Hardly any mainland French towns collect more rain than Montdoré: 1,357 mm a year
Nights in January average −1.3°C. Frost is common: about 85 nights a year drop below freezing, more than in 97% of mainland French towns. Wet weather is most frequent in December and least in April. Radiators earn their keep from November to April, the months that average under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Bains station, 16 km north-east.
A year in Montdoré at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Bains station.
What a year in Montdoré feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bains.
About 1,357 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 49 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 3rd 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: 85 frosts and 64 days of 25°C a year
On about 85 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 9 days it stays below freezing all day. About 64 days a year reach 25°C, and 19 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bains: 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 Bains
Bains is 16 km north-east of Montdoré. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Montdoré itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Bains (88029001) |
| Distance from the town | 16 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 319 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 364 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 12 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Luxeuil, 26 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 Montdoré 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montdoré | Bains | 26.0°C | −1.3°C | 1,357 mm |
| Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse 15 km | Aillevillers | 26.3°C about the same | −1.6°C about the same | 1,175 mm |
| Fougerolles-Saint-Valbert 24 km | Fougerolles | 25.5°C 0.5°C cooler | −1.1°C about the same | 1,161 mm |
| Luxeuil-les-Bains 25 km | Luxeuil | 26.0°C about the same | −1.2°C about the same | 977 mm |
| Port-sur-Saône 26 km | Vesoul Ville | 27.2°C 1.2°C warmer | −0.4°C 0.9°C milder | 1,008 mm |
| Xertigny 27 km | Fougerolles | 24.6°C 1.4°C cooler | −1.4°C about the same | 1,513 mm |
Montdoré weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Bains station; sunshine at Luxeuil.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.2°C | −1.3°C | 1.9°C | 132 mm | 69 |
| February | 7.1°C | −1.3°C | 2.9°C | 106 mm | 93 |
| March | 11.9°C | 0.9°C | 6.4°C | 108 mm | 151 |
| April | 16.3°C | 3.4°C | 9.8°C | 87 mm | 183 |
| May | 20.3°C | 7.7°C | 14.0°C | 116 mm | 207 |
| June | 24.0°C | 11.2°C | 17.6°C | 90 mm | 233 |
| July | 26.0°C | 13.0°C | 19.5°C | 96 mm | 250 |
| August | 25.8°C | 12.7°C | 19.3°C | 99 mm | 232 |
| September | 21.2°C | 8.9°C | 15.1°C | 105 mm | 182 |
| October | 15.8°C | 6.1°C | 10.9°C | 127 mm | 120 |
| November | 9.4°C | 2.3°C | 5.9°C | 138 mm | 70 |
| December | 5.8°C | −0.1°C | 2.9°C | 154 mm | 59 |
| Year | 15.7°C | 5.3°C | 10.5°C | 1,357 mm | 1,848 |
Where Montdoré’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Bains, 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, 26 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 Montdoré’s climate
How warm does Montdoré get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.0°C. About 64 days a year reach 25°C, more than 55% of mainland French towns, and about 19 reach 30°C.
How cold does Montdoré get in winter?
January nights average −1.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 85 nights a year, and about 9 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Montdoré get?
About 1,357 mm a year, more than 98% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (154 mm) and April the driest (87 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Luxeuil (26 km away), averages 1,848 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Montdoré itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Montdoré, Bains, 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 BAINS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Montdoré →
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