January in Saint-Germain bites harder than in 95% of mainland French towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 26.0°C. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 27°C. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on 87% of mainland French towns. Windscreens need scraping on about 79 mornings a year, the nights the air drops below 0°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Luxeuil station, 15 km north-west.
A year in Saint-Germain at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Luxeuil station.
What a year in Saint-Germain feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Luxeuil.
About 977 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 32 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 10th 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: 79 frosts and 63 days of 25°C a year
On about 79 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 7 days it stays below freezing all day. About 63 days a year reach 25°C, and 17 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Luxeuil: 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 Luxeuil
Luxeuil is 15 km north-west of Saint-Germain. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Germain itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Luxeuil (70473001) |
| Distance from the town | 15 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 271 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 318 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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 Saint-Germain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Germain | Luxeuil | 26.0°C | −1.2°C | 977 mm |
| Lure 5 km | Villersexel Sa | 25.9°C about the same | −0.6°C 0.6°C milder | 1,038 mm |
| Ronchamp 7.9 km | Giromagny | 24.3°C 1.7°C cooler | −1.3°C about the same | 1,637 mm |
| Champagney 11 km | Giromagny | 24.3°C 1.7°C cooler | −1.3°C about the same | 1,637 mm |
| Luxeuil-les-Bains 16 km | same station | 26.0°C about the same | −1.2°C about the same | 977 mm |
| Fougerolles-Saint-Valbert 21 km | Fougerolles | 25.5°C 0.5°C cooler | −1.1°C about the same | 1,161 mm |
| Giromagny 22 km | Giromagny | 24.3°C 1.7°C cooler | −1.3°C about the same | 1,637 mm |
Saint-Germain weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Luxeuil station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.6°C | −1.2°C | 2.2°C | 80 mm | 69 |
| February | 7.6°C | −1.1°C | 3.2°C | 68 mm | 93 |
| March | 12.3°C | 1.3°C | 6.8°C | 70 mm | 151 |
| April | 16.4°C | 3.9°C | 10.1°C | 66 mm | 183 |
| May | 20.2°C | 8.1°C | 14.2°C | 93 mm | 207 |
| June | 23.9°C | 11.7°C | 17.8°C | 83 mm | 233 |
| July | 26.0°C | 13.5°C | 19.7°C | 81 mm | 250 |
| August | 25.8°C | 13.2°C | 19.5°C | 77 mm | 232 |
| September | 21.3°C | 9.5°C | 15.4°C | 81 mm | 182 |
| October | 16.2°C | 6.4°C | 11.3°C | 93 mm | 120 |
| November | 9.9°C | 2.4°C | 6.2°C | 90 mm | 70 |
| December | 6.2°C | −0.2°C | 3.0°C | 95 mm | 59 |
| Year | 15.9°C | 5.6°C | 10.8°C | 977 mm | 1,848 |
Where Saint-Germain’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Luxeuil, 15 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, 15 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 Saint-Germain’s climate
How warm does Saint-Germain get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.0°C. About 63 days a year reach 25°C, more than 54% of mainland French towns, and about 17 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Germain get in winter?
January nights average −1.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 79 nights a year, and about 7 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Germain get?
About 977 mm a year, more than 87% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (95 mm) and April the driest (66 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Luxeuil (15 km away), averages 1,848 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Germain itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Germain, Luxeuil, 15 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 LUXEUIL, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Germain →
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.