Ice on the ground: Valay sees more frosts than 91% of mainland French towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 27.2°C. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 27°C. Its yearly rainfall tops that of 89% of mainland French towns. If you like long walks, May, June, August and September offer highs of 21–27°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Bucey-lès-Gy station, 18 km north-east.
A year in Valay at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Bucey-lès-Gy station.
What a year in Valay feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bucey-lès-Gy.
About 1,033 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 34 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 7th 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: 69 frosts and 79 days of 25°C a year
On about 69 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 8 days it stays below freezing all day. About 79 days a year reach 25°C, and 28 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bucey-lès-Gy: 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 Bucey-lès-Gy
Bucey-lès-Gy is 18 km north-east of Valay. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Valay itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Bucey-lès-Gy (70104001) |
| Distance from the town | 18 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 215 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 214 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 6.9 km |
| 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 Valay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valay | Bucey-lès-Gy | 27.2°C | 0.1°C | 1,033 mm |
| Gray 12 km | Chargey-lès-Gray | 26.4°C 0.8°C cooler | 0.4°C about the same | 834 mm |
| Saint-Vit 22 km | Dannemarie-sur- | 26.3°C 0.9°C cooler | −0.4°C 0.5°C colder | 1,067 mm |
| Auxonne 24 km | Tavaux Sa | 26.9°C about the same | 0.1°C about the same | 869 mm |
| Les Auxons 25 km | Besançon | 25.7°C 1.5°C cooler | 0.1°C about the same | 1,157 mm |
| Miserey-Salines 26 km | Besançon | 25.7°C 1.5°C cooler | 0.1°C about the same | 1,157 mm |
| École-Valentin 28 km | Besançon | 25.7°C 1.5°C cooler | 0.1°C about the same | 1,157 mm |
Valay weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Bucey-lès-Gy station; sunshine at Chargey-lès-Gray.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.1°C | 0.1°C | 3.1°C | 81 mm | 70 |
| February | 8.0°C | 0.1°C | 4.0°C | 74 mm | 99 |
| March | 13.0°C | 2.4°C | 7.7°C | 75 mm | 165 |
| April | 17.3°C | 4.9°C | 11.1°C | 75 mm | 198 |
| May | 21.3°C | 9.1°C | 15.2°C | 101 mm | 222 |
| June | 25.0°C | 12.5°C | 18.7°C | 83 mm | 255 |
| July | 27.2°C | 14.3°C | 20.7°C | 93 mm | 254 |
| August | 26.9°C | 14.0°C | 20.4°C | 79 mm | 229 |
| September | 22.0°C | 10.3°C | 16.2°C | 85 mm | 189 |
| October | 16.6°C | 7.4°C | 12.0°C | 95 mm | 124 |
| November | 10.3°C | 3.2°C | 6.8°C | 100 mm | 72 |
| December | 6.6°C | 0.9°C | 3.7°C | 94 mm | 58 |
| Year | 16.7°C | 6.6°C | 11.6°C | 1,033 mm | 1,934 |
Where Valay’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Bucey-lès-Gy, 18 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 Valay’s climate
How warm does Valay get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.2°C. About 79 days a year reach 25°C, more than 71% of mainland French towns, and about 28 reach 30°C.
How cold does Valay get in winter?
January nights average 0.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 69 nights a year, and about 8 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Valay get?
About 1,033 mm a year, more than 89% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (101 mm) and February the driest (74 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 Valay itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Valay, Bucey-lès-Gy, 18 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 BUCEY-LES-GY, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Valay →
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.