Midwinter lows in Ouge sink below those of 94% of mainland French towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 25.3°C. Only 26°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on 88% of mainland French towns. The heating season runs November to March: each of those months averages under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Quarte station, 3.5 km south.
A year in Ouge at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Quarte station.
What a year in Ouge 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 Langres
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 3.5 km south of Ouge. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Ouge itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Quarte (70430001) |
| Distance from the town | 3.5 km south |
| Station altitude | 362 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 345 m |
| Period | 1996–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Langres, 28 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 Ouge 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ouge | Quarte | 25.3°C | −1.1°C | 1,026 mm |
| Port-sur-Saône 28 km | Vesoul Ville | 27.2°C 1.9°C warmer | −0.4°C 0.7°C milder | 1,008 mm |
| Langres 28 km | Langres | 24.2°C 1.1°C cooler | −0.8°C about the same | 896 mm |
Ouge weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Quarte station; sunshine at Langres.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.7°C | −1.1°C | 1.8°C | 90 mm | 57 |
| February | 6.8°C | −0.6°C | 3.1°C | 73 mm | 87 |
| March | 11.3°C | 1.6°C | 6.5°C | 80 mm | 147 |
| April | 15.7°C | 4.3°C | 10.0°C | 72 mm | 181 |
| May | 19.4°C | 8.3°C | 13.8°C | 93 mm | 199 |
| June | 23.4°C | 11.6°C | 17.5°C | 77 mm | 219 |
| July | 25.3°C | 13.2°C | 19.3°C | 89 mm | 234 |
| August | 24.8°C | 13.2°C | 19.0°C | 86 mm | 223 |
| September | 20.7°C | 9.6°C | 15.2°C | 67 mm | 175 |
| October | 15.3°C | 6.5°C | 10.9°C | 90 mm | 113 |
| November | 9.0°C | 2.5°C | 5.7°C | 105 mm | 62 |
| December | 5.4°C | −0.2°C | 2.6°C | 105 mm | 50 |
| Year | 15.2°C | 5.7°C | 10.4°C | 1,026 mm | 1,747 |
Where Ouge’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Quarte, 3.5 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, Langres, 28 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 Ouge’s climate
How warm does Ouge 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 Ouge 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 Ouge 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, Langres (28 km away), averages 1,747 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Ouge itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Ouge, Quarte, 3.5 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 QUARTE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Ouge →
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