Percey-le-Grand is among the frostiest of mainland French towns
High summer brings afternoon highs near 26.8°C. Winter and summer sit 28°C apart. Of the 11 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Saône, it is the driest. Long walks are most pleasant from June to September, when afternoons reach 22–27°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Coublanc station, 11 km north-east.
A year in Percey-le-Grand at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Coublanc station.
What a year in Percey-le-Grand feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Coublanc.
About 927 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 30 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 11th 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: 82 frosts and 72 days of 25°C a year
On about 82 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 7 days it stays below freezing all day. About 72 days a year reach 25°C, and 24 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Coublanc: 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 Coublanc
Coublanc is 11 km north-east of Percey-le-Grand. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Percey-le-Grand itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Coublanc (52145001) |
| Distance from the town | 11 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 258 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 247 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Chargey-lès-Gray, 19 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 Percey-le-Grand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percey-le-Grand | Coublanc | 26.8°C | −0.8°C | 927 mm |
| Is-sur-Tille 23 km | Marsannay-la-Côte | 27.1°C about the same | −0.1°C 0.7°C milder | 803 mm |
| Gray 24 km | Chargey-lès-Gray | 26.4°C about the same | 0.4°C 1.2°C milder | 834 mm |
| Langres 28 km | Langres | 24.2°C 2.6°C cooler | −0.8°C about the same | 896 mm |
Percey-le-Grand weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Coublanc station; sunshine at Chargey-lès-Gray.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.7°C | −0.8°C | 2.5°C | 81 mm | 70 |
| February | 7.7°C | −0.8°C | 3.4°C | 66 mm | 99 |
| March | 12.5°C | 1.4°C | 7.0°C | 69 mm | 165 |
| April | 16.8°C | 3.6°C | 10.2°C | 62 mm | 198 |
| May | 20.8°C | 7.8°C | 14.3°C | 86 mm | 222 |
| June | 24.6°C | 11.2°C | 17.9°C | 72 mm | 255 |
| July | 26.8°C | 13.0°C | 19.9°C | 76 mm | 254 |
| August | 26.5°C | 12.8°C | 19.6°C | 77 mm | 229 |
| September | 21.8°C | 9.2°C | 15.5°C | 68 mm | 189 |
| October | 16.2°C | 6.4°C | 11.3°C | 82 mm | 124 |
| November | 9.9°C | 2.6°C | 6.2°C | 92 mm | 72 |
| December | 6.1°C | 0.2°C | 3.2°C | 97 mm | 58 |
| Year | 16.3°C | 5.5°C | 10.9°C | 927 mm | 1,934 |
Where Percey-le-Grand’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Coublanc, 11 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, Chargey-lès-Gray, 19 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 Percey-le-Grand’s climate
How warm does Percey-le-Grand get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.8°C. About 72 days a year reach 25°C, more than 66% of mainland French towns, and about 24 reach 30°C.
How cold does Percey-le-Grand get in winter?
January nights average −0.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 82 nights a year, and about 7 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Percey-le-Grand get?
About 927 mm a year, more than 81% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (97 mm) and April the driest (62 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Chargey-lès-Gray (19 km away), averages 1,934 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Percey-le-Grand itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Percey-le-Grand, Coublanc, 11 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 COUBLANC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Percey-le-Grand →
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