January in Gondrecourt-le-Château bites harder than in 89% of mainland French towns
Sunny July days climb to about 24.7°C. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 78% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month, April the driest. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from November to April, which average under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Cirfontaines station, 9.9 km south-west.
A year in Gondrecourt-le-Château at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Cirfontaines station.
What a year in Gondrecourt-le-Château feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cirfontaines.
About 904 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 27 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 8th 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: 67 frosts and 48 days of 25°C a year
On about 67 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 11 days it stays below freezing all day. About 48 days a year reach 25°C, and 11 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cirfontaines: 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 Cirfontaines
Cirfontaines is 9.9 km south-west of Gondrecourt-le-Château. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Gondrecourt-le-Château itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Cirfontaines (52131002) |
| Distance from the town | 9.9 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 379 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 303 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Dizier, 46 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 Gondrecourt-le-Château 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gondrecourt-le-Château | Cirfontaines | 24.7°C | −0.4°C | 904 mm |
| Neufchâteau 22 km | same station | 24.7°C about the same | −0.4°C about the same | 904 mm |
| Ligny-en-Barrois 24 km | Erneville-aux-Bois | 24.7°C about the same | −0.7°C about the same | 1,022 mm |
| Joinville 27 km | Chevillon | 25.9°C 1.2°C warmer | 0.4°C 0.8°C milder | 982 mm |
| Commercy 29 km | Erneville-aux-Bois | 24.7°C about the same | −0.7°C about the same | 1,022 mm |
| Foug 29 km | Nancy-Ochey | 24.8°C about the same | −0.4°C about the same | 810 mm |
Gondrecourt-le-Château weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Cirfontaines station; sunshine at Saint-Dizier.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.7°C | −0.4°C | 2.1°C | 82 mm | 61 |
| February | 6.3°C | −0.2°C | 3.0°C | 71 mm | 81 |
| March | 10.9°C | 2.0°C | 6.4°C | 68 mm | 143 |
| April | 15.0°C | 4.5°C | 9.8°C | 59 mm | 183 |
| May | 18.7°C | 8.2°C | 13.5°C | 80 mm | 216 |
| June | 22.4°C | 11.3°C | 16.9°C | 66 mm | 228 |
| July | 24.7°C | 13.4°C | 19.1°C | 70 mm | 235 |
| August | 24.5°C | 13.4°C | 18.9°C | 79 mm | 224 |
| September | 20.1°C | 10.0°C | 15.0°C | 69 mm | 173 |
| October | 14.7°C | 7.1°C | 10.9°C | 84 mm | 116 |
| November | 8.8°C | 3.2°C | 6.0°C | 83 mm | 63 |
| December | 5.3°C | 0.6°C | 3.0°C | 94 mm | 53 |
| Year | 14.7°C | 6.1°C | 10.4°C | 904 mm | 1,776 |
Where Gondrecourt-le-Château’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Cirfontaines, 9.9 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, 46 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 Gondrecourt-le-Château’s climate
How warm does Gondrecourt-le-Château get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.7°C. About 48 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 72% of mainland French towns, and about 11 reach 30°C.
How cold does Gondrecourt-le-Château get in winter?
January nights average −0.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 67 nights a year, and about 11 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Gondrecourt-le-Château get?
About 904 mm a year, more than 78% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (94 mm) and April the driest (59 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Dizier (46 km away), averages 1,776 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Gondrecourt-le-Château itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Gondrecourt-le-Château, Cirfontaines, 9.9 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 CIRFONTAINES_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Gondrecourt-le-Château →
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