Frosty mornings in Fondremand outnumber those of 91% of mainland French towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 27.2°C. Its yearly rainfall tops that of 89% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month, February the driest. Plan for rain on about 137 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Bucey-lès-Gy station, 15 km west.
A year in Fondremand at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Bucey-lès-Gy station.
What a year in Fondremand feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bucey-lès-Gy.
About 1,033 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 34 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 7th wettest of 11 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Saône.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Besançon
A frosty town: 69 frosts and 79 days of 25°C a year
On about 69 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 8 days it stays below freezing all day. About 79 days a year reach 25°C, and 28 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bucey-lès-Gy: 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 Bucey-lès-Gy
Bucey-lès-Gy is 15 km west of Fondremand. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Fondremand itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Bucey-lès-Gy (70104001) |
| Distance from the town | 15 km west |
| Station altitude | 215 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 272 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 4.8 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Besançon, 25 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 Fondremand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fondremand | Bucey-lès-Gy | 27.2°C | 0.1°C | 1,033 mm |
| Échenoz-la-Méline 17 km | Vesoul Ville | 27.2°C about the same | −0.4°C 0.5°C colder | 1,008 mm |
| Vesoul 20 km | Vesoul Ville | 27.2°C about the same | −0.4°C 0.5°C colder | 1,008 mm |
| Les Auxons 20 km | Besançon | 25.7°C 1.5°C cooler | 0.1°C about the same | 1,157 mm |
| Miserey-Salines 21 km | Besançon | 25.7°C 1.5°C cooler | 0.1°C about the same | 1,157 mm |
| Thise 22 km | Besançon | 25.7°C 1.5°C cooler | 0.1°C about the same | 1,157 mm |
| École-Valentin 23 km | Besançon | 25.7°C 1.5°C cooler | 0.1°C about the same | 1,157 mm |
Fondremand weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Bucey-lès-Gy station; sunshine at Besançon.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.1°C | 0.1°C | 3.1°C | 81 mm | 68 |
| February | 8.0°C | 0.1°C | 4.0°C | 74 mm | 97 |
| March | 13.0°C | 2.4°C | 7.7°C | 75 mm | 153 |
| April | 17.3°C | 4.9°C | 11.1°C | 75 mm | 184 |
| May | 21.3°C | 9.1°C | 15.2°C | 101 mm | 208 |
| June | 25.0°C | 12.5°C | 18.7°C | 83 mm | 231 |
| July | 27.2°C | 14.3°C | 20.7°C | 93 mm | 249 |
| August | 26.9°C | 14.0°C | 20.4°C | 79 mm | 237 |
| September | 22.0°C | 10.3°C | 16.2°C | 85 mm | 184 |
| October | 16.6°C | 7.4°C | 12.0°C | 95 mm | 132 |
| November | 10.3°C | 3.2°C | 6.8°C | 100 mm | 75 |
| December | 6.6°C | 0.9°C | 3.7°C | 94 mm | 56 |
| Year | 16.7°C | 6.6°C | 11.6°C | 1,033 mm | 1,873 |
Where Fondremand’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Bucey-lès-Gy, 15 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, Besançon, 25 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 Fondremand’s climate
How warm does Fondremand get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.2°C. About 79 days a year reach 25°C, more than 71% of mainland French towns, and about 28 reach 30°C.
How cold does Fondremand get in winter?
January nights average 0.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 69 nights a year, and about 8 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Fondremand get?
About 1,033 mm a year, more than 89% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (101 mm) and February the driest (74 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Besançon (25 km away), averages 1,873 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Fondremand itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Fondremand, Bucey-lès-Gy, 15 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 BUCEY-LES-GY, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Fondremand →
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