Hardly any mainland French towns collect more rain than Poligny: 1,203 mm a year
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 25.7°C. By January nights alone, it runs colder than 81% of mainland French towns. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 25°C. Frost greets about 54 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Arbois station, 7 km north.
A year in Poligny at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Arbois station.
What a year in Poligny feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Arbois.
About 1,203 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 42 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: 54 frosts and 59 days of 25°C a year
On about 54 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 9 days it stays below freezing all day. About 59 days a year reach 25°C, and 15 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Arbois: 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 Arbois
Arbois is 7 km north of Poligny. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Poligny itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Arbois (39013004) |
| Distance from the town | 7 km north |
| Station altitude | 313 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 320 m |
| Period | 1994–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Tavaux Sa, 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 Poligny 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poligny | Arbois | 25.7°C | 0.4°C | 1,203 mm |
| Arbois 9.1 km | same station | 25.7°C about the same | 0.4°C about the same | 1,203 mm |
| Champagnole 18 km | Champagnole | 24.8°C 0.9°C cooler | −3.1°C 3.5°C colder | 1,573 mm |
| Lons-le-Saunier 21 km | Lons le Saunier | 25.9°C about the same | 0.6°C about the same | 1,147 mm |
| Montmorot 22 km | Lons le Saunier | 25.9°C about the same | 0.6°C about the same | 1,147 mm |
Poligny weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Arbois station; sunshine at Tavaux Sa.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.2°C | 0.4°C | 3.3°C | 87 mm | 57 |
| February | 7.9°C | 0.9°C | 4.4°C | 85 mm | 100 |
| March | 12.2°C | 3.4°C | 7.8°C | 88 mm | 186 |
| April | 16.3°C | 6.4°C | 11.3°C | 94 mm | 215 |
| May | 19.9°C | 10.0°C | 15.0°C | 123 mm | 221 |
| June | 23.8°C | 13.2°C | 18.5°C | 91 mm | 252 |
| July | 25.7°C | 14.9°C | 20.3°C | 99 mm | 276 |
| August | 25.4°C | 14.7°C | 20.1°C | 102 mm | 251 |
| September | 21.3°C | 11.2°C | 16.2°C | 92 mm | 205 |
| October | 16.9°C | 8.4°C | 12.7°C | 116 mm | 128 |
| November | 10.5°C | 3.9°C | 7.2°C | 119 mm | 67 |
| December | 6.9°C | 1.1°C | 4.0°C | 108 mm | 54 |
| Year | 16.1°C | 7.4°C | 11.7°C | 1,203 mm | 2,012 |
Where Poligny’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Arbois, 7 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1994–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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, 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 Jura.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Poligny’s climate
How warm does Poligny get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.7°C. About 59 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 54% of mainland French towns, and about 15 reach 30°C.
How cold does Poligny get in winter?
January nights average 0.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 54 nights a year, and about 9 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Poligny get?
About 1,203 mm a year, more than 96% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (123 mm) and February the driest (85 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Tavaux Sa (31 km away), averages 2,012 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Poligny itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Poligny, Arbois, 7 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 ARBOIS_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Poligny →
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.