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Reims Champagne Weather, Month by Month

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A champagne day is half underground and half in the vines. The cellars stay cold all year, but the season decides which houses open and what you see outside. Before you book your Reims Champagne guided tours, pick your month here.

What the weather does to a champagne day here

Most of the day is spent in chalk cellars, and they are cold in every month. Mercier warns its visitors so. You go down in a warm layer in July and come up into the heat.

The rest is outdoors. The grower tours stop in the vines and in village streets, and the half days run in all weather, so dress for it and wear shoes you can walk on grass in. In rain or storm, the e-bike afternoon runs the same route by people carrier. The jeep runs in rain, under its cover.

The season also sets the calendar. Veuve Clicquot shuts in winter, Mumm opens fewer days, and the cathedral towers close from mid-November to mid-February. The figures below are Météo-France's 1991–2020 averages for Chambrecy, the Comité Champagne's vineyard station at 150 m, southwest of Reims.

Vine rows falling to a river valley and a village, hills on the far side
Vine rows falling to a river valley and a village, hills on the far side

Reims Champagne month by month

Reims Champagne weather in January

You can expect highs of 6.4 °C and lows of 0.4 °C. About 67 mm of rain falls, on 12 days. Expect frost on about 14 nights. Veuve Clicquot's visits stay shut until April. Mumm opens Thursday to Saturday from 15 January.

Reims Champagne weather in February

You can expect highs of 7.7 °C and lows of 0.2 °C. About 55 mm of rain falls, on 11 days. Expect frost on about 14 nights. The cathedral towers reopen on 15 February. The cellars feel no colder than in July.

Reims Champagne weather in March

You can expect highs of 12.2 °C and lows of 1.8 °C. About 54 mm of rain falls, on 10 days. Expect frost on about 12 nights. Mumm opens Thursday to Monday from 1 March. Tower climbs are free on the first Sunday.

Reims Champagne weather in April

You can expect highs of 16.2 °C and lows of 3.4 °C. About 48 mm of rain falls, on 9 days. Expect frost on about 7 nights. The driest month. Veuve Clicquot reopens on 7 April, and Mercier opens every day from 6 April.

Reims Champagne weather in May

You can expect highs of 19.8 °C and lows of 7.0 °C. About 61 mm of rain falls, on 10 days. Expect frost on about 1 nights. Mumm opens every day from 1 May. The towers add a 17 h climb from 6 May.

Reims Champagne weather in June

You can expect highs of 23.1 °C and lows of 10.0 °C. About 58 mm of rain falls, on 10 days. About 10 days reach 25 °C. The vines flower, and the harvest follows about 90 days later. Veuve Clicquot opens every day from 29 June.

Reims Champagne weather in July

You can expect highs of 25.4 °C and lows of 12.0 °C. About 68 mm of rain falls, on 9 days. About 16 days reach 25 °C. The warmest month. The Avenue de Champagne holds its Soirée Blanche on 14 July.

Reims Champagne weather in August

You can expect highs of 25.2 °C and lows of 11.9 °C. About 64 mm of rain falls, on 9 days. About 15 days reach 25 °C. Nearly as warm as July. Veuve Clicquot opens every day until 30 August, then Tuesday to Sunday.

Reims Champagne weather in September

You can expect highs of 21.1 °C and lows of 9.1 °C. About 53 mm of rain falls, on 8 days. About 5 days reach 25 °C. The harvest usually starts, village by village. Regalia lights the cathedral front on 18 and 19 September.

Reims Champagne weather in October

You can expect highs of 16.0 °C and lows of 7.0 °C. About 61 mm of rain falls, on 10 days. Expect frost on about 2 nights. Mumm's daily opening ends on 31 October. Regalia returns on 10 October.

Reims Champagne weather in November

You can expect highs of 10.2 °C and lows of 3.5 °C. About 63 mm of rain falls, on 12 days. Expect frost on about 7 nights. The towers close after 15 November. Veuve Clicquot opens Wednesday to Sunday from 4 November.

Reims Champagne weather in December

You can expect highs of 6.9 °C and lows of 1.2 °C. About 81 mm of rain falls, on 13 days. Expect frost on about 12 nights. The wettest month. Habits de Lumière fills Épernay's avenue on 11 to 13 December.

The seasons, and which one you want

If you can choose, choose late spring or September. May and June are mild, the calendars are long, and the vines are green. September brings the harvest.

SeasonAverage highRainFrost nightsWhat is open
Spring: March–May16.1 °C163 mm20Veuve Clicquot reopens in April; Mumm every day from May
Summer: June–August24.6 °C190 mm0Every big calendar at its longest; late tower climbs
Autumn: September–November15.8 °C178 mm10The harvest; Mumm every day to 31 October; towers close mid-November
Winter: December–February7.0 °C203 mm40Veuve Clicquot shut from late December; Mumm three days a week

Summer is the warmest, with about 16 days at 25 °C or more in July. Winter is cold, with frost on about 40 nights, and the houses open fewer days. The cellars feel the same in every season.

Picked your month?

Check which houses open on your dates, then choose a day with growers, a big house, or both.

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Best time of day

The cathedral opens at 8:00, two hours before the first tower climb. House tours run at set slots through the day. Veuve Clicquot receives visitors from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm.

Some houses close at lunchtime. In winter, Mumm's visits pause from 12:30 to 13:30, and Nicolas Feuillatte's pause from 12:30 to 14:00 all year. Plan your slots around the break.

For the vines, the grower half days leave at 9:20 am or 2:00 pm. On a hot July day, the morning is the cooler choice. And on a Regalia night, stay for 22:45, when the cathedral front lights up.

Weather questions

What is the best month for a champagne tour in Reims?
September, if you want the harvest, or May and June for mild days and full calendars. Highs average 19.8 °C in May and 21.1 °C in September.
Does it rain a lot in Reims?
About 734 mm a year falls at the Chambrecy vineyard station, on about 123 days. December is the wettest month and April the driest.
How cold are the champagne cellars?
Cold in every season, whatever it is doing outside. Mercier warns that its cellars are cold, so bring a warm layer even in July.
Do champagne tours run in the rain?
Yes. The grower half days run in all weather, and the jeep has a cover. In rain or storm, the e-bike afternoon runs the same route by people carrier.
Does it snow in Reims in winter?
The station publishes no snow figures. It records frost on about 14 nights in January and 13 in February and December.

Where these facts come from

Monthly figures are Météo-France's 1991–2020 averages for the Chambrecy-CIVC station. House calendars come from each house, and weather arrangements from each tour's own listing.

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