Few mainland French towns get more frosts than Éternoz-Vallée-du-Lison
Expect July afternoons of about 24.8°C. Its yearly rainfall tops that of almost every mainland French town. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 28°C. Radiators earn their keep from November to April, the months that average under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Champagnole station, 30 km south; at that distance they describe the area more than the town.
A year in Éternoz-Vallée-du-Lison at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Champagnole station.
What a year in Éternoz-Vallée-du-Lison feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Champagnole.
About 1,573 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 57 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 4th wettest of 34 towns of 2,500+ in Doubs.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Besançon
A frosty town: 112 frosts and 50 days of 25°C a year
On about 112 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 9 days it stays below freezing all day. About 50 days a year reach 25°C, and 11 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Champagnole: 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 Champagnole
Champagnole is 30 km south of Éternoz-Vallée-du-Lison. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Éternoz-Vallée-du-Lison itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Champagnole (39097003) |
| Distance from the town | 30 km south |
| Station altitude | 537 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 515 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 1.5 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Besançon, 27 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 Éternoz-Vallée-du-Lison 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, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Éternoz-Vallée-du-Lison | Champagnole | 24.8°C | −3.1°C | 1,573 mm |
| Ornans 14 km | Besançon | 25.7°C 0.9°C warmer | 0.1°C 3.2°C milder | 1,157 mm |
| Arbois 22 km | Arbois | 25.7°C 0.9°C warmer | 0.4°C 3.5°C milder | 1,203 mm |
| Saône 24 km | Besançon | 25.7°C 0.9°C warmer | 0.1°C 3.2°C milder | 1,157 mm |
| Saint-Vit 25 km | Dannemarie-sur- | 26.3°C 1.5°C warmer | −0.4°C 2.7°C milder | 1,067 mm |
| Besançon 26 km | Besançon | 25.7°C 0.9°C warmer | 0.1°C 3.2°C milder | 1,157 mm |
| Doubs 27 km | Pontarlier | 23.5°C 1.3°C cooler | −3.6°C 0.5°C colder | 1,464 mm |
Éternoz-Vallée-du-Lison weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Champagnole station; sunshine at Besançon.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.9°C | −3.1°C | 1.4°C | 136 mm | 68 |
| February | 7.1°C | −3.2°C | 1.9°C | 116 mm | 97 |
| March | 11.3°C | −0.5°C | 5.4°C | 123 mm | 153 |
| April | 14.9°C | 2.0°C | 8.5°C | 113 mm | 184 |
| May | 18.8°C | 6.1°C | 12.5°C | 137 mm | 208 |
| June | 22.6°C | 9.4°C | 16.0°C | 118 mm | 231 |
| July | 24.8°C | 11.2°C | 18.0°C | 117 mm | 249 |
| August | 24.7°C | 10.8°C | 17.7°C | 121 mm | 237 |
| September | 20.3°C | 7.4°C | 13.9°C | 120 mm | 184 |
| October | 16.1°C | 4.4°C | 10.2°C | 145 mm | 132 |
| November | 10.0°C | 0.4°C | 5.2°C | 159 mm | 75 |
| December | 6.4°C | −2.2°C | 2.1°C | 168 mm | 56 |
| Year | 15.2°C | 3.6°C | 9.4°C | 1,573 mm | 1,873 |
Where Éternoz-Vallée-du-Lison’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Champagnole, 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, Besançon, 27 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 Éternoz-Vallée-du-Lison’s climate
How warm does Éternoz-Vallée-du-Lison get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.8°C. About 50 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 68% of mainland French towns, and about 11 reach 30°C.
How cold does Éternoz-Vallée-du-Lison get in winter?
February nights average −3.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 112 nights a year, and about 9 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Éternoz-Vallée-du-Lison get?
About 1,573 mm a year, more than almost every mainland French town. December is the wettest month (168 mm) and April the driest (113 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Besançon (27 km away), averages 1,873 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Éternoz-Vallée-du-Lison itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Éternoz-Vallée-du-Lison, Champagnole, 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 CHAMPAGNOLE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Éternoz-Vallée-du-Lison →
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.