Few mainland French towns get more rain than Raddon-et-Chapendu: 1,576 mm a year
Expect July afternoons of about 25.9°C. By January nights alone, it runs colder than 95% of mainland French towns. Temperatures cover 27°C across the year, low to high. Garden chairs stay out from June to September, the months with highs of 21–26°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Val-d Ajol station, 9.3 km north.
A year in Raddon-et-Chapendu at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Val-d Ajol station.
What a year in Raddon-et-Chapendu feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Val-d Ajol.
About 1,576 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 58 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: 81 frosts and 64 days of 25°C a year
On about 81 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 Val-d Ajol: 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 Val-d Ajol
Val-d Ajol is 9.3 km north of Raddon-et-Chapendu. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Raddon-et-Chapendu itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Val-d Ajol (88487002) |
| Distance from the town | 9.3 km north |
| Station altitude | 370 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 360 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Luxeuil, 10 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 Raddon-et-Chapendu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raddon-et-Chapendu | Val-d Ajol | 25.9°C | −1.3°C | 1,576 mm |
| Fougerolles-Saint-Valbert 6.9 km | Fougerolles | 25.5°C about the same | −1.1°C about the same | 1,161 mm |
| Luxeuil-les-Bains 7.6 km | Luxeuil | 26.0°C about the same | −1.2°C about the same | 977 mm |
| Le Val-d'Ajol 10 km | same station | 25.9°C about the same | −1.3°C about the same | 1,576 mm |
| Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse 15 km | Aillevillers | 26.3°C about the same | −1.6°C about the same | 1,175 mm |
| Rupt-sur-Moselle 17 km | same station | 25.9°C about the same | −1.3°C about the same | 1,576 mm |
| Lure 18 km | Villersexel Sa | 25.9°C about the same | −0.6°C 0.7°C milder | 1,038 mm |
Raddon-et-Chapendu weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Val-d Ajol station; sunshine at Luxeuil.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.1°C | −1.3°C | 1.9°C | 166 mm | 69 |
| February | 6.9°C | −1.2°C | 2.9°C | 132 mm | 93 |
| March | 11.7°C | 0.9°C | 6.3°C | 124 mm | 151 |
| April | 16.2°C | 3.7°C | 10.0°C | 96 mm | 183 |
| May | 20.2°C | 7.9°C | 14.1°C | 132 mm | 207 |
| June | 24.1°C | 11.2°C | 17.6°C | 105 mm | 233 |
| July | 25.9°C | 12.9°C | 19.4°C | 115 mm | 250 |
| August | 25.5°C | 12.7°C | 19.1°C | 114 mm | 232 |
| September | 20.9°C | 9.1°C | 15.0°C | 112 mm | 182 |
| October | 15.8°C | 6.2°C | 11.0°C | 143 mm | 120 |
| November | 9.3°C | 2.2°C | 5.7°C | 154 mm | 70 |
| December | 5.4°C | −0.2°C | 2.6°C | 183 mm | 59 |
| Year | 15.6°C | 5.3°C | 10.5°C | 1,576 mm | 1,848 |
Where Raddon-et-Chapendu’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Val-d Ajol, 9.3 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1992–2020, 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, Luxeuil, 10 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 Raddon-et-Chapendu’s climate
How warm does Raddon-et-Chapendu get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.9°C. About 64 days a year reach 25°C, more than 54% of mainland French towns, and about 19 reach 30°C.
How cold does Raddon-et-Chapendu get in winter?
January nights average −1.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 81 nights a year, and about 9 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Raddon-et-Chapendu get?
About 1,576 mm a year, more than almost every mainland French town. December is the wettest month (183 mm) and April the driest (96 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Luxeuil (10 km away), averages 1,848 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Raddon-et-Chapendu itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Raddon-et-Chapendu, Val-d Ajol, 9.3 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 VAL-D AJOL, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Raddon-et-Chapendu →
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