Les Villedieu sits near the bottom of mainland French towns for winter warmth
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 22.2°C on average. None of the 34 towns of 2,500+ in Doubs gets more rain. A year here swings 28°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Gritters and ice scrapers earn their keep on roughly 149 nights a year below 0°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Mouthe station, 4.2 km south-west.
A year in Les Villedieu at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Mouthe station.
What a year in Les Villedieu feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Mouthe.
About 1,677 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 62 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: 149 frosts and 29 days of 25°C a year
On about 149 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 22 days it stays below freezing all day. About 29 days a year reach 25°C, and 3 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Mouthe: 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 Mouthe
Mouthe is 4.2 km south-west of Les Villedieu. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Les Villedieu itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Mouthe (25413001) |
| Distance from the town | 4.2 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 940 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 918 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Besançon, 61 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 Les Villedieu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Villedieu | Mouthe | 22.2°C | −6.1°C | 1,677 mm |
| Pontarlier 21 km | Pontarlier | 23.5°C 1.3°C warmer | −3.6°C 2.5°C milder | 1,464 mm |
| Doubs 23 km | Pontarlier | 23.5°C 1.3°C warmer | −3.6°C 2.5°C milder | 1,464 mm |
| Champagnole 26 km | Champagnole | 24.8°C 2.6°C warmer | −3.1°C 3°C milder | 1,573 mm |
Les Villedieu weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Mouthe station; sunshine at Besançon.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.2°C | −6.1°C | −1.5°C | 151 mm | 68 |
| February | 4.4°C | −6.1°C | −0.8°C | 131 mm | 97 |
| March | 8.3°C | −2.9°C | 2.7°C | 132 mm | 153 |
| April | 12.1°C | −0.1°C | 6.0°C | 118 mm | 184 |
| May | 16.2°C | 4.0°C | 10.1°C | 142 mm | 208 |
| June | 20.0°C | 7.1°C | 13.6°C | 136 mm | 231 |
| July | 22.2°C | 8.9°C | 15.5°C | 130 mm | 249 |
| August | 22.0°C | 8.4°C | 15.2°C | 129 mm | 237 |
| September | 17.8°C | 5.3°C | 11.6°C | 119 mm | 184 |
| October | 13.7°C | 2.3°C | 8.0°C | 147 mm | 132 |
| November | 7.4°C | −2.0°C | 2.7°C | 158 mm | 75 |
| December | 3.6°C | −5.0°C | −0.7°C | 185 mm | 56 |
| Year | 12.6°C | 1.1°C | 6.9°C | 1,677 mm | 1,873 |
Where Les Villedieu’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Mouthe, 4.2 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, 61 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 Les Villedieu’s climate
How warm does Les Villedieu get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.2°C. About 29 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 92% of mainland French towns, and about 3 reach 30°C.
How cold does Les Villedieu get in winter?
January nights average −6.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 149 nights a year, and about 22 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Les Villedieu get?
About 1,677 mm a year, more than almost every mainland French town. December is the wettest month (185 mm) and April the driest (118 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Besançon (61 km away), averages 1,873 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Les Villedieu itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Les Villedieu, Mouthe, 4.2 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 MOUTHE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Les Villedieu →
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