Ferrières-lès-Scey sits near the top of mainland French towns for frosts
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 26.5°C. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 89% of mainland French towns. Only 28°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. An umbrella earns its place on about 143 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Combeaufontaine station, 10 km north-west.
A year in Ferrières-lès-Scey at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Combeaufontaine station.
What a year in Ferrières-lès-Scey feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Combeaufontaine.
About 1,044 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 36 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 6th 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: 88 frosts and 69 days of 25°C a year
On about 88 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 9 days it stays below freezing all day. About 69 days a year reach 25°C, and 21 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Combeaufontaine: 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 Combeaufontaine
Combeaufontaine is 10 km north-west of Ferrières-lès-Scey. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Ferrières-lès-Scey itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Combeaufontaine (70165001) |
| Distance from the town | 10 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 252 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 215 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Luxeuil, 30 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 Ferrières-lès-Scey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrières-lès-Scey | Combeaufontaine | 26.5°C | −1.2°C | 1,044 mm |
| Port-sur-Saône 4.4 km | Vesoul Ville | 27.2°C 0.7°C warmer | −0.4°C 0.8°C milder | 1,008 mm |
| Échenoz-la-Méline 12 km | Vesoul Ville | 27.2°C 0.7°C warmer | −0.4°C 0.8°C milder | 1,008 mm |
| Vesoul 12 km | Vesoul Ville | 27.2°C 0.7°C warmer | −0.4°C 0.8°C milder | 1,008 mm |
Ferrières-lès-Scey weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Combeaufontaine station; sunshine at Luxeuil.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.4°C | −1.2°C | 2.1°C | 91 mm | 69 |
| February | 7.4°C | −1.1°C | 3.2°C | 76 mm | 93 |
| March | 12.1°C | 0.9°C | 6.5°C | 79 mm | 151 |
| April | 16.4°C | 3.5°C | 10.0°C | 70 mm | 183 |
| May | 20.5°C | 7.6°C | 14.1°C | 97 mm | 207 |
| June | 24.4°C | 11.1°C | 17.7°C | 82 mm | 233 |
| July | 26.5°C | 12.9°C | 19.7°C | 84 mm | 250 |
| August | 26.2°C | 12.5°C | 19.4°C | 81 mm | 232 |
| September | 21.5°C | 9.0°C | 15.3°C | 79 mm | 182 |
| October | 16.0°C | 6.1°C | 11.0°C | 96 mm | 120 |
| November | 9.7°C | 2.2°C | 6.0°C | 102 mm | 70 |
| December | 6.0°C | −0.2°C | 2.9°C | 107 mm | 59 |
| Year | 16.0°C | 5.3°C | 10.7°C | 1,044 mm | 1,848 |
Where Ferrières-lès-Scey’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Combeaufontaine, 10 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, 30 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 Ferrières-lès-Scey’s climate
How warm does Ferrières-lès-Scey get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.5°C. About 69 days a year reach 25°C, more than 61% of mainland French towns, and about 21 reach 30°C.
How cold does Ferrières-lès-Scey get in winter?
January nights average −1.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 88 nights a year, and about 9 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Ferrières-lès-Scey get?
About 1,044 mm a year, more than 89% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (107 mm) and April the driest (70 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Luxeuil (30 km away), averages 1,848 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Ferrières-lès-Scey itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Ferrières-lès-Scey, Combeaufontaine, 10 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 COMBEAUFONTAINE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Ferrières-lès-Scey →
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