Velle-le-Châtel gets more frosts than 93% of mainland French towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 27.2°C on average. Its yearly rainfall tops that of 87% of mainland French towns. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 28°C. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from November to March, which average under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Vesoul Ville station, 10 km north-east.
A year in Velle-le-Châtel at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Vesoul Ville station.
What a year in Velle-le-Châtel feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Vesoul Ville.
About 1,008 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and April the driest. About 33 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 Luxeuil
A frosty town: 76 frosts and 78 days of 25°C a year
On about 76 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 7 days it stays below freezing all day. About 78 days a year reach 25°C, and 27 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Vesoul Ville: 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 Vesoul Ville
Vesoul Ville is 10 km north-east of Velle-le-Châtel. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Velle-le-Châtel itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Vesoul Ville (70550001) |
| Distance from the town | 10 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 242 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 220 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Luxeuil, 31 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 Velle-le-Châtel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Velle-le-Châtel | Vesoul Ville | 27.2°C | −0.4°C | 1,008 mm |
| Échenoz-la-Méline 7 km | same station | 27.2°C about the same | −0.4°C about the same | 1,008 mm |
| Vesoul 8.9 km | same station | 27.2°C about the same | −0.4°C about the same | 1,008 mm |
| Port-sur-Saône 9.6 km | same station | 27.2°C about the same | −0.4°C about the same | 1,008 mm |
Velle-le-Châtel weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Vesoul Ville station; sunshine at Luxeuil.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.3°C | −0.4°C | 2.9°C | 81 mm | 69 |
| February | 8.3°C | −0.5°C | 3.9°C | 72 mm | 93 |
| March | 13.1°C | 1.8°C | 7.5°C | 70 mm | 151 |
| April | 17.3°C | 4.4°C | 10.8°C | 69 mm | 183 |
| May | 21.2°C | 8.5°C | 14.9°C | 98 mm | 207 |
| June | 25.0°C | 12.1°C | 18.6°C | 85 mm | 233 |
| July | 27.2°C | 14.0°C | 20.6°C | 84 mm | 250 |
| August | 26.9°C | 13.7°C | 20.3°C | 80 mm | 232 |
| September | 22.2°C | 9.9°C | 16.1°C | 81 mm | 182 |
| October | 16.9°C | 7.0°C | 12.0°C | 95 mm | 120 |
| November | 10.6°C | 3.0°C | 6.8°C | 97 mm | 70 |
| December | 6.8°C | 0.3°C | 3.6°C | 98 mm | 59 |
| Year | 16.8°C | 6.2°C | 11.5°C | 1,008 mm | 1,848 |
Where Velle-le-Châtel’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Vesoul Ville, 10 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, 31 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 Velle-le-Châtel’s climate
How warm does Velle-le-Châtel get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.2°C. About 78 days a year reach 25°C, more than 70% of mainland French towns, and about 27 reach 30°C.
How cold does Velle-le-Châtel get in winter?
February nights average −0.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 76 nights a year, and about 7 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Velle-le-Châtel get?
About 1,008 mm a year, more than 87% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (98 mm) and April the driest (69 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Luxeuil (31 km away), averages 1,848 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Velle-le-Châtel itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Velle-le-Châtel, Vesoul Ville, 10 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 VESOUL VILLE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Velle-le-Châtel →
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