Ice on the ground: Arcey sees more frosts than 92% of mainland French towns
Sunny July days climb to about 25.9°C. None of the 34 towns of 2,500+ in Doubs gets less rain. A year here swings 27°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. An umbrella earns its place on about 137 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Villersexel Sa station, 17 km west.
A year in Arcey at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Villersexel Sa station.
What a year in Arcey feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Villersexel Sa.
About 1,038 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and April the driest. About 34 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 34th wettest of 34 towns of 2,500+ in Doubs.
Rain by month
Millimeters
A frosty town: 73 frosts and 59 days of 25°C a year
On about 73 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 9 days it stays below freezing all day. About 59 days a year reach 25°C, and 16 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Villersexel Sa: 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 Villersexel Sa
Villersexel Sa is 17 km west of Arcey. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Arcey itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Villersexel Sa (70561002) |
| Distance from the town | 17 km west |
| Station altitude | 290 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 365 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 8.5 km |
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 Arcey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcey | Villersexel Sa | 25.9°C | −0.6°C | 1,038 mm |
| Bavans 7.1 km | Joncherey | 26.4°C 0.5°C warmer | −1.6°C 1°C colder | 1,087 mm |
| Héricourt 9.5 km | Joncherey | 26.4°C 0.5°C warmer | −1.6°C 1°C colder | 1,087 mm |
| Voujeaucourt 9.9 km | Joncherey | 26.4°C 0.5°C warmer | −1.6°C 1°C colder | 1,087 mm |
| L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs 10 km | same station | 25.9°C about the same | −0.6°C about the same | 1,038 mm |
| Montbéliard 10 km | Joncherey | 26.4°C 0.5°C warmer | −1.6°C 1°C colder | 1,087 mm |
| Bethoncourt 11 km | Joncherey | 26.4°C 0.5°C warmer | −1.6°C 1°C colder | 1,087 mm |
Arcey weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Villersexel Sa station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.4°C | −0.6°C | 2.4°C | 80 mm |
| February | 7.2°C | −0.5°C | 3.4°C | 74 mm |
| March | 11.7°C | 1.8°C | 6.7°C | 75 mm |
| April | 16.0°C | 4.5°C | 10.2°C | 70 mm |
| May | 19.8°C | 8.4°C | 14.1°C | 100 mm |
| June | 23.9°C | 11.8°C | 17.9°C | 82 mm |
| July | 25.9°C | 13.6°C | 19.7°C | 86 mm |
| August | 25.4°C | 13.3°C | 19.3°C | 89 mm |
| September | 20.8°C | 9.8°C | 15.3°C | 87 mm |
| October | 16.0°C | 6.8°C | 11.4°C | 100 mm |
| November | 9.6°C | 2.7°C | 6.2°C | 96 mm |
| December | 6.0°C | 0.2°C | 3.1°C | 100 mm |
| Year | 15.6°C | 6.0°C | 10.8°C | 1,038 mm |
Where Arcey’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Villersexel Sa, 17 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.
- 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 Arcey’s climate
How warm does Arcey get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.9°C. About 59 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 53% of mainland French towns, and about 16 reach 30°C.
How cold does Arcey get in winter?
January nights average −0.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 73 nights a year, and about 9 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Arcey get?
About 1,038 mm a year, more than 89% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (100 mm) and April the driest (70 mm).
Are these figures for Arcey itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Arcey, Villersexel Sa, 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 VILLERSEXEL SA, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Arcey →
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.