Hardly any mainland French towns collect more rain than Fresse: 2,049 mm a year
July afternoons average 24.5°C. Only 27°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. By January nights alone, it runs colder than 98% of mainland French towns. An umbrella earns its place on about 156 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Plancher-les-Mi station, 5.9 km east.
A year in Fresse at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Plancher-les-Mi station.
What a year in Fresse feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Plancher-les-Mi.
About 2,049 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 73 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: 93 frosts and 52 days of 25°C a year
On about 93 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 12 days it stays below freezing all day. About 52 days a year reach 25°C, and 12 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Plancher-les-Mi: 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 Plancher-les-Mi
Plancher-les-Mi is 5.9 km east of Fresse. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Fresse itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Plancher-les-Mi (70414001) |
| Distance from the town | 5.9 km east |
| Station altitude | 529 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 482 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
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 Fresse 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresse | Plancher-les-Mi | 24.5°C | −2.1°C | 2,049 mm |
| Champagney 6.8 km | Giromagny | 24.3°C about the same | −1.3°C 0.8°C milder | 1,637 mm |
| Ronchamp 7.1 km | Giromagny | 24.3°C about the same | −1.3°C 0.8°C milder | 1,637 mm |
| Giromagny 12 km | Giromagny | 24.3°C about the same | −1.3°C 0.8°C milder | 1,637 mm |
| Le Thillot 15 km | same station | 24.5°C about the same | −2.1°C about the same | 2,049 mm |
| Lure 15 km | Villersexel Sa | 25.9°C 1.4°C warmer | −0.6°C 1.5°C milder | 1,038 mm |
| Valdoie 17 km | Giromagny | 24.3°C about the same | −1.3°C 0.8°C milder | 1,637 mm |
Fresse weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Plancher-les-Mi station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.6°C | −2.1°C | 1.3°C | 236 mm |
| February | 6.2°C | −2.1°C | 2.1°C | 186 mm |
| March | 10.8°C | 0.7°C | 5.7°C | 178 mm |
| April | 15.1°C | 3.8°C | 9.4°C | 116 mm |
| May | 18.8°C | 7.6°C | 13.2°C | 156 mm |
| June | 22.5°C | 11.0°C | 16.7°C | 126 mm |
| July | 24.5°C | 12.7°C | 18.6°C | 126 mm |
| August | 24.2°C | 12.7°C | 18.5°C | 127 mm |
| September | 19.7°C | 9.3°C | 14.5°C | 139 mm |
| October | 14.9°C | 5.9°C | 10.4°C | 180 mm |
| November | 8.7°C | 1.7°C | 5.2°C | 211 mm |
| December | 5.0°C | −0.9°C | 2.1°C | 269 mm |
| Year | 14.6°C | 5.0°C | 9.8°C | 2,049 mm |
Where Fresse’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Plancher-les-Mi, 5.9 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.
- 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 Fresse’s climate
How warm does Fresse get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.5°C. About 52 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 66% of mainland French towns, and about 12 reach 30°C.
How cold does Fresse get in winter?
January nights average −2.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 93 nights a year, and about 12 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Fresse get?
About 2,049 mm a year, more than almost every mainland French town. December is the wettest month (269 mm) and April the driest (116 mm).
Are these figures for Fresse itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Fresse, Plancher-les-Mi, 5.9 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 PLANCHER-LES-MI, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Fresse →
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.