Hardly any mainland French towns wake to more frost than Fesches-le-Châtel
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 26.4°C. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 90% of mainland French towns. Temperatures cover 28°C across the year, low to high. An umbrella earns its place on about 141 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Joncherey station, 7.1 km east.
A year in Fesches-le-Châtel at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Joncherey station.
What a year in Fesches-le-Châtel 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
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 7.1 km east of Fesches-le-Châtel. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Fesches-le-Châtel itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Joncherey (90056002) |
| Distance from the town | 7.1 km east |
| Station altitude | 359 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 332 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
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 Fesches-le-Châtel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fesches-le-Châtel | Joncherey | 26.4°C | −1.6°C | 1,087 mm |
| Étupes 4 km | same station | 26.4°C about the same | −1.6°C about the same | 1,087 mm |
| Beaucourt 4.1 km | Saint-Dizier-l'Évêque | 23.7°C 2.7°C cooler | −1.0°C 0.6°C milder | 1,099 mm |
| Grandvillars 5 km | same station | 26.4°C about the same | −1.6°C about the same | 1,087 mm |
| Vieux-Charmont 5.4 km | same station | 26.4°C about the same | −1.6°C about the same | 1,087 mm |
| Sochaux 5.8 km | same station | 26.4°C about the same | −1.6°C about the same | 1,087 mm |
| Châtenois-les-Forges 5.9 km | same station | 26.4°C about the same | −1.6°C about the same | 1,087 mm |
Fesches-le-Châtel weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Joncherey station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.5°C | −1.6°C | 2.0°C | 83 mm |
| February | 7.5°C | −1.7°C | 2.9°C | 78 mm |
| March | 12.1°C | 0.6°C | 6.4°C | 79 mm |
| April | 16.4°C | 3.4°C | 9.9°C | 80 mm |
| May | 20.5°C | 7.5°C | 14.0°C | 102 mm |
| June | 24.4°C | 11.1°C | 17.8°C | 93 mm |
| July | 26.4°C | 12.8°C | 19.6°C | 84 mm |
| August | 26.1°C | 12.4°C | 19.3°C | 98 mm |
| September | 21.4°C | 9.0°C | 15.2°C | 83 mm |
| October | 16.0°C | 5.8°C | 10.9°C | 101 mm |
| November | 9.8°C | 1.8°C | 5.8°C | 98 mm |
| December | 6.1°C | −0.9°C | 2.6°C | 109 mm |
| Year | 16.0°C | 5.0°C | 10.5°C | 1,087 mm |
Where Fesches-le-Châtel’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Joncherey, 7.1 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.
- 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 Fesches-le-Châtel’s climate
How warm does Fesches-le-Châtel 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 Fesches-le-Châtel 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 Fesches-le-Châtel 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).
Are these figures for Fesches-le-Châtel itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Fesches-le-Châtel, Joncherey, 7.1 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 Fesches-le-Châtel →
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.