Few mainland French towns have colder winter nights than Maisons-du-Bois-Lièvremont
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 23.5°C on average. December is the wettest month, April the driest. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than almost every mainland French town. The heating season runs October to April: each of those months averages under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Pontarlier station, 9.1 km south-west.
A year in Maisons-du-Bois-Lièvremont at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Pontarlier station.
What a year in Maisons-du-Bois-Lièvremont feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pontarlier.
About 1,464 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 54 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 5th wettest of 34 towns of 2,500+ in Doubs.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Besançon
A frosty town: 110 frosts and 41 days of 25°C a year
On about 110 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 16 days it stays below freezing all day. About 41 days a year reach 25°C, and 8 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pontarlier: 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 Pontarlier
Pontarlier is 9.1 km south-west of Maisons-du-Bois-Lièvremont. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Maisons-du-Bois-Lièvremont itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Pontarlier (25462001) |
| Distance from the town | 9.1 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 808 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 853 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Besançon, 45 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 Maisons-du-Bois-Lièvremont 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maisons-du-Bois-Lièvremont | Pontarlier | 23.5°C | −3.6°C | 1,464 mm |
| Doubs 7.5 km | same station | 23.5°C about the same | −3.6°C about the same | 1,464 mm |
| Pontarlier 8.7 km | same station | 23.5°C about the same | −3.6°C about the same | 1,464 mm |
| Morteau 17 km | Épenoy | 22.6°C 0.9°C cooler | −1.8°C 1.8°C milder | 1,363 mm |
| Les Fins 19 km | Le Russey | 22.8°C 0.7°C cooler | −4.8°C 1.2°C colder | 1,667 mm |
| Valdahon 21 km | Adam-lès-Vercel | 24.4°C 0.9°C warmer | −2.4°C 1.2°C milder | 1,511 mm |
| Villers-le-Lac 22 km | Épenoy | 22.6°C 0.9°C cooler | −1.8°C 1.8°C milder | 1,363 mm |
Maisons-du-Bois-Lièvremont weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Pontarlier station; sunshine at Besançon.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.6°C | −3.6°C | 0.5°C | 115 mm | 68 |
| February | 5.7°C | −3.7°C | 1.0°C | 105 mm | 97 |
| March | 9.8°C | −0.6°C | 4.6°C | 108 mm | 153 |
| April | 13.6°C | 2.2°C | 7.9°C | 105 mm | 184 |
| May | 17.3°C | 6.2°C | 11.8°C | 140 mm | 208 |
| June | 21.2°C | 9.7°C | 15.4°C | 125 mm | 231 |
| July | 23.5°C | 11.4°C | 17.5°C | 123 mm | 249 |
| August | 23.5°C | 11.1°C | 17.3°C | 121 mm | 237 |
| September | 19.1°C | 7.7°C | 13.4°C | 114 mm | 184 |
| October | 15.0°C | 4.6°C | 9.8°C | 129 mm | 132 |
| November | 8.8°C | 0.3°C | 4.6°C | 131 mm | 75 |
| December | 5.1°C | −2.5°C | 1.3°C | 148 mm | 56 |
| Year | 13.9°C | 3.6°C | 8.8°C | 1,464 mm | 1,873 |
Where Maisons-du-Bois-Lièvremont’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Pontarlier, 9.1 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.
- Sunshine: the nearest station with at least 10 years of sunshine records, Besançon, 45 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 Maisons-du-Bois-Lièvremont’s climate
How warm does Maisons-du-Bois-Lièvremont get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.5°C. About 41 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 80% of mainland French towns, and about 8 reach 30°C.
How cold does Maisons-du-Bois-Lièvremont get in winter?
February nights average −3.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 110 nights a year, and about 16 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Maisons-du-Bois-Lièvremont get?
About 1,464 mm a year, more than almost every mainland French town. December is the wettest month (148 mm) and April the driest (105 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Besançon (45 km away), averages 1,873 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Maisons-du-Bois-Lièvremont itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Maisons-du-Bois-Lièvremont, Pontarlier, 9.1 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 PONTARLIER, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Maisons-du-Bois-Lièvremont →
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