Culey gets more frosts than 94% of mainland French towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 24.7°C on average. Winter and summer sit 25°C apart. Of the 10 towns of 2,500+ in Meuse, it is the wettest. The heating season runs November to April: each of those months averages under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Erneville-aux-Bois station, 10 km east.
A year in Culey at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Erneville-aux-Bois station.
What a year in Culey feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Erneville-aux-Bois.
About 1,022 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 32 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 10 towns of 2,500+ in Meuse.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Saint-Dizier
A frosty town: 77 frosts and 44 days of 25°C a year
On about 77 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 11 days it stays below freezing all day. About 44 days a year reach 25°C, and 10 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Erneville-aux-Bois: 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 Erneville-aux-Bois
Erneville-aux-Bois is 10 km east of Culey. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Culey itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Erneville-aux-Bois (55179001) |
| Distance from the town | 10 km east |
| Station altitude | 313 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 237 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 7.3 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Dizier, 30 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 Culey 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 Meuse.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culey | Erneville-aux-Bois | 24.7°C | −0.7°C | 1,022 mm |
| Bar-le-Duc 7.8 km | Saint-Dizier | 26.0°C 1.3°C warmer | 0.8°C 1.5°C milder | 795 mm |
| Ligny-en-Barrois 8.7 km | same station | 24.7°C about the same | −0.7°C about the same | 1,022 mm |
| Ancerville 23 km | Saint-Dizier | 26.0°C 1.3°C warmer | 0.8°C 1.5°C milder | 795 mm |
| Commercy 24 km | same station | 24.7°C about the same | −0.7°C about the same | 1,022 mm |
| Saint-Mihiel 25 km | same station | 24.7°C about the same | −0.7°C about the same | 1,022 mm |
| Saint-Dizier 26 km | Saint-Dizier | 26.0°C 1.3°C warmer | 0.8°C 1.5°C milder | 795 mm |
Culey weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Erneville-aux-Bois station; sunshine at Saint-Dizier.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.9°C | −0.7°C | 2.1°C | 109 mm | 61 |
| February | 6.4°C | −0.7°C | 2.8°C | 88 mm | 81 |
| March | 10.8°C | 1.2°C | 6.0°C | 79 mm | 143 |
| April | 14.9°C | 3.1°C | 9.0°C | 61 mm | 183 |
| May | 18.6°C | 6.9°C | 12.8°C | 77 mm | 216 |
| June | 22.2°C | 10.0°C | 16.1°C | 67 mm | 228 |
| July | 24.7°C | 12.1°C | 18.4°C | 77 mm | 235 |
| August | 24.3°C | 12.1°C | 18.2°C | 72 mm | 224 |
| September | 19.9°C | 9.0°C | 14.4°C | 81 mm | 173 |
| October | 14.7°C | 6.4°C | 10.6°C | 92 mm | 116 |
| November | 8.8°C | 2.8°C | 5.8°C | 97 mm | 63 |
| December | 5.5°C | 0.4°C | 2.9°C | 122 mm | 53 |
| Year | 14.6°C | 5.2°C | 9.9°C | 1,022 mm | 1,776 |
Where Culey’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Erneville-aux-Bois, 10 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, 30 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 Meuse.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Culey’s climate
How warm does Culey get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.7°C. About 44 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 77% of mainland French towns, and about 10 reach 30°C.
How cold does Culey get in winter?
January nights average −0.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 77 nights a year, and about 11 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Culey get?
About 1,022 mm a year, more than 88% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (122 mm) and April the driest (61 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Dizier (30 km away), averages 1,776 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Culey itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Culey, Erneville-aux-Bois, 10 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 ERNEVILLE AUX BOIS_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Culey →
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.