Few mainland French towns get more frosts than Roche-lez-Beaupré
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 27.0°C. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on 97% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month, April the driest. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from November to March, when means dip under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Pouligney station, 9.2 km north-east.
A year in Roche-lez-Beaupré at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Pouligney station.
What a year in Roche-lez-Beaupré feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pouligney.
About 1,215 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 45 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 10th wettest of 34 towns of 2,500+ in Doubs.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Besançon
A frosty town: 90 frosts and 77 days of 25°C a year
On about 90 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 7 days it stays below freezing all day. About 77 days a year reach 25°C, and 27 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pouligney: 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 Pouligney
Pouligney is 9.2 km north-east of Roche-lez-Beaupré. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Roche-lez-Beaupré itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Pouligney (25468001) |
| Distance from the town | 9.2 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 286 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 260 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Besançon, 9.8 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-lez-Beaupré 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roche-lez-Beaupré | Pouligney | 27.0°C | −1.4°C | 1,215 mm |
| Thise 2.9 km | Besançon | 25.7°C 1.3°C cooler | 0.1°C 1.5°C milder | 1,157 mm |
| Saône 6.2 km | Besançon | 25.7°C 1.3°C cooler | 0.1°C 1.5°C milder | 1,157 mm |
| Besançon 8.3 km | Besançon | 25.7°C 1.3°C cooler | 0.1°C 1.5°C milder | 1,157 mm |
| École-Valentin 9.4 km | Besançon | 25.7°C 1.3°C cooler | 0.1°C 1.5°C milder | 1,157 mm |
| Miserey-Salines 10 km | Besançon | 25.7°C 1.3°C cooler | 0.1°C 1.5°C milder | 1,157 mm |
| Les Auxons 12 km | Besançon | 25.7°C 1.3°C cooler | 0.1°C 1.5°C milder | 1,157 mm |
Roche-lez-Beaupré weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Pouligney station; sunshine at Besançon.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.5°C | −1.4°C | 2.5°C | 96 mm | 68 |
| February | 8.2°C | −1.4°C | 3.4°C | 90 mm | 97 |
| March | 12.6°C | 1.0°C | 6.8°C | 93 mm | 153 |
| April | 16.8°C | 3.4°C | 10.1°C | 88 mm | 184 |
| May | 20.8°C | 7.5°C | 14.2°C | 108 mm | 208 |
| June | 24.8°C | 11.1°C | 18.0°C | 97 mm | 231 |
| July | 27.0°C | 12.8°C | 19.9°C | 97 mm | 249 |
| August | 26.9°C | 12.5°C | 19.7°C | 96 mm | 237 |
| September | 22.1°C | 8.9°C | 15.5°C | 99 mm | 184 |
| October | 16.9°C | 5.9°C | 11.4°C | 115 mm | 132 |
| November | 10.9°C | 2.1°C | 6.5°C | 116 mm | 75 |
| December | 7.1°C | −0.4°C | 3.4°C | 121 mm | 56 |
| Year | 16.7°C | 5.2°C | 10.9°C | 1,215 mm | 1,873 |
Where Roche-lez-Beaupré’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Pouligney, 9.2 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, 9.8 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-lez-Beaupré’s climate
How warm does Roche-lez-Beaupré get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.0°C. About 77 days a year reach 25°C, more than 70% of mainland French towns, and about 27 reach 30°C.
How cold does Roche-lez-Beaupré get in winter?
January nights average −1.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 90 nights a year, and about 7 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Roche-lez-Beaupré get?
About 1,215 mm a year, more than 97% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (121 mm) and April the driest (88 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Besançon (9.8 km away), averages 1,873 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Roche-lez-Beaupré itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Roche-lez-Beaupré, Pouligney, 9.2 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 POULIGNEY, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Roche-lez-Beaupré →
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