Orgelet is among the frostiest of mainland French towns
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 25.8°C. November is the wettest month, August the driest. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on almost every mainland French town. Radiators earn their keep from November to April, the months that average under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Pimorin station, 8.2 km west.
A year in Orgelet at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Pimorin station.
What a year in Orgelet 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 8.2 km west of Orgelet. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Orgelet itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Pimorin (39420001) |
| Distance from the town | 8.2 km west |
| Station altitude | 503 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 505 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 0.9 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Tavaux Sa, 60 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 Orgelet 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orgelet | Pimorin | 25.8°C | −2.6°C | 1,518 mm |
| Lons-le-Saunier 18 km | Lons le Saunier | 25.9°C about the same | 0.6°C 3.2°C milder | 1,147 mm |
| Montmorot 19 km | Lons le Saunier | 25.9°C about the same | 0.6°C 3.2°C milder | 1,147 mm |
| Saint-Claude 24 km | Saint-Claude | 26.9°C 1.1°C warmer | −2.3°C about the same | 1,869 mm |
| Arbent 27 km | Cernon | 25.4°C about the same | −1.5°C 1.1°C milder | 1,568 mm |
Orgelet 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 Orgelet’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Pimorin, 8.2 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, 60 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 Orgelet’s climate
How warm does Orgelet 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 Orgelet 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 Orgelet 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 (60 km away), averages 2,012 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Orgelet itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Orgelet, Pimorin, 8.2 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 Orgelet →
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.