January in Bize bites harder than in 91% of mainland French towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 25.2°C. Its yearly rainfall tops that of 87% of mainland French towns. Of all months, December brings the most rain and April the least. Gritters and ice scrapers earn their keep on roughly 69 nights a year below 0°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Fayl-Billot station, 6.3 km south.
A year in Bize at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Fayl-Billot station.
What a year in Bize feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Fayl-Billot.
About 996 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 32 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd wettest of 6 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Marne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Langres
A frosty town: 69 frosts and 49 days of 25°C a year
On about 69 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 12 days it stays below freezing all day. About 49 days a year reach 25°C, and 11 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Fayl-Billot: 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 Fayl-Billot
Fayl-Billot is 6.3 km south of Bize. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Bize itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Fayl-Billot (52197003) |
| Distance from the town | 6.3 km south |
| Station altitude | 347 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 249 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Langres, 22 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 Bize 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 Haute-Marne.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bize | Fayl-Billot | 25.2°C | −0.6°C | 996 mm |
| Langres 23 km | Langres | 24.2°C 1°C cooler | −0.8°C about the same | 896 mm |
Bize weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Fayl-Billot station; sunshine at Langres.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.5°C | −0.6°C | 1.9°C | 88 mm | 57 |
| February | 6.5°C | −0.3°C | 3.1°C | 71 mm | 87 |
| March | 11.2°C | 2.0°C | 6.6°C | 74 mm | 147 |
| April | 15.2°C | 4.7°C | 9.9°C | 67 mm | 181 |
| May | 19.3°C | 8.7°C | 14.0°C | 93 mm | 199 |
| June | 23.1°C | 11.9°C | 17.5°C | 73 mm | 219 |
| July | 25.2°C | 13.7°C | 19.5°C | 83 mm | 234 |
| August | 24.7°C | 13.4°C | 19.0°C | 80 mm | 223 |
| September | 20.3°C | 9.9°C | 15.1°C | 74 mm | 175 |
| October | 15.0°C | 7.0°C | 11.0°C | 93 mm | 113 |
| November | 8.7°C | 2.8°C | 5.8°C | 98 mm | 62 |
| December | 5.0°C | 0.3°C | 2.6°C | 102 mm | 50 |
| Year | 14.9°C | 6.1°C | 10.5°C | 996 mm | 1,747 |
Where Bize’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Fayl-Billot, 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, Langres, 22 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 Haute-Marne.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Bize’s climate
How warm does Bize get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.2°C. About 49 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 69% of mainland French towns, and about 11 reach 30°C.
How cold does Bize get in winter?
January nights average −0.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 69 nights a year, and about 12 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Bize get?
About 996 mm a year, more than 87% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (102 mm) and April the driest (67 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Langres (22 km away), averages 1,747 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Bize itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Bize, Fayl-Billot, 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 FAYL-BILLOT_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Bize →
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.