Dambelin is among the frostiest of mainland French towns
July afternoons average 26.4°C. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 90% of mainland French towns. Wet weather is most frequent in December and least in February. Waterproofs come out on about 141 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Joncherey station, 30 km north-east: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in Dambelin at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Joncherey station.
What a year in Dambelin feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Joncherey.
About 1,087 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and February the driest. About 36 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 18th wettest of 34 towns of 2,500+ in Doubs.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Luxeuil
A frosty town: 95 frosts and 69 days of 25°C a year
On about 95 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 11 days it stays below freezing all day. About 69 days a year reach 25°C, and 21 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Joncherey: 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 Joncherey
Joncherey is 30 km north-east of Dambelin. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Dambelin itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Joncherey (90056002) |
| Distance from the town | 30 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 359 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 422 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 11 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Luxeuil, 51 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 Dambelin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dambelin | Joncherey | 26.4°C | −1.6°C | 1,087 mm |
| Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans 7.3 km | same station | 26.4°C about the same | −1.6°C about the same | 1,087 mm |
| L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs 10 km | Villersexel Sa | 25.9°C 0.5°C cooler | −0.6°C 1°C milder | 1,038 mm |
| Bavans 13 km | same station | 26.4°C about the same | −1.6°C about the same | 1,087 mm |
| Voujeaucourt 13 km | same station | 26.4°C about the same | −1.6°C about the same | 1,087 mm |
| Mandeure 14 km | same station | 26.4°C about the same | −1.6°C about the same | 1,087 mm |
| Valentigney 16 km | same station | 26.4°C about the same | −1.6°C about the same | 1,087 mm |
Dambelin weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Joncherey station; sunshine at Luxeuil.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.5°C | −1.6°C | 2.0°C | 83 mm | 69 |
| February | 7.5°C | −1.7°C | 2.9°C | 78 mm | 93 |
| March | 12.1°C | 0.6°C | 6.4°C | 79 mm | 151 |
| April | 16.4°C | 3.4°C | 9.9°C | 80 mm | 183 |
| May | 20.5°C | 7.5°C | 14.0°C | 102 mm | 207 |
| June | 24.4°C | 11.1°C | 17.8°C | 93 mm | 233 |
| July | 26.4°C | 12.8°C | 19.6°C | 84 mm | 250 |
| August | 26.1°C | 12.4°C | 19.3°C | 98 mm | 232 |
| September | 21.4°C | 9.0°C | 15.2°C | 83 mm | 182 |
| October | 16.0°C | 5.8°C | 10.9°C | 101 mm | 120 |
| November | 9.8°C | 1.8°C | 5.8°C | 98 mm | 70 |
| December | 6.1°C | −0.9°C | 2.6°C | 109 mm | 59 |
| Year | 16.0°C | 5.0°C | 10.5°C | 1,087 mm | 1,848 |
Where Dambelin’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Joncherey, 30 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, Luxeuil, 51 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 Dambelin’s climate
How warm does Dambelin get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.4°C. About 69 days a year reach 25°C, more than 61% of mainland French towns, and about 21 reach 30°C.
How cold does Dambelin get in winter?
February nights average −1.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 95 nights a year, and about 11 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Dambelin get?
About 1,087 mm a year, more than 90% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (109 mm) and February the driest (78 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Luxeuil (51 km away), averages 1,848 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Dambelin itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Dambelin, Joncherey, 30 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 JONCHEREY, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Dambelin →
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.