Valdahon sits near the top of mainland French towns for rain, with 1,511 mm a year
July afternoons average 24.4°C. Its January nights bite harder than in almost every mainland French town. Of all months, December brings the most rain and April the least. An umbrella earns its place on about 150 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Adam-lès-Vercel station, 4.7 km north-east.
A year in Valdahon at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Adam-lès-Vercel station.
What a year in Valdahon feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Adam-lès-Vercel.
About 1,511 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 55 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 4th wettest of 34 towns of 2,500+ in Doubs.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Besançon
A frosty town: 91 frosts and 50 days of 25°C a year
On about 91 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 14 days it stays below freezing all day. About 50 days a year reach 25°C, and 11 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Adam-lès-Vercel: 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 Adam-lès-Vercel
Adam-lès-Vercel is 4.7 km north-east of Valdahon. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Valdahon itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Adam-lès-Vercel (25007001) |
| Distance from the town | 4.7 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 665 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 647 m |
| Period | 1997–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 3.2 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Besançon, 29 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 Valdahon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valdahon | Adam-lès-Vercel | 24.4°C | −2.4°C | 1,511 mm |
| Ornans 16 km | Besançon | 25.7°C 1.3°C warmer | 0.1°C 2.5°C milder | 1,157 mm |
| Saône 19 km | Besançon | 25.7°C 1.3°C warmer | 0.1°C 2.5°C milder | 1,157 mm |
| Baume-les-Dames 22 km | Pouligney | 27.0°C 2.6°C warmer | −1.4°C 1°C milder | 1,215 mm |
| Morteau 22 km | Épenoy | 22.6°C 1.8°C cooler | −1.8°C 0.6°C milder | 1,363 mm |
| Les Fins 23 km | Le Russey | 22.8°C 1.6°C cooler | −4.8°C 2.4°C colder | 1,667 mm |
| Thise 25 km | Besançon | 25.7°C 1.3°C warmer | 0.1°C 2.5°C milder | 1,157 mm |
Valdahon weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Adam-lès-Vercel station; sunshine at Besançon.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.0°C | −2.4°C | 1.3°C | 125 mm | 68 |
| February | 6.1°C | −2.5°C | 1.8°C | 112 mm | 97 |
| March | 10.3°C | 0.3°C | 5.3°C | 120 mm | 153 |
| April | 14.7°C | 3.5°C | 9.1°C | 108 mm | 184 |
| May | 18.5°C | 7.4°C | 13.0°C | 136 mm | 208 |
| June | 22.6°C | 11.1°C | 16.9°C | 125 mm | 231 |
| July | 24.4°C | 12.9°C | 18.7°C | 121 mm | 249 |
| August | 24.1°C | 12.7°C | 18.4°C | 132 mm | 237 |
| September | 20.0°C | 9.3°C | 14.6°C | 108 mm | 184 |
| October | 15.6°C | 6.0°C | 10.8°C | 141 mm | 132 |
| November | 9.5°C | 1.5°C | 5.5°C | 134 mm | 75 |
| December | 5.9°C | −1.3°C | 2.3°C | 151 mm | 56 |
| Year | 14.7°C | 4.9°C | 9.8°C | 1,511 mm | 1,873 |
Where Valdahon’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Adam-lès-Vercel, 4.7 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1997–2020, 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, 29 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 Valdahon’s climate
How warm does Valdahon get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.4°C. About 50 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 68% of mainland French towns, and about 11 reach 30°C.
How cold does Valdahon get in winter?
February nights average −2.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 91 nights a year, and about 14 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Valdahon get?
About 1,511 mm a year, more than almost every mainland French town. December is the wettest month (151 mm) and April the driest (108 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Besançon (29 km away), averages 1,873 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Valdahon itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Valdahon, Adam-lès-Vercel, 4.7 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 ADAM-LES-VERCEL, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Valdahon →
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