Frosty mornings in Pierre-Morains outnumber those of 94% of mainland French towns
Expect July afternoons of about 26.3°C. Of the 22 towns of 2,500+ in Marne, it is the wettest. A year here swings 27°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Long walks are most pleasant from June to September, when afternoons reach 22–26°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Sommesous station, 18 km south-east.
A year in Pierre-Morains at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Sommesous station.
What a year in Pierre-Morains 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 Troyes-Barberey
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 18 km south-east of Pierre-Morains. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Pierre-Morains itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Sommesous (51545001) |
| Distance from the town | 18 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 167 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 153 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 12 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Troyes-Barberey, 57 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 Pierre-Morains 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre-Morains | Sommesous | 26.3°C | −0.1°C | 817 mm |
| Blancs-Coteaux 8.2 km | Fagnières-Inrae | 25.9°C about the same | 0.5°C 0.6°C milder | 632 mm |
| Épernay 23 km | Bouzy-Civc | 25.5°C 0.8°C cooler | 1.1°C 1.2°C milder | 688 mm |
| Aÿ-Champagne 24 km | Bouzy-Civc | 25.5°C 0.8°C cooler | 1.1°C 1.2°C milder | 688 mm |
| Sézanne 25 km | Esternay-Man | 26.0°C about the same | 0.4°C 0.5°C milder | 781 mm |
| Fagnières 26 km | Fagnières-Inrae | 25.9°C about the same | 0.5°C 0.6°C milder | 632 mm |
| Châlons-en-Champagne 28 km | Fagnières-Inrae | 25.9°C about the same | 0.5°C 0.6°C milder | 632 mm |
Pierre-Morains weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Sommesous station; sunshine at Troyes-Barberey.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.9°C | −0.1°C | 2.9°C | 72 mm | 63 |
| February | 7.4°C | −0.2°C | 3.6°C | 62 mm | 90 |
| March | 11.9°C | 1.7°C | 6.8°C | 59 mm | 148 |
| April | 16.1°C | 3.7°C | 9.9°C | 56 mm | 190 |
| 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 | 231 |
| July | 26.3°C | 12.6°C | 19.5°C | 68 mm | 242 |
| August | 26.0°C | 12.4°C | 19.2°C | 67 mm | 232 |
| September | 21.5°C | 9.1°C | 15.3°C | 61 mm | 186 |
| October | 16.0°C | 6.8°C | 11.4°C | 76 mm | 125 |
| November | 9.8°C | 3.2°C | 6.5°C | 74 mm | 70 |
| December | 6.3°C | 0.8°C | 3.6°C | 90 mm | 57 |
| Year | 15.9°C | 5.7°C | 10.8°C | 817 mm | 1,851 |
Where Pierre-Morains’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Sommesous, 18 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, Troyes-Barberey, 57 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 Pierre-Morains’s climate
How warm does Pierre-Morains 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 Pierre-Morains 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 Pierre-Morains 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, Troyes-Barberey (57 km away), averages 1,851 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Pierre-Morains itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Pierre-Morains, Sommesous, 18 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 Pierre-Morains →
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.