Plancher-les-Mines is among the wettest of mainland French towns: 2,049 mm of rain a year
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 24.5°C. In January, nights here are colder than in 98% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month, April the driest. Frost greets about 93 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
Figures from Météo-France’s Plancher-les-Mi station, 1.2 km north.
A year in Plancher-les-Mines at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Plancher-les-Mi station.
What a year in Plancher-les-Mines feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Plancher-les-Mi.
About 2,049 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 73 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 11 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Saône.
Rain by month
Millimeters
A frosty town: 93 frosts and 52 days of 25°C a year
On about 93 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 12 days it stays below freezing all day. About 52 days a year reach 25°C, and 12 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Plancher-les-Mi: 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 Plancher-les-Mi
Plancher-les-Mi is 1.2 km north of Plancher-les-Mines. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Plancher-les-Mines itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Plancher-les-Mi (70414001) |
| Distance from the town | 1.2 km north |
| Station altitude | 529 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 508 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
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 Plancher-les-Mines 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. Where a neighbor uses the same station its figures are the same: the differences you’d feel over a few kilometers aren’t in the normals.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plancher-les-Mines | Plancher-les-Mi | 24.5°C | −2.1°C | 2,049 mm |
| Giromagny 6.7 km | Giromagny | 24.3°C about the same | −1.3°C 0.8°C milder | 1,637 mm |
| Champagney 8.4 km | Giromagny | 24.3°C about the same | −1.3°C 0.8°C milder | 1,637 mm |
| Ronchamp 11 km | Giromagny | 24.3°C about the same | −1.3°C 0.8°C milder | 1,637 mm |
| Valdoie 13 km | Giromagny | 24.3°C about the same | −1.3°C 0.8°C milder | 1,637 mm |
| Le Thillot 13 km | same station | 24.5°C about the same | −2.1°C about the same | 2,049 mm |
| Offemont 15 km | Joncherey | 26.4°C 1.9°C warmer | −1.6°C 0.5°C milder | 1,087 mm |
Plancher-les-Mines weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Plancher-les-Mi station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.6°C | −2.1°C | 1.3°C | 236 mm |
| February | 6.2°C | −2.1°C | 2.1°C | 186 mm |
| March | 10.8°C | 0.7°C | 5.7°C | 178 mm |
| April | 15.1°C | 3.8°C | 9.4°C | 116 mm |
| May | 18.8°C | 7.6°C | 13.2°C | 156 mm |
| June | 22.5°C | 11.0°C | 16.7°C | 126 mm |
| July | 24.5°C | 12.7°C | 18.6°C | 126 mm |
| August | 24.2°C | 12.7°C | 18.5°C | 127 mm |
| September | 19.7°C | 9.3°C | 14.5°C | 139 mm |
| October | 14.9°C | 5.9°C | 10.4°C | 180 mm |
| November | 8.7°C | 1.7°C | 5.2°C | 211 mm |
| December | 5.0°C | −0.9°C | 2.1°C | 269 mm |
| Year | 14.6°C | 5.0°C | 9.8°C | 2,049 mm |
Where Plancher-les-Mines’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Plancher-les-Mi, 1.2 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.
- 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 Plancher-les-Mines’s climate
How warm does Plancher-les-Mines get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.5°C. About 52 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 66% of mainland French towns, and about 12 reach 30°C.
How cold does Plancher-les-Mines get in winter?
January nights average −2.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 93 nights a year, and about 12 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Plancher-les-Mines get?
About 2,049 mm a year, more than almost every mainland French town. December is the wettest month (269 mm) and April the driest (116 mm).
Are these figures for Plancher-les-Mines itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Plancher-les-Mines, Plancher-les-Mi, 1.2 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 PLANCHER-LES-MI, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Plancher-les-Mines →
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.