Midwinter lows in Le Gault-Soigny sink below those of 76% of mainland French towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 25.4°C. Winter and summer sit 25°C apart. Only about 49 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than in 70% of mainland French towns. Windscreens need scraping on about 53 mornings a year, the nights the air drops below 0°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Esternay station, 8.1 km south.
A year in Le Gault-Soigny at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Esternay station.
What a year in Le Gault-Soigny feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Esternay.
About 701 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 18 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 13th wettest of 22 towns of 2,500+ in Marne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Troyes-Barberey
A frosty town: 53 frosts and 49 days of 25°C a year
On about 53 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 49 days a year reach 25°C, and 12 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Esternay: 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 Esternay
Esternay is 8.1 km south of Le Gault-Soigny. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Le Gault-Soigny itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Esternay (51237002) |
| Distance from the town | 8.1 km south |
| Station altitude | 185 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 201 m |
| Period | 1994–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Troyes-Barberey, 63 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 Le Gault-Soigny 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Gault-Soigny | Esternay | 25.4°C | 0.9°C | 701 mm |
| Montmirail 7.4 km | same station | 25.4°C about the same | 0.9°C about the same | 701 mm |
| Sézanne 14 km | Esternay-Man | 26.0°C 0.6°C warmer | 0.4°C 0.5°C colder | 781 mm |
| La Ferté-Gaucher 21 km | Chevru | 25.3°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 698 mm |
| Villenauxe-la-Grande 25 km | Romilly | 26.2°C 0.8°C warmer | 0.8°C about the same | 620 mm |
| Charly-sur-Marne 29 km | Saint-Cyr/Morin-Bg | 25.5°C about the same | 1.0°C about the same | 815 mm |
Le Gault-Soigny weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Esternay station; sunshine at Troyes-Barberey.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.9°C | 0.9°C | 3.4°C | 59 mm | 63 |
| February | 7.5°C | 1.1°C | 4.3°C | 55 mm | 90 |
| March | 11.4°C | 2.7°C | 7.1°C | 49 mm | 148 |
| April | 15.5°C | 4.8°C | 10.1°C | 47 mm | 190 |
| May | 19.0°C | 8.2°C | 13.6°C | 70 mm | 216 |
| June | 22.8°C | 11.2°C | 17.0°C | 54 mm | 231 |
| July | 25.4°C | 13.1°C | 19.3°C | 59 mm | 242 |
| August | 25.1°C | 13.1°C | 19.1°C | 52 mm | 232 |
| September | 20.9°C | 10.1°C | 15.5°C | 51 mm | 186 |
| October | 15.9°C | 7.8°C | 11.9°C | 69 mm | 125 |
| November | 9.9°C | 4.2°C | 7.1°C | 61 mm | 70 |
| December | 6.6°C | 1.7°C | 4.1°C | 75 mm | 57 |
| Year | 15.5°C | 6.6°C | 11.0°C | 701 mm | 1,851 |
Where Le Gault-Soigny’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Esternay, 8.1 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1994–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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, Troyes-Barberey, 63 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 Le Gault-Soigny’s climate
How warm does Le Gault-Soigny get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.4°C. About 49 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 70% of mainland French towns, and about 12 reach 30°C.
How cold does Le Gault-Soigny get in winter?
January nights average 0.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 53 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Le Gault-Soigny get?
About 701 mm a year, less than 67% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (75 mm) and April the driest (47 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Troyes-Barberey (63 km away), averages 1,851 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Le Gault-Soigny itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Le Gault-Soigny, Esternay, 8.1 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 ESTERNAY, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Le Gault-Soigny →
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