Massiges gets more frosts than 82% of mainland French towns
July afternoons average 25.3°C. By warm days alone, it ranks cooler than 68% of mainland French towns. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 25°C. Homes need heating from November to March, the months averaging under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Sommepy station, 16 km north-west.
A year in Massiges at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Sommepy station.
What a year in Massiges feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Sommepy.
About 771 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 21 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 3rd 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: 62 frosts and 50 days of 25°C a year
On about 62 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 50 days a year reach 25°C, and 12 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Sommepy: 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 Sommepy
Sommepy is 16 km north-west of Massiges. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Massiges itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Sommepy (51544002) |
| Distance from the town | 16 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 140 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 131 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 12 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Dizier, 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 Massiges 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massiges | Sommepy | 25.3°C | 0.5°C | 771 mm |
| Sainte-Menehould 16 km | Somme-Vesle | 25.3°C about the same | 0.1°C about the same | 782 mm |
| Suippes 17 km | same station | 25.3°C about the same | 0.5°C about the same | 771 mm |
| Vouziers 24 km | Cauroy | 25.3°C about the same | 0.3°C about the same | 750 mm |
| Mourmelon-le-Grand 29 km | Bouzy-Civc | 25.5°C about the same | 1.1°C 0.6°C milder | 688 mm |
Massiges weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Sommepy station; sunshine at Saint-Dizier.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.0°C | 0.5°C | 3.3°C | 66 mm | 61 |
| February | 7.5°C | 0.5°C | 4.0°C | 58 mm | 81 |
| March | 11.8°C | 2.3°C | 7.0°C | 58 mm | 143 |
| April | 15.8°C | 4.2°C | 10.0°C | 52 mm | 183 |
| May | 19.6°C | 7.9°C | 13.8°C | 67 mm | 216 |
| June | 22.9°C | 10.8°C | 16.8°C | 63 mm | 228 |
| July | 25.3°C | 12.6°C | 19.0°C | 65 mm | 235 |
| August | 25.1°C | 12.5°C | 18.8°C | 67 mm | 224 |
| September | 20.9°C | 9.5°C | 15.2°C | 58 mm | 173 |
| October | 15.7°C | 7.3°C | 11.5°C | 66 mm | 116 |
| November | 9.9°C | 3.9°C | 6.9°C | 67 mm | 63 |
| December | 6.6°C | 1.5°C | 4.0°C | 85 mm | 53 |
| Year | 15.6°C | 6.1°C | 10.9°C | 771 mm | 1,776 |
Where Massiges’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Sommepy, 16 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, 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 Massiges’s climate
How warm does Massiges get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.3°C. About 50 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 68% of mainland French towns, and about 12 reach 30°C.
How cold does Massiges get in winter?
January nights average 0.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 62 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Massiges get?
About 771 mm a year, more than 53% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (85 mm) and April the driest (52 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Dizier (63 km away), averages 1,776 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Massiges itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Massiges, Sommepy, 16 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 SOMMEPY, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Massiges →
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.