Few mainland French towns get more frosts than Bief-du-Fourg
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 23.2°C on average. Only 28°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Its yearly rainfall tops that of almost every mainland French town. Waterproofs come out on about 145 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Labergement station, 13 km east.
A year in Bief-du-Fourg at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Labergement station.
What a year in Bief-du-Fourg feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Labergement.
About 1,459 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 54 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 5th wettest of 11 towns of 2,500+ in Jura.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Besançon
A frosty town: 137 frosts and 41 days of 25°C a year
On about 137 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 19 days it stays below freezing all day. About 41 days a year reach 25°C, and 8 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Labergement: 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 Labergement
Labergement is 13 km east of Bief-du-Fourg. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Bief-du-Fourg itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Labergement (25320001) |
| Distance from the town | 13 km east |
| Station altitude | 863 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 863 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 8.4 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Besançon, 50 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 Bief-du-Fourg 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 Jura.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bief-du-Fourg | Labergement | 23.2°C | −4.9°C | 1,459 mm |
| Champagnole 17 km | Champagnole | 24.8°C 1.6°C warmer | −3.1°C 1.8°C milder | 1,573 mm |
| Pontarlier 22 km | Pontarlier | 23.5°C about the same | −3.6°C 1.3°C milder | 1,464 mm |
| Doubs 22 km | Pontarlier | 23.5°C about the same | −3.6°C 1.3°C milder | 1,464 mm |
| Arbois 28 km | Arbois | 25.7°C 2.5°C warmer | 0.4°C 5.3°C milder | 1,203 mm |
Bief-du-Fourg weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Labergement station; sunshine at Besançon.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.9°C | −4.9°C | −0.5°C | 122 mm | 68 |
| February | 5.3°C | −5.1°C | 0.1°C | 107 mm | 97 |
| March | 9.3°C | −2.0°C | 3.7°C | 107 mm | 153 |
| April | 13.2°C | 0.8°C | 7.0°C | 104 mm | 184 |
| May | 17.2°C | 5.0°C | 11.1°C | 128 mm | 208 |
| June | 21.2°C | 8.4°C | 14.8°C | 132 mm | 231 |
| July | 23.2°C | 10.1°C | 16.7°C | 124 mm | 249 |
| August | 23.1°C | 9.6°C | 16.4°C | 118 mm | 237 |
| September | 19.0°C | 6.6°C | 12.8°C | 112 mm | 184 |
| October | 14.9°C | 3.6°C | 9.3°C | 127 mm | 132 |
| November | 8.6°C | −0.7°C | 3.9°C | 129 mm | 75 |
| December | 4.5°C | −3.8°C | 0.4°C | 148 mm | 56 |
| Year | 13.6°C | 2.3°C | 8.0°C | 1,459 mm | 1,873 |
Where Bief-du-Fourg’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Labergement, 13 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, Besançon, 50 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 Jura.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Bief-du-Fourg’s climate
How warm does Bief-du-Fourg get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.2°C. About 41 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 80% of mainland French towns, and about 8 reach 30°C.
How cold does Bief-du-Fourg get in winter?
February nights average −5.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 137 nights a year, and about 19 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Bief-du-Fourg get?
About 1,459 mm a year, more than almost every mainland French town. December is the wettest month (148 mm) and April the driest (104 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Besançon (50 km away), averages 1,873 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Bief-du-Fourg itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Bief-du-Fourg, Labergement, 13 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 LABERGEMENT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Bief-du-Fourg →
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.