Midwinter lows in Vauclusotte sink below those of 94% of mainland French towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 23.7°C. Winter and summer sit 25°C apart. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 92% of mainland French towns. Frost greets about 68 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Dizier-l'Évêque station, 27 km north-east: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in Vauclusotte at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Dizier-l'Évêque station.
What a year in Vauclusotte 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 27 km north-east of Vauclusotte. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Vauclusotte itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Dizier-l'Évêque (90090001) |
| Distance from the town | 27 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 553 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 446 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 5.7 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Besançon, 56 km away |
Vauclusotte sits 107 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect Vauclusotte to run about 0.7°C warmer than these figures.
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 Vauclusotte 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vauclusotte | Saint-Dizier-l'Évêque | 23.7°C | −1.0°C | 1,099 mm |
| Maîche 5.9 km | Maîche | 22.0°C 1.7°C cooler | −4.3°C 3.3°C colder | 1,433 mm |
| Charquemont 9.6 km | Charquemont | 23.1°C 0.6°C cooler | −3.8°C 2.8°C colder | 1,575 mm |
| Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans 13 km | Joncherey | 26.4°C 2.7°C warmer | −1.6°C 0.6°C colder | 1,087 mm |
| Le Russey 13 km | Le Russey | 22.8°C 0.9°C cooler | −4.8°C 3.8°C colder | 1,667 mm |
| Mandeure 20 km | Joncherey | 26.4°C 2.7°C warmer | −1.6°C 0.6°C colder | 1,087 mm |
| Hérimoncourt 21 km | Joncherey | 26.4°C 2.7°C warmer | −1.6°C 0.6°C colder | 1,087 mm |
Vauclusotte 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 Vauclusotte’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, 27 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 Vauclusotte’s climate
How warm does Vauclusotte 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 Vauclusotte 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 Vauclusotte 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 (56 km away), averages 1,873 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Vauclusotte itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Vauclusotte, Saint-Dizier-l'Évêque, 27 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 Vauclusotte →
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.