Few mainland French towns get more rain than Belfahy: 1,913 mm a year
July afternoons average 21.5°C. Only 23°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 97% of mainland French towns. Windscreens need scraping on about 81 mornings a year, the nights the air drops below 0°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Belfahy station, 0.4 km west.
A year in Belfahy at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Belfahy station.
What a year in Belfahy feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Belfahy.
About 1,913 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 69 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 11 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Saône.
Rain by month
Millimeters
A frosty town: 81 frosts and 24 days of 25°C a year
On about 81 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 23 days it stays below freezing all day. About 24 days a year reach 25°C, and 3 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Belfahy: 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 Belfahy
Belfahy is 0.4 km west of Belfahy. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Belfahy itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Belfahy (70061002) |
| Distance from the town | 0.4 km west |
| Station altitude | 847 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 849 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
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 Belfahy 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-Saône.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfahy | Belfahy | 21.5°C | −1.5°C | 1,913 mm |
| Giromagny 8.3 km | Giromagny | 24.3°C 2.8°C warmer | −1.3°C about the same | 1,637 mm |
| Champagney 10 km | Giromagny | 24.3°C 2.8°C warmer | −1.3°C about the same | 1,637 mm |
| Le Thillot 11 km | Plancher-les-Mi | 24.5°C 3°C warmer | −2.1°C 0.6°C colder | 2,049 mm |
| Ronchamp 12 km | Giromagny | 24.3°C 2.8°C warmer | −1.3°C about the same | 1,637 mm |
| Valdoie 15 km | Giromagny | 24.3°C 2.8°C warmer | −1.3°C about the same | 1,637 mm |
| Offemont 17 km | Joncherey | 26.4°C 4.9°C warmer | −1.6°C about the same | 1,087 mm |
Belfahy weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Belfahy station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.7°C | −1.5°C | 1.1°C | 203 mm |
| February | 4.3°C | −1.5°C | 1.4°C | 157 mm |
| March | 8.1°C | 1.2°C | 4.6°C | 158 mm |
| April | 12.3°C | 4.4°C | 8.4°C | 108 mm |
| May | 16.0°C | 8.0°C | 12.0°C | 160 mm |
| June | 19.7°C | 11.4°C | 15.6°C | 127 mm |
| July | 21.5°C | 13.3°C | 17.4°C | 138 mm |
| August | 21.4°C | 13.4°C | 17.4°C | 134 mm |
| September | 17.1°C | 9.9°C | 13.5°C | 139 mm |
| October | 12.9°C | 6.7°C | 9.8°C | 175 mm |
| November | 7.5°C | 2.2°C | 4.8°C | 185 mm |
| December | 4.4°C | −0.6°C | 1.9°C | 231 mm |
| Year | 12.4°C | 5.6°C | 9.0°C | 1,913 mm |
Where Belfahy’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Belfahy, 0.4 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1992–2020, 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.
- 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-Saône.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Belfahy’s climate
How warm does Belfahy get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 21.5°C. About 24 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 94% of mainland French towns, and about 3 reach 30°C.
How cold does Belfahy get in winter?
January nights average −1.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 81 nights a year, and about 23 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Belfahy get?
About 1,913 mm a year, more than almost every mainland French town. December is the wettest month (231 mm) and April the driest (108 mm).
Are these figures for Belfahy itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Belfahy, Belfahy, 0.4 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 BELFAHY_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Belfahy →
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.