Rainfall in La Vaivre tops that of 95% of mainland French towns: 1,161 mm a year
In January the night’s low is typically −1.1°C. November is the wettest month, April the driest. Winter nights are cold: in January they are colder than in 94% of mainland French towns. Gritters and ice scrapers earn their keep on roughly 76 nights a year below 0°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Fougerolles station, 2.5 km south-east.
A year in La Vaivre at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Fougerolles station.
What a year in La Vaivre feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Fougerolles.
About 1,161 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and April the driest. About 39 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 4th 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: 76 frosts and 56 days of 25°C a year
On about 76 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 9 days it stays below freezing all day. About 56 days a year reach 25°C, and 14 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Fougerolles: 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 Fougerolles
Fougerolles is 2.5 km south-east of La Vaivre. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in La Vaivre itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Fougerolles (70245003) |
| Distance from the town | 2.5 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 315 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 344 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Luxeuil, 14 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 La Vaivre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Vaivre | Fougerolles | 25.5°C | −1.1°C | 1,161 mm |
| Fougerolles-Saint-Valbert 4.1 km | same station | 25.5°C about the same | −1.1°C about the same | 1,161 mm |
| Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse 7.5 km | Aillevillers | 26.3°C 0.8°C warmer | −1.6°C 0.5°C colder | 1,175 mm |
| Le Val-d'Ajol 9.8 km | Val-d Ajol | 25.9°C about the same | −1.3°C about the same | 1,576 mm |
| Luxeuil-les-Bains 11 km | Luxeuil | 26.0°C 0.5°C warmer | −1.2°C about the same | 977 mm |
| Xertigny 15 km | Fougerolles | 24.6°C 0.9°C cooler | −1.4°C about the same | 1,513 mm |
| Remiremont 20 km | Val-d Ajol | 25.9°C about the same | −1.3°C about the same | 1,576 mm |
La Vaivre weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Fougerolles station; sunshine at Luxeuil.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.3°C | −1.1°C | 2.1°C | 102 mm | 69 |
| February | 7.1°C | −0.8°C | 3.2°C | 83 mm | 93 |
| March | 11.6°C | 1.4°C | 6.5°C | 86 mm | 151 |
| April | 15.8°C | 4.1°C | 10.0°C | 75 mm | 183 |
| May | 19.5°C | 7.9°C | 13.7°C | 106 mm | 207 |
| June | 23.4°C | 11.4°C | 17.4°C | 90 mm | 233 |
| July | 25.5°C | 13.1°C | 19.3°C | 97 mm | 250 |
| August | 25.1°C | 12.9°C | 19.0°C | 92 mm | 232 |
| September | 20.6°C | 9.4°C | 15.0°C | 89 mm | 182 |
| October | 15.8°C | 6.4°C | 11.1°C | 103 mm | 120 |
| November | 9.8°C | 2.7°C | 6.2°C | 121 mm | 70 |
| December | 5.9°C | 0.0°C | 3.0°C | 118 mm | 59 |
| Year | 15.5°C | 5.6°C | 10.5°C | 1,161 mm | 1,848 |
Where La Vaivre’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Fougerolles, 2.5 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, 14 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 La Vaivre’s climate
How warm does La Vaivre get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.5°C. About 56 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 59% of mainland French towns, and about 14 reach 30°C.
How cold does La Vaivre get in winter?
January nights average −1.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 76 nights a year, and about 9 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does La Vaivre get?
About 1,161 mm a year, more than 95% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (121 mm) and April the driest (75 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Luxeuil (14 km away), averages 1,848 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for La Vaivre itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to La Vaivre, Fougerolles, 2.5 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 FOUGEROLLES_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for La Vaivre →
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.