Few mainland French towns get more rain than Villers-Chief: 1,511 mm a year
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 24.4°C. Its January nights bite harder than in almost every mainland French town. A year here swings 27°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Central heating does most of its work from November to April, in months below 10°C on average.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Adam-lès-Vercel station, 7.3 km south-west.
A year in Villers-Chief at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Adam-lès-Vercel station.
What a year in Villers-Chief 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 7.3 km south-west of Villers-Chief. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Villers-Chief itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Adam-lès-Vercel (25007001) |
| Distance from the town | 7.3 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 665 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 656 m |
| Period | 1997–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Besançon, 34 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 Villers-Chief 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villers-Chief | Adam-lès-Vercel | 24.4°C | −2.4°C | 1,511 mm |
| Valdahon 12 km | same station | 24.4°C about the same | −2.4°C about the same | 1,511 mm |
| Baume-les-Dames 15 km | Pouligney | 27.0°C 2.6°C warmer | −1.4°C 1°C milder | 1,215 mm |
| Les Fins 22 km | Le Russey | 22.8°C 1.6°C cooler | −4.8°C 2.4°C colder | 1,667 mm |
| Morteau 22 km | Épenoy | 22.6°C 1.8°C cooler | −1.8°C 0.6°C milder | 1,363 mm |
| Le Russey 23 km | Le Russey | 22.8°C 1.6°C cooler | −4.8°C 2.4°C colder | 1,667 mm |
| Saône 25 km | Besançon | 25.7°C 1.3°C warmer | 0.1°C 2.5°C milder | 1,157 mm |
Villers-Chief 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 Villers-Chief’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, 7.3 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, 34 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 Villers-Chief’s climate
How warm does Villers-Chief 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 Villers-Chief 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 Villers-Chief 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 (34 km away), averages 1,873 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Villers-Chief itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Villers-Chief, Adam-lès-Vercel, 7.3 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 ADAM-LES-VERCEL, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Villers-Chief →
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.