Hardly any mainland French towns collect more rain than Arc-sous-Cicon: 1,363 mm a year
January nights here settle around −1.8°C. Temperatures cover 24°C across the year, low to high. Winter nights are cold: in January they are colder than in 98% of mainland French towns. The heating season runs November to April: each of those months averages under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Épenoy station, 8.3 km north.
A year in Arc-sous-Cicon at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Épenoy station.
What a year in Arc-sous-Cicon feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Épenoy.
About 1,363 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 48 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 8th wettest of 34 towns of 2,500+ in Doubs.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Besançon
A frosty town: 85 frosts and 30 days of 25°C a year
On about 85 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 19 days it stays below freezing all day. About 30 days a year reach 25°C, and 4 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Épenoy: 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 Épenoy
Épenoy is 8.3 km north of Arc-sous-Cicon. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Arc-sous-Cicon itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Épenoy (25219002) |
| Distance from the town | 8.3 km north |
| Station altitude | 752 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 802 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Besançon, 37 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 Arc-sous-Cicon 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 Doubs.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arc-sous-Cicon | Épenoy | 22.6°C | −1.8°C | 1,363 mm |
| Valdahon 11 km | Adam-lès-Vercel | 24.4°C 1.8°C warmer | −2.4°C 0.6°C colder | 1,511 mm |
| Doubs 15 km | Pontarlier | 23.5°C 0.9°C warmer | −3.6°C 1.8°C colder | 1,464 mm |
| Pontarlier 16 km | Pontarlier | 23.5°C 0.9°C warmer | −3.6°C 1.8°C colder | 1,464 mm |
| Morteau 16 km | same station | 22.6°C about the same | −1.8°C about the same | 1,363 mm |
| Les Fins 18 km | Le Russey | 22.8°C about the same | −4.8°C 3°C colder | 1,667 mm |
| Ornans 19 km | Besançon | 25.7°C 3.1°C warmer | 0.1°C 1.9°C milder | 1,157 mm |
Arc-sous-Cicon weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Épenoy station; sunshine at Besançon.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.4°C | −1.8°C | 1.3°C | 100 mm | 68 |
| February | 5.1°C | −1.8°C | 1.6°C | 87 mm | 97 |
| March | 8.9°C | 0.8°C | 4.8°C | 94 mm | 153 |
| April | 12.9°C | 3.7°C | 8.3°C | 100 mm | 184 |
| May | 16.8°C | 7.5°C | 12.1°C | 141 mm | 208 |
| June | 20.7°C | 10.9°C | 15.8°C | 120 mm | 231 |
| July | 22.6°C | 12.9°C | 17.7°C | 114 mm | 249 |
| August | 22.3°C | 12.8°C | 17.6°C | 130 mm | 237 |
| September | 18.1°C | 9.3°C | 13.7°C | 111 mm | 184 |
| October | 14.3°C | 6.4°C | 10.3°C | 127 mm | 132 |
| November | 8.4°C | 1.8°C | 5.1°C | 115 mm | 75 |
| December | 5.2°C | −0.8°C | 2.2°C | 125 mm | 56 |
| Year | 13.3°C | 5.1°C | 9.2°C | 1,363 mm | 1,873 |
Where Arc-sous-Cicon’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Épenoy, 8.3 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1992–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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, Besançon, 37 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 Doubs.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Arc-sous-Cicon’s climate
How warm does Arc-sous-Cicon get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.6°C. About 30 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 92% of mainland French towns, and about 4 reach 30°C.
How cold does Arc-sous-Cicon get in winter?
January nights average −1.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 85 nights a year, and about 19 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Arc-sous-Cicon get?
About 1,363 mm a year, more than 98% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (141 mm) and February the driest (87 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Besançon (37 km away), averages 1,873 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Arc-sous-Cicon itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Arc-sous-Cicon, Épenoy, 8.3 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 EPENOY, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Arc-sous-Cicon →
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