Winter nights in Valonne are colder than in 94% of mainland French towns
July afternoons average 23.7°C. May is the wettest month, February the driest. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on 92% of mainland French towns. Comfortable outdoor weather lasts from May to September, with highs of 18–24°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Dizier-l'Évêque station, 26 km north-east: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in Valonne at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Dizier-l'Évêque station.
What a year in Valonne 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
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Besançon
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 26 km north-east of Valonne. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Valonne itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Dizier-l'Évêque (90090001) |
| Distance from the town | 26 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 553 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 536 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 7.5 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Besançon, 52 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 Valonne 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valonne | Saint-Dizier-l'Évêque | 23.7°C | −1.0°C | 1,099 mm |
| Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans 9.6 km | Joncherey | 26.4°C 2.7°C warmer | −1.6°C 0.6°C colder | 1,087 mm |
| L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs 13 km | Villersexel Sa | 25.9°C 2.2°C warmer | −0.6°C about the same | 1,038 mm |
| Maîche 15 km | Maîche | 22.0°C 1.7°C cooler | −4.3°C 3.3°C colder | 1,433 mm |
| Bavans 16 km | Joncherey | 26.4°C 2.7°C warmer | −1.6°C 0.6°C colder | 1,087 mm |
| Voujeaucourt 17 km | Joncherey | 26.4°C 2.7°C warmer | −1.6°C 0.6°C colder | 1,087 mm |
| Mandeure 17 km | Joncherey | 26.4°C 2.7°C warmer | −1.6°C 0.6°C colder | 1,087 mm |
Valonne weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Dizier-l'Évêque station; sunshine at Besançon.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.9°C | −1.0°C | 1.4°C | 76 mm | 68 |
| February | 5.4°C | −0.5°C | 2.4°C | 72 mm | 97 |
| March | 9.6°C | 2.2°C | 5.9°C | 77 mm | 153 |
| April | 13.9°C | 5.3°C | 9.6°C | 81 mm | 184 |
| May | 17.9°C | 9.2°C | 13.5°C | 112 mm | 208 |
| June | 21.7°C | 12.7°C | 17.2°C | 100 mm | 231 |
| July | 23.7°C | 14.6°C | 19.1°C | 93 mm | 249 |
| August | 23.5°C | 14.6°C | 19.0°C | 99 mm | 237 |
| September | 18.8°C | 10.9°C | 14.8°C | 89 mm | 184 |
| October | 13.7°C | 7.3°C | 10.5°C | 102 mm | 132 |
| November | 8.0°C | 2.8°C | 5.4°C | 98 mm | 75 |
| December | 4.8°C | −0.1°C | 2.4°C | 101 mm | 56 |
| Year | 13.7°C | 6.5°C | 10.1°C | 1,099 mm | 1,873 |
Where Valonne’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, 26 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, 52 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 Valonne’s climate
How warm does Valonne 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 Valonne 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 Valonne 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).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Besançon (52 km away), averages 1,873 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Valonne itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Valonne, Saint-Dizier-l'Évêque, 26 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 Valonne →
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.