Photo: Unknown author Unknown author · CC0Fewer days reach 25 degrees in La Ferté-Gaucher than in 73% of mainland French towns
Deep winter brings January lows near 1.3°C. Its yearly rainfall falls short of 68% of mainland French towns. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 24°C. From May to September, highs of 19–25°C make it easy to spend the day outdoors.
Figures from Météo-France’s Chevru station, 9.7 km south-west.
A year in La Ferté-Gaucher at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Chevru station.
What a year in La Ferté-Gaucher feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Chevru.
About 698 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and March the driest. About 18 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 75th wettest of 116 towns of 2,500+ in Seine-et-Marne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Melun
48 frosts and 47 days of 25°C a year
On about 48 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 47 days a year reach 25°C, and 12 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Chevru: 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 Chevru
Chevru is 9.7 km south-west of La Ferté-Gaucher. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in La Ferté-Gaucher itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Chevru (77113002) |
| Distance from the town | 9.7 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 158 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 115 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Melun, 50 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 La Ferté-Gaucher 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 Seine-et-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Ferté-Gaucher | Chevru | 25.3°C | 1.3°C | 698 mm |
| Boissy-le-Châtel 13 km | Mouroux | 25.0°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 721 mm |
| Coulommiers 16 km | Mouroux | 25.0°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 721 mm |
| Mouroux 20 km | Mouroux | 25.0°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 721 mm |
| Jouarre 20 km | Mouroux | 25.0°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 721 mm |
| Montmirail 20 km | Esternay | 25.4°C about the same | 0.9°C about the same | 701 mm |
| Charly-sur-Marne 22 km | Saint-Cyr/Morin-Bg | 25.5°C about the same | 1.0°C about the same | 815 mm |
La Ferté-Gaucher weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Chevru station; sunshine at Melun.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.1°C | 1.3°C | 3.7°C | 58 mm | 60 |
| February | 7.4°C | 1.3°C | 4.4°C | 53 mm | 83 |
| March | 11.7°C | 3.3°C | 7.5°C | 51 mm | 143 |
| April | 15.3°C | 5.1°C | 10.2°C | 52 mm | 188 |
| May | 19.0°C | 8.7°C | 13.9°C | 67 mm | 216 |
| June | 22.5°C | 11.5°C | 17.0°C | 52 mm | 226 |
| July | 25.3°C | 13.3°C | 19.3°C | 56 mm | 235 |
| August | 25.3°C | 13.2°C | 19.2°C | 56 mm | 225 |
| September | 21.0°C | 10.4°C | 15.7°C | 56 mm | 180 |
| October | 15.7°C | 7.8°C | 11.8°C | 65 mm | 119 |
| November | 9.9°C | 4.2°C | 7.1°C | 61 mm | 68 |
| December | 6.7°C | 2.0°C | 4.4°C | 72 mm | 54 |
| Year | 15.5°C | 6.8°C | 11.2°C | 698 mm | 1,798 |
Where La Ferté-Gaucher’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Chevru, 9.7 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, Melun, 50 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 Seine-et-Marne.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about La Ferté-Gaucher’s climate
How warm does La Ferté-Gaucher get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.3°C. About 47 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 73% of mainland French towns, and about 12 reach 30°C.
How cold does La Ferté-Gaucher get in winter?
January nights average 1.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 48 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does La Ferté-Gaucher get?
About 698 mm a year, less than 68% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (72 mm) and March the driest (51 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Melun (50 km away), averages 1,798 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for La Ferté-Gaucher itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to La Ferté-Gaucher, Chevru, 9.7 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 CHEVRU, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for La Ferté-Gaucher →
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