January in Molay bites harder than in 94% of mainland French towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 25.3°C. Winter and summer sit 26°C apart. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 88% of mainland French towns. Gritters and ice scrapers earn their keep on roughly 79 nights a year below 0°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Quarte station, 4.4 km north-west.
A year in Molay at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Quarte station.
What a year in Molay feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Quarte.
About 1,026 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and September the driest. About 33 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 Chargey-lès-Gray
A frosty town: 79 frosts and 54 days of 25°C a year
On about 79 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 12 days it stays below freezing all day. About 54 days a year reach 25°C, and 13 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Quarte: 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 Quarte
Quarte is 4.4 km north-west of Molay. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Molay itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Quarte (70430001) |
| Distance from the town | 4.4 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 362 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 277 m |
| Period | 1996–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Chargey-lès-Gray, 27 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 Molay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molay | Quarte | 25.3°C | −1.1°C | 1,026 mm |
| Port-sur-Saône 23 km | Vesoul Ville | 27.2°C 1.9°C warmer | −0.4°C 0.7°C milder | 1,008 mm |
Molay weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Quarte station; sunshine at Chargey-lès-Gray.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.7°C | −1.1°C | 1.8°C | 90 mm | 70 |
| February | 6.8°C | −0.6°C | 3.1°C | 73 mm | 99 |
| March | 11.3°C | 1.6°C | 6.5°C | 80 mm | 165 |
| April | 15.7°C | 4.3°C | 10.0°C | 72 mm | 198 |
| May | 19.4°C | 8.3°C | 13.8°C | 93 mm | 222 |
| June | 23.4°C | 11.6°C | 17.5°C | 77 mm | 255 |
| July | 25.3°C | 13.2°C | 19.3°C | 89 mm | 254 |
| August | 24.8°C | 13.2°C | 19.0°C | 86 mm | 229 |
| September | 20.7°C | 9.6°C | 15.2°C | 67 mm | 189 |
| October | 15.3°C | 6.5°C | 10.9°C | 90 mm | 124 |
| November | 9.0°C | 2.5°C | 5.7°C | 105 mm | 72 |
| December | 5.4°C | −0.2°C | 2.6°C | 105 mm | 58 |
| Year | 15.2°C | 5.7°C | 10.4°C | 1,026 mm | 1,934 |
Where Molay’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Quarte, 4.4 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1996–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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, Chargey-lès-Gray, 27 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 Molay’s climate
How warm does Molay get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.3°C. About 54 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 64% of mainland French towns, and about 13 reach 30°C.
How cold does Molay get in winter?
January nights average −1.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 79 nights a year, and about 12 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Molay get?
About 1,026 mm a year, more than 88% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (105 mm) and September the driest (67 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Chargey-lès-Gray (27 km away), averages 1,934 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Molay itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Molay, Quarte, 4.4 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 QUARTE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Molay →
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.