Frost comes to Champs-sur-Yonne more often than to 86% of mainland French towns
July afternoons average 27.2°C. Summer afternoons here are warmer than in 70% of mainland French towns. Only 27°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Homes need heating from November to March, the months averaging under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Chablis station, 17 km north-east.
A year in Champs-sur-Yonne at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Chablis station.
What a year in Champs-sur-Yonne feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Chablis.
About 740 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and February the driest. About 20 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 6th wettest of 19 towns of 2,500+ in Yonne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Troyes-Barberey
A frosty town: 65 frosts and 71 days of 25°C a year
On about 65 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 71 days a year reach 25°C, and 23 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Chablis: 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 Chablis
Chablis is 17 km north-east of Champs-sur-Yonne. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Champs-sur-Yonne itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Chablis (89068001) |
| Distance from the town | 17 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 141 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 103 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Troyes-Barberey, 72 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 Champs-sur-Yonne 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 Yonne.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champs-sur-Yonne | Chablis | 27.2°C | 0.6°C | 740 mm |
| Auxerre 6.4 km | Aillant | 27.5°C about the same | 0.3°C about the same | 727 mm |
| Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche 8.1 km | Aillant | 27.5°C about the same | 0.3°C about the same | 727 mm |
| Monéteau 12 km | Aillant | 27.5°C about the same | 0.3°C about the same | 727 mm |
| Appoigny 15 km | Aillant | 27.5°C about the same | 0.3°C about the same | 727 mm |
| Toucy 22 km | Grandchamp | 25.8°C 1.4°C cooler | 1.2°C 0.6°C milder | 759 mm |
| Montholon 25 km | Aillant | 27.5°C about the same | 0.3°C about the same | 727 mm |
Champs-sur-Yonne weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Chablis station; sunshine at Troyes-Barberey.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.1°C | 0.6°C | 3.9°C | 57 mm | 63 |
| February | 8.8°C | 0.3°C | 4.6°C | 52 mm | 90 |
| March | 13.2°C | 2.1°C | 7.6°C | 54 mm | 148 |
| April | 17.0°C | 4.1°C | 10.5°C | 62 mm | 190 |
| May | 20.8°C | 8.0°C | 14.4°C | 73 mm | 216 |
| June | 24.5°C | 11.3°C | 17.9°C | 57 mm | 231 |
| July | 27.2°C | 13.2°C | 20.2°C | 59 mm | 242 |
| August | 27.0°C | 13.1°C | 20.0°C | 59 mm | 232 |
| September | 22.4°C | 9.7°C | 16.0°C | 59 mm | 186 |
| October | 17.2°C | 7.3°C | 12.3°C | 74 mm | 125 |
| November | 11.1°C | 3.6°C | 7.4°C | 66 mm | 70 |
| December | 7.8°C | 1.4°C | 4.6°C | 67 mm | 57 |
| Year | 17.0°C | 6.2°C | 11.6°C | 740 mm | 1,851 |
Where Champs-sur-Yonne’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Chablis, 17 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, 72 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 Yonne.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Champs-sur-Yonne’s climate
How warm does Champs-sur-Yonne get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.2°C. About 71 days a year reach 25°C, more than 65% of mainland French towns, and about 23 reach 30°C.
How cold does Champs-sur-Yonne get in winter?
February nights average 0.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 65 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Champs-sur-Yonne get?
About 740 mm a year, less than 54% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (74 mm) and February the driest (52 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Troyes-Barberey (72 km away), averages 1,851 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Champs-sur-Yonne itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Champs-sur-Yonne, Chablis, 17 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 CHABLIS_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Champs-sur-Yonne →
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