Dompierre-sur-Mont sits near the top of mainland French towns for frosts
Midsummer highs settle at about 25.8°C. A year here swings 29°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on almost every mainland French town. For walks and days out, the stretch from June to September brings highs of 21–26°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Pimorin station, 10 km south-west.
A year in Dompierre-sur-Mont at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Pimorin station.
What a year in Dompierre-sur-Mont feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pimorin.
About 1,518 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and August 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 Tavaux Sa
A frosty town: 105 frosts and 63 days of 25°C a year
On about 105 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 11 days it stays below freezing all day. About 63 days a year reach 25°C, and 17 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pimorin: 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 Pimorin
Pimorin is 10 km south-west of Dompierre-sur-Mont. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Dompierre-sur-Mont itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Pimorin (39420001) |
| Distance from the town | 10 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 503 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 517 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 3.9 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Tavaux Sa, 56 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 Dompierre-sur-Mont 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dompierre-sur-Mont | Pimorin | 25.8°C | −2.6°C | 1,518 mm |
| Lons-le-Saunier 13 km | Lons le Saunier | 25.9°C about the same | 0.6°C 3.2°C milder | 1,147 mm |
| Montmorot 15 km | Lons le Saunier | 25.9°C about the same | 0.6°C 3.2°C milder | 1,147 mm |
| Saint-Claude 27 km | Saint-Claude | 26.9°C 1.1°C warmer | −2.3°C about the same | 1,869 mm |
Dompierre-sur-Mont weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Pimorin station; sunshine at Tavaux Sa.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.6°C | −2.6°C | 1.5°C | 134 mm | 57 |
| February | 7.1°C | −2.7°C | 2.2°C | 116 mm | 100 |
| March | 11.7°C | 0.0°C | 5.8°C | 116 mm | 186 |
| April | 15.5°C | 2.6°C | 9.1°C | 117 mm | 215 |
| May | 19.6°C | 6.9°C | 13.2°C | 134 mm | 221 |
| June | 23.5°C | 10.2°C | 16.9°C | 108 mm | 252 |
| July | 25.8°C | 11.9°C | 18.9°C | 108 mm | 276 |
| August | 25.7°C | 11.7°C | 18.7°C | 107 mm | 251 |
| September | 21.1°C | 8.3°C | 14.7°C | 115 mm | 205 |
| October | 16.1°C | 5.6°C | 10.8°C | 144 mm | 128 |
| November | 9.9°C | 1.1°C | 5.5°C | 160 mm | 67 |
| December | 6.2°C | −1.5°C | 2.4°C | 159 mm | 54 |
| Year | 15.7°C | 4.3°C | 10.0°C | 1,518 mm | 2,012 |
Where Dompierre-sur-Mont’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Pimorin, 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, Tavaux Sa, 56 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 Dompierre-sur-Mont’s climate
How warm does Dompierre-sur-Mont get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.8°C. About 63 days a year reach 25°C, more than 53% of mainland French towns, and about 17 reach 30°C.
How cold does Dompierre-sur-Mont get in winter?
February nights average −2.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 105 nights a year, and about 11 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Dompierre-sur-Mont get?
About 1,518 mm a year, more than almost every mainland French town. November is the wettest month (160 mm) and August the driest (107 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Tavaux Sa (56 km away), averages 2,012 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Dompierre-sur-Mont itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Dompierre-sur-Mont, Pimorin, 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 PIMORIN, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Dompierre-sur-Mont →
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.