Frost comes to Saulx more often than to 94% of mainland French towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 26.3°C on average. A year here swings 27°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 89% of mainland French towns. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from November to March, which average under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saulx-de-Vesoul station, 0.6 km north-east.
A year in Saulx at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saulx-de-Vesoul station.
What a year in Saulx feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saulx-de-Vesoul.
About 1,066 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 36 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 6th 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: 78 frosts and 68 days of 25°C a year
On about 78 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 8 days it stays below freezing all day. About 68 days a year reach 25°C, and 21 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saulx-de-Vesoul: 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 Saulx-de-Vesoul
Saulx-de-Vesoul is 0.6 km north-east of Saulx. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saulx itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saulx-de-Vesoul (70478001) |
| Distance from the town | 0.6 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 312 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 288 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Luxeuil, 12 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 Saulx 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saulx | Saulx-de-Vesoul | 26.3°C | −0.8°C | 1,066 mm |
| Vesoul 12 km | Vesoul Ville | 27.2°C 0.9°C warmer | −0.4°C about the same | 1,008 mm |
| Échenoz-la-Méline 14 km | Vesoul Ville | 27.2°C 0.9°C warmer | −0.4°C about the same | 1,008 mm |
| Luxeuil-les-Bains 16 km | Luxeuil | 26.0°C about the same | −1.2°C about the same | 977 mm |
| Lure 16 km | Villersexel Sa | 25.9°C about the same | −0.6°C about the same | 1,038 mm |
| Port-sur-Saône 18 km | Vesoul Ville | 27.2°C 0.9°C warmer | −0.4°C about the same | 1,008 mm |
| Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse 21 km | Aillevillers | 26.3°C about the same | −1.6°C 0.8°C colder | 1,175 mm |
Saulx weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saulx-de-Vesoul station; sunshine at Luxeuil.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.6°C | −0.8°C | 2.4°C | 87 mm | 69 |
| February | 7.5°C | −0.8°C | 3.3°C | 76 mm | 93 |
| March | 12.3°C | 1.7°C | 7.0°C | 75 mm | 151 |
| April | 16.4°C | 4.3°C | 10.3°C | 72 mm | 183 |
| May | 20.3°C | 8.2°C | 14.3°C | 102 mm | 207 |
| June | 24.1°C | 11.7°C | 17.9°C | 86 mm | 233 |
| July | 26.3°C | 13.5°C | 19.9°C | 87 mm | 250 |
| August | 26.0°C | 13.3°C | 19.7°C | 86 mm | 232 |
| September | 21.4°C | 9.7°C | 15.5°C | 86 mm | 182 |
| October | 16.2°C | 6.7°C | 11.4°C | 103 mm | 120 |
| November | 9.9°C | 2.6°C | 6.3°C | 102 mm | 70 |
| December | 6.3°C | 0.1°C | 3.2°C | 106 mm | 59 |
| Year | 16.0°C | 5.8°C | 10.9°C | 1,066 mm | 1,848 |
Where Saulx’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saulx-de-Vesoul, 0.6 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, 12 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 Saulx’s climate
How warm does Saulx get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.3°C. About 68 days a year reach 25°C, more than 61% of mainland French towns, and about 21 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saulx get in winter?
January nights average −0.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 78 nights a year, and about 8 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saulx get?
About 1,066 mm a year, more than 89% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (106 mm) and April the driest (72 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Luxeuil (12 km away), averages 1,848 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saulx itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saulx, Saulx-de-Vesoul, 0.6 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 SAULX-DE-VESOUL, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saulx →
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.