Frosty mornings in Poilly outnumber those of 91% of mainland French towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 25.4°C. By July afternoons alone, it runs cooler than 66% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month, April the driest. The heating season runs November to April: each of those months averages under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Chambrecy-Civc station, 3.8 km south.
A year in Poilly at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Chambrecy-Civc station.
What a year in Poilly feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Chambrecy-Civc.
About 734 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 20 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 8th wettest of 22 towns of 2,500+ in Marne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Saint-Quentin
A frosty town: 70 frosts and 52 days of 25°C a year
On about 70 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 5 days it stays below freezing all day. About 52 days a year reach 25°C, and 13 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Chambrecy-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 Chambrecy-Civc
Chambrecy-Civc is 3.8 km south of Poilly. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Poilly itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Chambrecy-Civc (51111001) |
| Distance from the town | 3.8 km south |
| Station altitude | 150 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 103 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Quentin, 80 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 Poilly 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poilly | Chambrecy-Civc | 25.4°C | 0.4°C | 734 mm |
| Bezannes 13 km | same station | 25.4°C about the same | 0.4°C about the same | 734 mm |
| Tinqueux 13 km | same station | 25.4°C about the same | 0.4°C about the same | 734 mm |
| Saint-Brice-Courcelles 13 km | same station | 25.4°C about the same | 0.4°C about the same | 734 mm |
| Fismes 14 km | Braine | 25.4°C about the same | 1.4°C 1°C milder | 663 mm |
| Reims 16 km | Mailly-Civc | 24.8°C 0.6°C cooler | 1.2°C 0.8°C milder | 756 mm |
| Cormontreuil 17 km | Mailly-Civc | 24.8°C 0.6°C cooler | 1.2°C 0.8°C milder | 756 mm |
Poilly weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Chambrecy-Civc station; sunshine at Saint-Quentin.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.4°C | 0.4°C | 3.4°C | 67 mm | 62 |
| February | 7.7°C | 0.2°C | 4.0°C | 55 mm | 79 |
| March | 12.2°C | 1.8°C | 7.0°C | 54 mm | 135 |
| April | 16.2°C | 3.4°C | 9.8°C | 48 mm | 183 |
| May | 19.8°C | 7.0°C | 13.4°C | 61 mm | 206 |
| June | 23.1°C | 10.0°C | 16.6°C | 58 mm | 208 |
| July | 25.4°C | 12.0°C | 18.7°C | 68 mm | 214 |
| August | 25.2°C | 11.9°C | 18.5°C | 64 mm | 207 |
| September | 21.1°C | 9.1°C | 15.1°C | 53 mm | 167 |
| October | 16.0°C | 7.0°C | 11.5°C | 61 mm | 116 |
| November | 10.2°C | 3.5°C | 6.9°C | 63 mm | 67 |
| December | 6.9°C | 1.2°C | 4.0°C | 81 mm | 54 |
| Year | 15.8°C | 5.6°C | 10.7°C | 734 mm | 1,696 |
Where Poilly’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Chambrecy-Civc, 3.8 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-Quentin, 80 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 Poilly’s climate
How warm does Poilly get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.4°C. About 52 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 65% of mainland French towns, and about 13 reach 30°C.
How cold does Poilly get in winter?
February nights average 0.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 70 nights a year, and about 5 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Poilly get?
About 734 mm a year, less than 58% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (81 mm) and April the driest (48 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Quentin (80 km away), averages 1,696 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Poilly itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Poilly, Chambrecy-Civc, 3.8 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 CHAMBRECY-CIVC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Poilly →
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.