Few mainland French towns have colder winter nights than Maîche
A typical January night drops to −4.3°C and a July afternoon reaches 22.0°C; 1,433 mm of rain falls in a year. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 98% of mainland French towns. In July, afternoons here are cooler than in 96% of mainland French towns. Its July afternoons are the coolest among its 6 nearest neighbors. Figures from Météo-France’s Maîche station, 1.3 km south-west.
A year in Maîche at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Maîche station.
What a year in Maîche feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Maîche.
About 1,433 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 50 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 7th wettest of 34 towns of 2,500+ in Doubs.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Besançon
A frosty town: 124 frosts and 26 days of 25°C a year
On about 124 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 22 days it stays below freezing all day. About 26 days a year reach 25°C, and 4 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Maîche: 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 Maîche
Maîche is 1.3 km south-west of Maîche. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Maîche itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Maîche (25356003) |
| Distance from the town | 1.3 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 825 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 794 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| 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 Maîche 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maîche | Maîche | 22.0°C | −4.3°C | 1,433 mm |
| Charquemont 4.4 km | Charquemont | 23.1°C 1.1°C warmer | −3.8°C 0.5°C milder | 1,575 mm |
| Le Russey 11 km | Le Russey | 22.8°C 0.8°C warmer | −4.8°C 0.5°C colder | 1,667 mm |
| Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans 16 km | Joncherey | 26.4°C 4.4°C warmer | −1.6°C 2.7°C milder | 1,087 mm |
| Hérimoncourt 22 km | Joncherey | 26.4°C 4.4°C warmer | −1.6°C 2.7°C milder | 1,087 mm |
| Mandeure 22 km | Joncherey | 26.4°C 4.4°C warmer | −1.6°C 2.7°C milder | 1,087 mm |
| Villers-le-Lac 23 km | Épenoy | 22.6°C 0.6°C warmer | −1.8°C 2.5°C milder | 1,363 mm |
Maîche weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Maîche station; sunshine at Besançon.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.1°C | −4.3°C | −0.1°C | 112 mm | 68 |
| February | 4.8°C | −4.5°C | 0.2°C | 97 mm | 97 |
| March | 8.4°C | −1.7°C | 3.3°C | 102 mm | 153 |
| April | 12.4°C | 1.2°C | 6.8°C | 105 mm | 184 |
| May | 16.2°C | 5.1°C | 10.7°C | 142 mm | 208 |
| June | 20.1°C | 8.7°C | 14.4°C | 118 mm | 231 |
| July | 22.0°C | 10.5°C | 16.3°C | 133 mm | 249 |
| August | 21.8°C | 10.2°C | 16.0°C | 133 mm | 237 |
| September | 17.4°C | 6.8°C | 12.1°C | 117 mm | 184 |
| October | 13.9°C | 3.7°C | 8.8°C | 124 mm | 132 |
| November | 8.1°C | −0.7°C | 3.7°C | 116 mm | 75 |
| December | 4.7°C | −3.4°C | 0.6°C | 135 mm | 56 |
| Year | 12.8°C | 2.6°C | 7.7°C | 1,433 mm | 1,873 |
Where Maîche’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Maîche, 1.3 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1992–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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 Maîche’s climate
How warm does Maîche get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.0°C. About 26 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 93% of mainland French towns, and about 4 reach 30°C.
How cold does Maîche get in winter?
February nights average −4.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 124 nights a year, and about 22 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Maîche get?
About 1,433 mm a year, more than 98% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (142 mm) and February the driest (97 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 Maîche itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Maîche, Maîche, 1.3 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 MAICHE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Maîche →
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.