Frost comes to Roche-lès-Clerval more often than to 92% of mainland French towns
Sunny July days climb to about 25.9°C. None of the 34 towns of 2,500+ in Doubs gets less rain. The rainiest month is May; the driest is April. Plan time outside from May to September, when highs sit at 20–26°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Villersexel Sa station, 20 km north.
A year in Roche-lès-Clerval at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Villersexel Sa station.
What a year in Roche-lès-Clerval feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Villersexel Sa.
About 1,038 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and April the driest. About 34 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 34th wettest of 34 towns of 2,500+ in Doubs.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Besançon
A frosty town: 73 frosts and 59 days of 25°C a year
On about 73 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 9 days it stays below freezing all day. About 59 days a year reach 25°C, and 16 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Villersexel Sa: 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 Villersexel Sa
Villersexel Sa is 20 km north of Roche-lès-Clerval. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Roche-lès-Clerval itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Villersexel Sa (70561002) |
| Distance from the town | 20 km north |
| Station altitude | 290 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 317 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 1.4 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Besançon, 39 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 Roche-lès-Clerval 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roche-lès-Clerval | Villersexel Sa | 25.9°C | −0.6°C | 1,038 mm |
| Baume-les-Dames 9.7 km | Pouligney | 27.0°C 1.1°C warmer | −1.4°C 0.8°C colder | 1,215 mm |
| L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs 12 km | same station | 25.9°C about the same | −0.6°C about the same | 1,038 mm |
| Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans 22 km | Joncherey | 26.4°C 0.5°C warmer | −1.6°C 1°C colder | 1,087 mm |
| Bavans 23 km | Joncherey | 26.4°C 0.5°C warmer | −1.6°C 1°C colder | 1,087 mm |
| Voujeaucourt 25 km | Joncherey | 26.4°C 0.5°C warmer | −1.6°C 1°C colder | 1,087 mm |
| Valdahon 26 km | Adam-lès-Vercel | 24.4°C 1.5°C cooler | −2.4°C 1.8°C colder | 1,511 mm |
Roche-lès-Clerval weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Villersexel Sa station; sunshine at Besançon.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.4°C | −0.6°C | 2.4°C | 80 mm | 68 |
| February | 7.2°C | −0.5°C | 3.4°C | 74 mm | 97 |
| March | 11.7°C | 1.8°C | 6.7°C | 75 mm | 153 |
| April | 16.0°C | 4.5°C | 10.2°C | 70 mm | 184 |
| May | 19.8°C | 8.4°C | 14.1°C | 100 mm | 208 |
| June | 23.9°C | 11.8°C | 17.9°C | 82 mm | 231 |
| July | 25.9°C | 13.6°C | 19.7°C | 86 mm | 249 |
| August | 25.4°C | 13.3°C | 19.3°C | 89 mm | 237 |
| September | 20.8°C | 9.8°C | 15.3°C | 87 mm | 184 |
| October | 16.0°C | 6.8°C | 11.4°C | 100 mm | 132 |
| November | 9.6°C | 2.7°C | 6.2°C | 96 mm | 75 |
| December | 6.0°C | 0.2°C | 3.1°C | 100 mm | 56 |
| Year | 15.6°C | 6.0°C | 10.8°C | 1,038 mm | 1,873 |
Where Roche-lès-Clerval’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Villersexel Sa, 20 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, 39 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 Roche-lès-Clerval’s climate
How warm does Roche-lès-Clerval get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.9°C. About 59 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 53% of mainland French towns, and about 16 reach 30°C.
How cold does Roche-lès-Clerval get in winter?
January nights average −0.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 73 nights a year, and about 9 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Roche-lès-Clerval get?
About 1,038 mm a year, more than 89% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (100 mm) and April the driest (70 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Besançon (39 km away), averages 1,873 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Roche-lès-Clerval itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Roche-lès-Clerval, Villersexel Sa, 20 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 VILLERSEXEL SA, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Roche-lès-Clerval →
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