Winter nights in Montjoie-le-Château are colder than in 94% of mainland French towns
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 23.7°C. Expect the heaviest rain in May and the lightest in February. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 92% of mainland French towns. An umbrella earns its place on about 137 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Dizier-l'Évêque station, 14 km north.
A year in Montjoie-le-Château at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Dizier-l'Évêque station.
What a year in Montjoie-le-Château 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 14 km north of Montjoie-le-Château. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Montjoie-le-Château itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Dizier-l'Évêque (90090001) |
| Distance from the town | 14 km north |
| Station altitude | 553 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 450 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
Montjoie-le-Château sits 103 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect Montjoie-le-Château to run about 0.7°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 Montjoie-le-Château 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montjoie-le-Château | Saint-Dizier-l'Évêque | 23.7°C | −1.0°C | 1,099 mm |
| Hérimoncourt 10 km | Joncherey | 26.4°C 2.7°C warmer | −1.6°C 0.6°C colder | 1,087 mm |
| Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans 11 km | Joncherey | 26.4°C 2.7°C warmer | −1.6°C 0.6°C colder | 1,087 mm |
| Mandeure 13 km | Joncherey | 26.4°C 2.7°C warmer | −1.6°C 0.6°C colder | 1,087 mm |
| Seloncourt 13 km | Joncherey | 26.4°C 2.7°C warmer | −1.6°C 0.6°C colder | 1,087 mm |
| Maîche 13 km | Maîche | 22.0°C 1.7°C cooler | −4.3°C 3.3°C colder | 1,433 mm |
| Valentigney 14 km | Joncherey | 26.4°C 2.7°C warmer | −1.6°C 0.6°C colder | 1,087 mm |
Montjoie-le-Château 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 Montjoie-le-Château’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, 14 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 Montjoie-le-Château’s climate
How warm does Montjoie-le-Château 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 Montjoie-le-Château 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 Montjoie-le-Château 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 Montjoie-le-Château itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Montjoie-le-Château, Saint-Dizier-l'Évêque, 14 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 Montjoie-le-Château →
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.