Briaucourt has colder winter nights than 95% of mainland French towns
High summer brings afternoon highs near 26.0°C. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 87% of mainland French towns. Winter and summer sit 27°C apart. The heating season runs November to March: each of those months averages under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Luxeuil station, 9.7 km south-east.
A year in Briaucourt at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Luxeuil station.
What a year in Briaucourt feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Luxeuil.
About 977 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 32 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 10th wettest of 11 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Saône.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Luxeuil
A frosty town: 79 frosts and 63 days of 25°C a year
On about 79 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 7 days it stays below freezing all day. About 63 days a year reach 25°C, and 17 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Luxeuil: 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 Luxeuil
Luxeuil is 9.7 km south-east of Briaucourt. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Briaucourt itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Luxeuil (70473001) |
| Distance from the town | 9.7 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 271 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 264 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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 Briaucourt 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briaucourt | Luxeuil | 26.0°C | −1.2°C | 977 mm |
| Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse 7.2 km | Aillevillers | 26.3°C about the same | −1.6°C about the same | 1,175 mm |
| Luxeuil-les-Bains 9.6 km | same station | 26.0°C about the same | −1.2°C about the same | 977 mm |
| Fougerolles-Saint-Valbert 14 km | Fougerolles | 25.5°C 0.5°C cooler | −1.1°C about the same | 1,161 mm |
| Port-sur-Saône 22 km | Vesoul Ville | 27.2°C 1.2°C warmer | −0.4°C 0.8°C milder | 1,008 mm |
| Le Val-d'Ajol 22 km | Val-d Ajol | 25.9°C about the same | −1.3°C about the same | 1,576 mm |
| Vesoul 23 km | Vesoul Ville | 27.2°C 1.2°C warmer | −0.4°C 0.8°C milder | 1,008 mm |
Briaucourt weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Luxeuil station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.6°C | −1.2°C | 2.2°C | 80 mm | 69 |
| February | 7.6°C | −1.1°C | 3.2°C | 68 mm | 93 |
| March | 12.3°C | 1.3°C | 6.8°C | 70 mm | 151 |
| April | 16.4°C | 3.9°C | 10.1°C | 66 mm | 183 |
| May | 20.2°C | 8.1°C | 14.2°C | 93 mm | 207 |
| June | 23.9°C | 11.7°C | 17.8°C | 83 mm | 233 |
| July | 26.0°C | 13.5°C | 19.7°C | 81 mm | 250 |
| August | 25.8°C | 13.2°C | 19.5°C | 77 mm | 232 |
| September | 21.3°C | 9.5°C | 15.4°C | 81 mm | 182 |
| October | 16.2°C | 6.4°C | 11.3°C | 93 mm | 120 |
| November | 9.9°C | 2.4°C | 6.2°C | 90 mm | 70 |
| December | 6.2°C | −0.2°C | 3.0°C | 95 mm | 59 |
| Year | 15.9°C | 5.6°C | 10.8°C | 977 mm | 1,848 |
Where Briaucourt’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Luxeuil, 9.7 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, Luxeuil, 9.7 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-Saône.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Briaucourt’s climate
How warm does Briaucourt get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.0°C. About 63 days a year reach 25°C, more than 54% of mainland French towns, and about 17 reach 30°C.
How cold does Briaucourt get in winter?
January nights average −1.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 79 nights a year, and about 7 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Briaucourt get?
About 977 mm a year, more than 87% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (95 mm) and April the driest (66 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Luxeuil (9.7 km away), averages 1,848 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Briaucourt itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Briaucourt, Luxeuil, 9.7 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 LUXEUIL, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Briaucourt →
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.