Saint-Julien-lès-Russey is among the frostiest of mainland French towns
Expect July afternoons of about 23.1°C. A year here swings 27°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Its yearly rainfall tops that of almost every mainland French town. Plan for rain on about 162 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Charquemont station, 6.3 km east.
A year in Saint-Julien-lès-Russey at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Charquemont station.
What a year in Saint-Julien-lès-Russey feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Charquemont.
About 1,575 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and February the driest. About 59 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 3rd wettest of 34 towns of 2,500+ in Doubs.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Besançon
A frosty town: 128 frosts and 40 days of 25°C a year
On about 128 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 19 days it stays below freezing all day. About 40 days a year reach 25°C, and 8 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Charquemont: 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 Charquemont
Charquemont is 6.3 km east of Saint-Julien-lès-Russey. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Julien-lès-Russey itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Charquemont (25127001) |
| Distance from the town | 6.3 km east |
| Station altitude | 884 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 868 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Besançon, 56 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 Saint-Julien-lès-Russey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Julien-lès-Russey | Charquemont | 23.1°C | −3.8°C | 1,575 mm |
| Le Russey 5.8 km | Le Russey | 22.8°C about the same | −4.8°C 1°C colder | 1,667 mm |
| Maîche 6.8 km | Maîche | 22.0°C 1.1°C cooler | −4.3°C 0.5°C colder | 1,433 mm |
| Charquemont 6.8 km | same station | 23.1°C about the same | −3.8°C about the same | 1,575 mm |
| Villers-le-Lac 17 km | Épenoy | 22.6°C 0.5°C cooler | −1.8°C 2°C milder | 1,363 mm |
| Les Fins 18 km | Le Russey | 22.8°C about the same | −4.8°C 1°C colder | 1,667 mm |
| Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans 20 km | Joncherey | 26.4°C 3.3°C warmer | −1.6°C 2.2°C milder | 1,087 mm |
Saint-Julien-lès-Russey weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Charquemont station; sunshine at Besançon.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.2°C | −3.8°C | 0.2°C | 129 mm | 68 |
| February | 5.1°C | −4.0°C | 0.6°C | 114 mm | 97 |
| March | 9.1°C | −1.2°C | 3.9°C | 115 mm | 153 |
| April | 13.3°C | 1.6°C | 7.5°C | 114 mm | 184 |
| May | 17.4°C | 5.5°C | 11.5°C | 144 mm | 208 |
| June | 21.2°C | 9.0°C | 15.1°C | 135 mm | 231 |
| July | 23.1°C | 10.8°C | 16.9°C | 142 mm | 249 |
| August | 22.8°C | 10.5°C | 16.7°C | 137 mm | 237 |
| September | 18.2°C | 7.1°C | 12.7°C | 120 mm | 184 |
| October | 14.2°C | 4.0°C | 9.1°C | 136 mm | 132 |
| November | 8.4°C | 0.0°C | 4.2°C | 133 mm | 75 |
| December | 4.8°C | −2.8°C | 1.0°C | 158 mm | 56 |
| Year | 13.5°C | 3.1°C | 8.3°C | 1,575 mm | 1,873 |
Where Saint-Julien-lès-Russey’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Charquemont, 6.3 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, 56 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 Saint-Julien-lès-Russey’s climate
How warm does Saint-Julien-lès-Russey get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.1°C. About 40 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 81% of mainland French towns, and about 8 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Julien-lès-Russey get in winter?
February nights average −4.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 128 nights a year, and about 19 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Julien-lès-Russey get?
About 1,575 mm a year, more than almost every mainland French town. December is the wettest month (158 mm) and February the driest (114 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Besançon (56 km away), averages 1,873 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Julien-lès-Russey itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Julien-lès-Russey, Charquemont, 6.3 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 CHARQUEMONT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Julien-lès-Russey →
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