Editing Ardennes (department) (section)

=== Climate ===
[[File:Rocroi neige.JPG|thumb|[[Rocroi]] in the snow &ndash; shallow to deep snow in winter is likely in this department.]]
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The department does not have a uniform climate throughout its territory, especially most winters.

From the north near Aisne and the border with Belgium, through the centre near the canton of Omont, to the south of the valley of the Meuse, the climate is considered "degraded continental" (heavy rainfall in autumn and frequent frosts in winter). The rest of the department has a "degraded oceanic" or "temperate continental" climate (relative to an oceanic climate, the winters are colder and the summers are hotter, rainfall in the lowlands is lower and winds are of lower strength). All this stems from location, midway between the [[English Channel]], the [[North Sea]] and parts of the continent relatively far from any sea.

Winter can be as cold as inner continental lowland Europe some winters and quite often snowier, particularly near main settlements [[Rocroi]], [[Givet]] and [[Sedan, Ardennes|Sedan]] in the north.

This climatic difference is particularly pronounced in the presence of frost especially in the valleys of the [[Meuse (river)|Meuse]], [[Semois|Semoy]], the plateau of [[Rocroi]], and around the Croix-Scaille where it can be very marked and persists longer in the year with great influence on vegetation.

Across lands further west and south frontal zones (affecting air and precipitation) are tempered more by the [[English Channel]], [[Bay of Biscay]] and [[North Sea]]; nearby seeing quite flat terrain &ndash; isolated small ranges or lower regions of hills, excluding the mountains across much of the south-eastern third of France.