Frost comes to Franey more often than to 90% of mainland French towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 26.3°C on average. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on 90% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month, February the driest. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or more, come about 132 times a year.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Dannemarie-sur- station, 8 km south-east.
A year in Franey at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Dannemarie-sur- station.
What a year in Franey feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Dannemarie-sur-.
About 1,067 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and February the driest. About 36 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 33rd wettest of 34 towns of 2,500+ in Doubs.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Besançon
A frosty town: 68 frosts and 69 days of 25°C a year
On about 68 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 8 days it stays below freezing all day. About 69 days a year reach 25°C, and 20 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Dannemarie-sur-: 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 Dannemarie-sur-
Dannemarie-sur- is 8 km south-east of Franey. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Franey itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Dannemarie-sur- (25195001) |
| Distance from the town | 8 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 267 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 220 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Besançon, 13 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 Franey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franey | Dannemarie-sur- | 26.3°C | −0.4°C | 1,067 mm |
| Saint-Vit 8.6 km | same station | 26.3°C about the same | −0.4°C about the same | 1,067 mm |
| Les Auxons 12 km | Besançon | 25.7°C 0.6°C cooler | 0.1°C 0.5°C milder | 1,157 mm |
| Miserey-Salines 12 km | Besançon | 25.7°C 0.6°C cooler | 0.1°C 0.5°C milder | 1,157 mm |
| École-Valentin 13 km | Besançon | 25.7°C 0.6°C cooler | 0.1°C 0.5°C milder | 1,157 mm |
| Besançon 15 km | Besançon | 25.7°C 0.6°C cooler | 0.1°C 0.5°C milder | 1,157 mm |
| Thise 20 km | Besançon | 25.7°C 0.6°C cooler | 0.1°C 0.5°C milder | 1,157 mm |
Franey weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Dannemarie-sur- station; sunshine at Besançon.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.0°C | −0.4°C | 2.8°C | 78 mm | 68 |
| February | 7.8°C | −0.3°C | 3.7°C | 73 mm | 97 |
| March | 12.5°C | 2.5°C | 7.5°C | 79 mm | 153 |
| April | 16.5°C | 5.0°C | 10.8°C | 80 mm | 184 |
| May | 20.5°C | 8.9°C | 14.7°C | 102 mm | 208 |
| June | 24.3°C | 12.3°C | 18.3°C | 86 mm | 231 |
| July | 26.3°C | 14.1°C | 20.2°C | 81 mm | 249 |
| August | 26.2°C | 13.8°C | 20.0°C | 88 mm | 237 |
| September | 21.7°C | 10.5°C | 16.1°C | 90 mm | 184 |
| October | 16.7°C | 7.3°C | 12.0°C | 108 mm | 132 |
| November | 10.0°C | 3.0°C | 6.5°C | 104 mm | 75 |
| December | 6.3°C | 0.4°C | 3.4°C | 97 mm | 56 |
| Year | 16.2°C | 6.4°C | 11.3°C | 1,067 mm | 1,873 |
Where Franey’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Dannemarie-sur-, 8 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, 13 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 Franey’s climate
How warm does Franey get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.3°C. About 69 days a year reach 25°C, more than 61% of mainland French towns, and about 20 reach 30°C.
How cold does Franey get in winter?
January nights average −0.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 68 nights a year, and about 8 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Franey get?
About 1,067 mm a year, more than 90% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (108 mm) and February the driest (73 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Besançon (13 km away), averages 1,873 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Franey itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Franey, Dannemarie-sur-, 8 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 DANNEMARIE-SUR-, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Franey →
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.