Nights turn raw in Échenoz-le-Sec each January, colder than in 83% of mainland French towns
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 25.0°C. May is the wettest month, March the driest. None of the 11 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Saône gets less rain. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from November to March, when means dip under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Frotey station, 12 km north-east.
A year in Échenoz-le-Sec at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Frotey station.
What a year in Échenoz-le-Sec feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Frotey.
About 914 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and March the driest. About 29 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 11th 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: 56 frosts and 50 days of 25°C a year
On about 56 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 12 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 Frotey: 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 Frotey
Frotey is 12 km north-east of Échenoz-le-Sec. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Échenoz-le-Sec itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Frotey (70261001) |
| Distance from the town | 12 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 360 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 318 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Luxeuil, 33 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 Échenoz-le-Sec 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Échenoz-le-Sec | Frotey | 25.0°C | 0.1°C | 914 mm |
| Échenoz-la-Méline 7.4 km | Vesoul Ville | 27.2°C 2.2°C warmer | −0.4°C 0.5°C colder | 1,008 mm |
| Vesoul 10 km | Vesoul Ville | 27.2°C 2.2°C warmer | −0.4°C 0.5°C colder | 1,008 mm |
| Port-sur-Saône 18 km | Vesoul Ville | 27.2°C 2.2°C warmer | −0.4°C 0.5°C colder | 1,008 mm |
| Baume-les-Dames 27 km | Pouligney | 27.0°C 2°C warmer | −1.4°C 1.5°C colder | 1,215 mm |
| Thise 29 km | Besançon | 25.7°C 0.7°C warmer | 0.1°C about the same | 1,157 mm |
Échenoz-le-Sec weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Frotey station; sunshine at Luxeuil.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.0°C | 0.1°C | 2.5°C | 68 mm | 69 |
| February | 6.8°C | 0.5°C | 3.6°C | 61 mm | 93 |
| March | 11.2°C | 3.2°C | 7.2°C | 60 mm | 151 |
| April | 15.4°C | 6.2°C | 10.8°C | 64 mm | 183 |
| May | 19.2°C | 10.0°C | 14.6°C | 95 mm | 207 |
| June | 22.8°C | 13.2°C | 18.0°C | 78 mm | 233 |
| July | 25.0°C | 15.2°C | 20.1°C | 78 mm | 250 |
| August | 24.8°C | 15.0°C | 19.9°C | 79 mm | 232 |
| September | 20.2°C | 11.4°C | 15.8°C | 79 mm | 182 |
| October | 15.2°C | 8.1°C | 11.6°C | 87 mm | 120 |
| November | 9.1°C | 3.7°C | 6.4°C | 84 mm | 70 |
| December | 5.6°C | 0.9°C | 3.3°C | 81 mm | 59 |
| Year | 15.0°C | 7.3°C | 11.2°C | 914 mm | 1,848 |
Where Échenoz-le-Sec’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Frotey, 12 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, 33 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 Échenoz-le-Sec’s climate
How warm does Échenoz-le-Sec get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.0°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 Échenoz-le-Sec get in winter?
January nights average 0.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 56 nights a year, and about 12 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Échenoz-le-Sec get?
About 914 mm a year, more than 79% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (95 mm) and March the driest (60 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Luxeuil (33 km away), averages 1,848 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Échenoz-le-Sec itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Échenoz-le-Sec, Frotey, 12 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 FROTEY_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Échenoz-le-Sec →
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