Frosty mornings in Le Val-Saint-Éloi outnumber those of 94% of mainland French towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 26.3°C. Its yearly rainfall tops that of 89% of mainland French towns. A year here swings 27°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Plan for rain on about 139 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saulx-de-Vesoul station, 9 km south-east.
A year in Le Val-Saint-Éloi at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saulx-de-Vesoul station.
What a year in Le Val-Saint-Éloi feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saulx-de-Vesoul.
About 1,066 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: 78 frosts and 68 days of 25°C a year
On about 78 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 8 days it stays below freezing all day. About 68 days a year reach 25°C, and 21 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saulx-de-Vesoul: 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 Saulx-de-Vesoul
Saulx-de-Vesoul is 9 km south-east of Le Val-Saint-Éloi. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Le Val-Saint-Éloi itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saulx-de-Vesoul (70478001) |
| Distance from the town | 9 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 312 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 291 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Luxeuil, 15 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 Le Val-Saint-Éloi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Val-Saint-Éloi | Saulx-de-Vesoul | 26.3°C | −0.8°C | 1,066 mm |
| Port-sur-Saône 12 km | Vesoul Ville | 27.2°C 0.9°C warmer | −0.4°C about the same | 1,008 mm |
| Vesoul 13 km | Vesoul Ville | 27.2°C 0.9°C warmer | −0.4°C about the same | 1,008 mm |
| Échenoz-la-Méline 15 km | Vesoul Ville | 27.2°C 0.9°C warmer | −0.4°C about the same | 1,008 mm |
| Luxeuil-les-Bains 17 km | Luxeuil | 26.0°C about the same | −1.2°C about the same | 977 mm |
| Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse 18 km | Aillevillers | 26.3°C about the same | −1.6°C 0.8°C colder | 1,175 mm |
| Fougerolles-Saint-Valbert 23 km | Fougerolles | 25.5°C 0.8°C cooler | −1.1°C about the same | 1,161 mm |
Le Val-Saint-Éloi weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saulx-de-Vesoul station; sunshine at Luxeuil.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.6°C | −0.8°C | 2.4°C | 87 mm | 69 |
| February | 7.5°C | −0.8°C | 3.3°C | 76 mm | 93 |
| March | 12.3°C | 1.7°C | 7.0°C | 75 mm | 151 |
| April | 16.4°C | 4.3°C | 10.3°C | 72 mm | 183 |
| May | 20.3°C | 8.2°C | 14.3°C | 102 mm | 207 |
| June | 24.1°C | 11.7°C | 17.9°C | 86 mm | 233 |
| July | 26.3°C | 13.5°C | 19.9°C | 87 mm | 250 |
| August | 26.0°C | 13.3°C | 19.7°C | 86 mm | 232 |
| September | 21.4°C | 9.7°C | 15.5°C | 86 mm | 182 |
| October | 16.2°C | 6.7°C | 11.4°C | 103 mm | 120 |
| November | 9.9°C | 2.6°C | 6.3°C | 102 mm | 70 |
| December | 6.3°C | 0.1°C | 3.2°C | 106 mm | 59 |
| Year | 16.0°C | 5.8°C | 10.9°C | 1,066 mm | 1,848 |
Where Le Val-Saint-Éloi’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saulx-de-Vesoul, 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.
- Sunshine: the nearest station with at least 10 years of sunshine records, Luxeuil, 15 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 Le Val-Saint-Éloi’s climate
How warm does Le Val-Saint-Éloi get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.3°C. About 68 days a year reach 25°C, more than 61% of mainland French towns, and about 21 reach 30°C.
How cold does Le Val-Saint-Éloi get in winter?
January nights average −0.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 78 nights a year, and about 8 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Le Val-Saint-Éloi get?
About 1,066 mm a year, more than 89% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (106 mm) and April the driest (72 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Luxeuil (15 km away), averages 1,848 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Le Val-Saint-Éloi itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Le Val-Saint-Éloi, Saulx-de-Vesoul, 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 SAULX-DE-VESOUL, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Le Val-Saint-Éloi →
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