Meslières has colder winter nights than 94% of mainland French towns
Sunny July days climb to about 23.7°C. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 92% of mainland French towns. Rain peaks in May and eases off in February. Homes need heating from November to April, the months averaging under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Dizier-l'Évêque station, 7.4 km north-east.
A year in Meslières at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Dizier-l'Évêque station.
What a year in Meslières feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Dizier-l'Évêque.
About 1,099 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 38 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 18th wettest of 34 towns of 2,500+ in Doubs.
Rain by month
Millimeters
A frosty town: 68 frosts and 37 days of 25°C a year
On about 68 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 21 days it stays below freezing all day. About 37 days a year reach 25°C, and 7 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Dizier-l'Évêque: 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 Saint-Dizier-l'Évêque
Saint-Dizier-l'Évêque is 7.4 km north-east of Meslières. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Meslières itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Dizier-l'Évêque (90090001) |
| Distance from the town | 7.4 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 553 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 430 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
Meslières sits 123 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect Meslières to run about 0.8°C warmer than these figures.
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 Meslières 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meslières | Saint-Dizier-l'Évêque | 23.7°C | −1.0°C | 1,099 mm |
| Hérimoncourt 2.2 km | Joncherey | 26.4°C 2.7°C warmer | −1.6°C 0.6°C colder | 1,087 mm |
| Seloncourt 5.3 km | Joncherey | 26.4°C 2.7°C warmer | −1.6°C 0.6°C colder | 1,087 mm |
| Mandeure 6.4 km | Joncherey | 26.4°C 2.7°C warmer | −1.6°C 0.6°C colder | 1,087 mm |
| Valentigney 7 km | Joncherey | 26.4°C 2.7°C warmer | −1.6°C 0.6°C colder | 1,087 mm |
| Audincourt 7.8 km | Joncherey | 26.4°C 2.7°C warmer | −1.6°C 0.6°C colder | 1,087 mm |
| Beaucourt 8 km | same station | 23.7°C about the same | −1.0°C about the same | 1,099 mm |
Meslières weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Dizier-l'Évêque station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.9°C | −1.0°C | 1.4°C | 76 mm |
| February | 5.4°C | −0.5°C | 2.4°C | 72 mm |
| March | 9.6°C | 2.2°C | 5.9°C | 77 mm |
| April | 13.9°C | 5.3°C | 9.6°C | 81 mm |
| May | 17.9°C | 9.2°C | 13.5°C | 112 mm |
| June | 21.7°C | 12.7°C | 17.2°C | 100 mm |
| July | 23.7°C | 14.6°C | 19.1°C | 93 mm |
| August | 23.5°C | 14.6°C | 19.0°C | 99 mm |
| September | 18.8°C | 10.9°C | 14.8°C | 89 mm |
| October | 13.7°C | 7.3°C | 10.5°C | 102 mm |
| November | 8.0°C | 2.8°C | 5.4°C | 98 mm |
| December | 4.8°C | −0.1°C | 2.4°C | 101 mm |
| Year | 13.7°C | 6.5°C | 10.1°C | 1,099 mm |
Where Meslières’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Dizier-l'Évêque, 7.4 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.
- 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 Meslières’s climate
How warm does Meslières get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.7°C. About 37 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 85% of mainland French towns, and about 7 reach 30°C.
How cold does Meslières get in winter?
January nights average −1.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 68 nights a year, and about 21 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Meslières get?
About 1,099 mm a year, more than 92% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (112 mm) and February the driest (72 mm).
Are these figures for Meslières itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Meslières, Saint-Dizier-l'Évêque, 7.4 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 ST DIZIER-L'EVEQUE_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Meslières →
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.