mm | 235 |
| August | 24.5°C | 14.1°C | 19.3°C | 63 mm | 224 |
| September | 20.2°C | 11.1°C | 15.6°C | 56 mm | 173 |
| October | 15.2°C | 8.4°C | 11.8°C | 69 mm | 116 |
| November | 9.5°C | 4.5°C | 7.0°C | 70 mm | 63 |
| December | 6.4°C | 2.0°C | 4.2°C | 86 mm | 53 |
| Year | 15.1°C | 7.4°C | 11.2°C | 756 mm | 1,776 |
Where Germaine’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Mailly-Civc, 7.6 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, 84 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 Germaine’s climate
How warm does Germaine get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.8°C. About 43 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 78% of mainland French towns, and about 9 reach 30°C.
How cold does Germaine get in winter?
January nights average 1.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 45 nights a year, and about 8 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Germaine get?
About 756 mm a year, more than 50% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (86 mm) and April the driest (46 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Dizier (84 km away), averages 1,776 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Germaine itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Germaine, Mailly-Civc, 7.6 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 MAILLY-CIVC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Germaine →
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