Few mainland French towns get more frosts than Belfays
Midsummer highs settle at about 23.1°C. Its yearly rainfall tops that of almost every mainland French town. Rain peaks in December and eases off in February. Central heating does most of its work from October to April, in months below 10°C on average.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Charquemont station, 7.5 km south-west.
A year in Belfays at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Charquemont station.
What a year in Belfays feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Charquemont.
About 1,575 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and February the driest. About 59 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 3rd wettest of 34 towns of 2,500+ in Doubs.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Bale-Mulhouse
A frosty town: 128 frosts and 40 days of 25°C a year
On about 128 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 19 days it stays below freezing all day. About 40 days a year reach 25°C, and 8 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Charquemont: 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 Charquemont
Charquemont is 7.5 km south-west of Belfays. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Belfays itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Charquemont (25127001) |
| Distance from the town | 7.5 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 884 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 869 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Bale-Mulhouse, 61 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 Belfays 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfays | Charquemont | 23.1°C | −3.8°C | 1,575 mm |
| Maîche 7 km | Maîche | 22.0°C 1.1°C cooler | −4.3°C 0.5°C colder | 1,433 mm |
| Charquemont 7.5 km | same station | 23.1°C about the same | −3.8°C about the same | 1,575 mm |
| Le Russey 17 km | Le Russey | 22.8°C about the same | −4.8°C 1°C colder | 1,667 mm |
| Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans 17 km | Joncherey | 26.4°C 3.3°C warmer | −1.6°C 2.2°C milder | 1,087 mm |
| Hérimoncourt 20 km | Joncherey | 26.4°C 3.3°C warmer | −1.6°C 2.2°C milder | 1,087 mm |
| Mandeure 22 km | Joncherey | 26.4°C 3.3°C warmer | −1.6°C 2.2°C milder | 1,087 mm |
Belfays weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Charquemont station; sunshine at Bale-Mulhouse.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.2°C | −3.8°C | 0.2°C | 129 mm | 68 |
| February | 5.1°C | −4.0°C | 0.6°C | 114 mm | 91 |
| March | 9.1°C | −1.2°C | 3.9°C | 115 mm | 146 |
| April | 13.3°C | 1.6°C | 7.5°C | 114 mm | 181 |
| May | 17.4°C | 5.5°C | 11.5°C | 144 mm | 202 |
| June | 21.2°C | 9.0°C | 15.1°C | 135 mm | 228 |
| July | 23.1°C | 10.8°C | 16.9°C | 142 mm | 248 |
| August | 22.8°C | 10.5°C | 16.7°C | 137 mm | 234 |
| September | 18.2°C | 7.1°C | 12.7°C | 120 mm | 168 |
| October | 14.2°C | 4.0°C | 9.1°C | 136 mm | 121 |
| November | 8.4°C | 0.0°C | 4.2°C | 133 mm | 70 |
| December | 4.8°C | −2.8°C | 1.0°C | 158 mm | 62 |
| Year | 13.5°C | 3.1°C | 8.3°C | 1,575 mm | 1,819 |
Where Belfays’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Charquemont, 7.5 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, Bale-Mulhouse, 61 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 Belfays’s climate
How warm does Belfays get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.1°C. About 40 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 81% of mainland French towns, and about 8 reach 30°C.
How cold does Belfays get in winter?
February nights average −4.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 128 nights a year, and about 19 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Belfays get?
About 1,575 mm a year, more than almost every mainland French town. December is the wettest month (158 mm) and February the driest (114 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Bale-Mulhouse (61 km away), averages 1,819 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Belfays itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Belfays, Charquemont, 7.5 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 CHARQUEMONT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Belfays →
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.