Nights turn raw in Froideterre each January, colder than in 95% of mainland French towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 26.0°C. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on 87% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month, April the driest. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or more, come about 133 times a year.
Figures from Météo-France’s Luxeuil station, 16 km north-west.
A year in Froideterre at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Luxeuil station.
What a year in Froideterre 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 16 km north-west of Froideterre. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Froideterre itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Luxeuil (70473001) |
| Distance from the town | 16 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 271 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 304 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 13 km |
| 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 Froideterre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Froideterre | Luxeuil | 26.0°C | −1.2°C | 977 mm |
| Lure 3 km | Villersexel Sa | 25.9°C about the same | −0.6°C 0.6°C milder | 1,038 mm |
| Ronchamp 7.8 km | Giromagny | 24.3°C 1.7°C cooler | −1.3°C about the same | 1,637 mm |
| Champagney 11 km | Giromagny | 24.3°C 1.7°C cooler | −1.3°C about the same | 1,637 mm |
| Luxeuil-les-Bains 17 km | same station | 26.0°C about the same | −1.2°C about the same | 977 mm |
| Héricourt 22 km | Joncherey | 26.4°C about the same | −1.6°C about the same | 1,087 mm |
| Giromagny 23 km | Giromagny | 24.3°C 1.7°C cooler | −1.3°C about the same | 1,637 mm |
Froideterre 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 Froideterre’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Luxeuil, 16 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, 16 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 Froideterre’s climate
How warm does Froideterre 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 Froideterre 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 Froideterre 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 (16 km away), averages 1,848 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Froideterre itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Froideterre, Luxeuil, 16 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 Froideterre →
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.