Ice on the ground: Chichée sees more frosts than 86% of mainland French towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 27.2°C. Summer afternoons here are warmer than in 70% of mainland French towns. Rain is spread evenly through the year: the wettest month, October, gets little more than the driest, February. Comfortable outdoor weather, highs of 21–27°C, belongs to May, June, August and September.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Chablis station, 4.6 km north-west.
A year in Chichée at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Chablis station.
What a year in Chichée 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 Châtillon/Seine
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 4.6 km north-west of Chichée. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Chichée itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Chablis (89068001) |
| Distance from the town | 4.6 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 141 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 147 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Châtillon/Seine, 56 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 Chichée 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chichée | Chablis | 27.2°C | 0.6°C | 740 mm |
| Tonnerre 13 km | same station | 27.2°C about the same | 0.6°C about the same | 740 mm |
| Auxerre 20 km | Aillant | 27.5°C about the same | 0.3°C about the same | 727 mm |
| Monéteau 20 km | Aillant | 27.5°C about the same | 0.3°C about the same | 727 mm |
| Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche 23 km | Aillant | 27.5°C about the same | 0.3°C about the same | 727 mm |
| Appoigny 25 km | Aillant | 27.5°C about the same | 0.3°C about the same | 727 mm |
| Saint-Florentin 25 km | Ligny-le-Châtel | 26.1°C 1.1°C cooler | 1.0°C about the same | 773 mm |
Chichée weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Chablis station; sunshine at Châtillon/Seine.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.1°C | 0.6°C | 3.9°C | 57 mm | 67 |
| 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 | 183 |
| May | 20.8°C | 8.0°C | 14.4°C | 73 mm | 201 |
| June | 24.5°C | 11.3°C | 17.9°C | 57 mm | 229 |
| July | 27.2°C | 13.2°C | 20.2°C | 59 mm | 235 |
| August | 27.0°C | 13.1°C | 20.0°C | 59 mm | 215 |
| September | 22.4°C | 9.7°C | 16.0°C | 59 mm | 176 |
| October | 17.2°C | 7.3°C | 12.3°C | 74 mm | 121 |
| November | 11.1°C | 3.6°C | 7.4°C | 66 mm | 72 |
| 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 | 1,792 |
Where Chichée’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Chablis, 4.6 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, Châtillon/Seine, 56 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 Chichée’s climate
How warm does Chichée 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 Chichée 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 Chichée 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, Châtillon/Seine (56 km away), averages 1,792 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Chichée itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Chichée, Chablis, 4.6 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 Chichée →
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.