École-Valentin is wetter than 94% of mainland French towns: 1,157 mm of rain a year
The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at 0.1°C on average. None of the 34 towns of 2,500+ in Doubs has milder January nights. Expect the heaviest rain in October and the lightest in February. Frost greets about 58 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Besançon station, 2.6 km south.
A year in École-Valentin at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Besançon station.
What a year in École-Valentin feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Besançon.
About 1,157 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and February the driest. About 39 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 11th wettest of 34 towns of 2,500+ in Doubs.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Besançon
A frosty town: 58 frosts and 59 days of 25°C a year
On about 58 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 8 days it stays below freezing all day. About 59 days a year reach 25°C, and 15 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Besançon: 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 Besançon
Besançon is 2.6 km south of École-Valentin. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in École-Valentin itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Besançon (25056001) |
| Distance from the town | 2.6 km south |
| Station altitude | 306 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 310 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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 École-Valentin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| École-Valentin | Besançon | 25.7°C | 0.1°C | 1,157 mm |
| Miserey-Salines 1.8 km | same station | 25.7°C about the same | 0.1°C about the same | 1,157 mm |
| Les Auxons 3.8 km | same station | 25.7°C about the same | 0.1°C about the same | 1,157 mm |
| Besançon 3.8 km | same station | 25.7°C about the same | 0.1°C about the same | 1,157 mm |
| Thise 6.6 km | same station | 25.7°C about the same | 0.1°C about the same | 1,157 mm |
| Saône 11 km | same station | 25.7°C about the same | 0.1°C about the same | 1,157 mm |
| Saint-Vit 16 km | Dannemarie-sur- | 26.3°C 0.6°C warmer | −0.4°C 0.5°C colder | 1,067 mm |
École-Valentin weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Besançon station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.8°C | 0.1°C | 2.9°C | 90 mm | 68 |
| February | 7.6°C | 0.2°C | 3.9°C | 81 mm | 97 |
| March | 12.1°C | 3.0°C | 7.5°C | 85 mm | 153 |
| April | 16.1°C | 5.6°C | 10.8°C | 87 mm | 184 |
| May | 19.9°C | 9.4°C | 14.6°C | 108 mm | 208 |
| June | 23.6°C | 12.9°C | 18.2°C | 98 mm | 231 |
| July | 25.7°C | 14.7°C | 20.2°C | 89 mm | 249 |
| August | 25.5°C | 14.5°C | 20.0°C | 96 mm | 237 |
| September | 21.0°C | 11.1°C | 16.0°C | 101 mm | 184 |
| October | 16.1°C | 7.7°C | 11.9°C | 112 mm | 132 |
| November | 10.0°C | 3.5°C | 6.7°C | 107 mm | 75 |
| December | 6.4°C | 0.9°C | 3.7°C | 105 mm | 56 |
| Year | 15.8°C | 7.0°C | 11.4°C | 1,157 mm | 1,873 |
Where École-Valentin’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Besançon, 2.6 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, Besançon, 2.6 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 École-Valentin’s climate
How warm does École-Valentin get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.7°C. About 59 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 54% of mainland French towns, and about 15 reach 30°C.
How cold does École-Valentin get in winter?
January nights average 0.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 58 nights a year, and about 8 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does École-Valentin get?
About 1,157 mm a year, more than 94% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (112 mm) and February the driest (81 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Besançon (2.6 km away), averages 1,873 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for École-Valentin itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to École-Valentin, Besançon, 2.6 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 BESANCON, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for École-Valentin →
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