Gilley sits near the bottom of mainland French towns for winter warmth
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 22.8°C on average. None of the 34 towns of 2,500+ in Doubs gets more rain. Only 28°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Waterproofs come out on about 163 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Le Russey station, 23 km north-east.
A year in Gilley at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Le Russey station.
What a year in Gilley feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Le Russey.
About 1,667 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 61 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 34 towns of 2,500+ in Doubs.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Besançon
A frosty town: 136 frosts and 36 days of 25°C a year
On about 136 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 21 days it stays below freezing all day. About 36 days a year reach 25°C, and 7 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Le Russey: 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 Le Russey
Le Russey is 23 km north-east of Gilley. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Gilley itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Le Russey (25512001) |
| Distance from the town | 23 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 891 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 878 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 12 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Besançon, 44 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 Gilley 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilley | Le Russey | 22.8°C | −4.8°C | 1,667 mm |
| Morteau 9 km | Épenoy | 22.6°C about the same | −1.8°C 3°C milder | 1,363 mm |
| Les Fins 11 km | same station | 22.8°C about the same | −4.8°C about the same | 1,667 mm |
| Villers-le-Lac 15 km | Épenoy | 22.6°C about the same | −1.8°C 3°C milder | 1,363 mm |
| Valdahon 16 km | Adam-lès-Vercel | 24.4°C 1.6°C warmer | −2.4°C 2.4°C milder | 1,511 mm |
| Doubs 17 km | Pontarlier | 23.5°C 0.7°C warmer | −3.6°C 1.2°C milder | 1,464 mm |
| Pontarlier 19 km | Pontarlier | 23.5°C 0.7°C warmer | −3.6°C 1.2°C milder | 1,464 mm |
Gilley weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Le Russey station; sunshine at Besançon.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.3°C | −4.8°C | −0.3°C | 138 mm | 68 |
| February | 5.1°C | −4.9°C | 0.1°C | 120 mm | 97 |
| March | 8.9°C | −1.9°C | 3.5°C | 121 mm | 153 |
| April | 12.8°C | 1.0°C | 6.9°C | 117 mm | 184 |
| May | 16.8°C | 5.0°C | 10.9°C | 154 mm | 208 |
| June | 20.8°C | 8.7°C | 14.7°C | 144 mm | 231 |
| July | 22.8°C | 10.6°C | 16.7°C | 147 mm | 249 |
| August | 22.8°C | 10.2°C | 16.5°C | 148 mm | 237 |
| September | 18.3°C | 6.6°C | 12.5°C | 125 mm | 184 |
| October | 14.4°C | 3.6°C | 9.0°C | 140 mm | 132 |
| November | 8.4°C | −0.7°C | 3.8°C | 145 mm | 75 |
| December | 5.0°C | −3.4°C | 0.8°C | 168 mm | 56 |
| Year | 13.4°C | 2.5°C | 7.9°C | 1,667 mm | 1,873 |
Where Gilley’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Le Russey, 23 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, 44 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 Gilley’s climate
How warm does Gilley get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.8°C. About 36 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 85% of mainland French towns, and about 7 reach 30°C.
How cold does Gilley get in winter?
February nights average −4.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 136 nights a year, and about 21 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Gilley get?
About 1,667 mm a year, more than almost every mainland French town. December is the wettest month (168 mm) and April the driest (117 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Besançon (44 km away), averages 1,873 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Gilley itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Gilley, Le Russey, 23 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 LE RUSSEY, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Gilley →
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.