Vanne is among the frostiest of mainland French towns
Expect July afternoons of about 26.5°C. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 28°C. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 89% of mainland French towns. Plan time outside from June to September, when highs sit at 22–27°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Combeaufontaine station, 12 km north.
A year in Vanne at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Combeaufontaine station.
What a year in Vanne feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Combeaufontaine.
About 1,044 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 Chargey-lès-Gray
A frosty town: 88 frosts and 69 days of 25°C a year
On about 88 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 9 days it stays below freezing all day. About 69 days a year reach 25°C, and 21 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Combeaufontaine: 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 Combeaufontaine
Combeaufontaine is 12 km north of Vanne. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Vanne itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Combeaufontaine (70165001) |
| Distance from the town | 12 km north |
| Station altitude | 252 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 205 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Chargey-lès-Gray, 21 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 Vanne 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanne | Combeaufontaine | 26.5°C | −1.2°C | 1,044 mm |
| Port-sur-Saône 18 km | Vesoul Ville | 27.2°C 0.7°C warmer | −0.4°C 0.8°C milder | 1,008 mm |
| Échenoz-la-Méline 23 km | Vesoul Ville | 27.2°C 0.7°C warmer | −0.4°C 0.8°C milder | 1,008 mm |
| Vesoul 24 km | Vesoul Ville | 27.2°C 0.7°C warmer | −0.4°C 0.8°C milder | 1,008 mm |
| Gray 26 km | Chargey-lès-Gray | 26.4°C about the same | 0.4°C 1.6°C milder | 834 mm |
Vanne weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Combeaufontaine station; sunshine at Chargey-lès-Gray.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.4°C | −1.2°C | 2.1°C | 91 mm | 70 |
| February | 7.4°C | −1.1°C | 3.2°C | 76 mm | 99 |
| March | 12.1°C | 0.9°C | 6.5°C | 79 mm | 165 |
| April | 16.4°C | 3.5°C | 10.0°C | 70 mm | 198 |
| May | 20.5°C | 7.6°C | 14.1°C | 97 mm | 222 |
| June | 24.4°C | 11.1°C | 17.7°C | 82 mm | 255 |
| July | 26.5°C | 12.9°C | 19.7°C | 84 mm | 254 |
| August | 26.2°C | 12.5°C | 19.4°C | 81 mm | 229 |
| September | 21.5°C | 9.0°C | 15.3°C | 79 mm | 189 |
| October | 16.0°C | 6.1°C | 11.0°C | 96 mm | 124 |
| November | 9.7°C | 2.2°C | 6.0°C | 102 mm | 72 |
| December | 6.0°C | −0.2°C | 2.9°C | 107 mm | 58 |
| Year | 16.0°C | 5.3°C | 10.7°C | 1,044 mm | 1,934 |
Where Vanne’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Combeaufontaine, 12 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, 21 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 Vanne’s climate
How warm does Vanne get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.5°C. About 69 days a year reach 25°C, more than 61% of mainland French towns, and about 21 reach 30°C.
How cold does Vanne get in winter?
January nights average −1.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 88 nights a year, and about 9 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Vanne get?
About 1,044 mm a year, more than 89% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (107 mm) and April the driest (70 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Chargey-lès-Gray (21 km away), averages 1,934 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Vanne itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Vanne, Combeaufontaine, 12 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 COMBEAUFONTAINE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Vanne →
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.