Saint-Thiébaud is among the frostiest of mainland French towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 25.7°C. Of all months, November brings the most rain and July the least. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than almost every mainland French town. Plan for rain on about 147 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Besain station, 21 km south.
A year in Saint-Thiébaud at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Besain station.
What a year in Saint-Thiébaud feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Besain.
About 1,526 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 56 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: 116 frosts and 61 days of 25°C a year
On about 116 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 9 days it stays below freezing all day. About 61 days a year reach 25°C, and 17 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Besain: 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 Besain
Besain is 21 km south of Saint-Thiébaud. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Thiébaud itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Besain (39050001) |
| Distance from the town | 21 km south |
| Station altitude | 535 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 566 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 9.2 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Besançon, 32 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 Saint-Thiébaud 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Thiébaud | Besain | 25.7°C | −3.1°C | 1,526 mm |
| Arbois 10 km | Arbois | 25.7°C about the same | 0.4°C 3.5°C milder | 1,203 mm |
| Poligny 19 km | Arbois | 25.7°C about the same | 0.4°C 3.5°C milder | 1,203 mm |
| Saint-Vit 24 km | Dannemarie-sur- | 26.3°C 0.6°C warmer | −0.4°C 2.7°C milder | 1,067 mm |
| Champagnole 25 km | Champagnole | 24.8°C 0.9°C cooler | −3.1°C about the same | 1,573 mm |
| Ornans 26 km | Besançon | 25.7°C about the same | 0.1°C 3.2°C milder | 1,157 mm |
Saint-Thiébaud weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Besain station; sunshine at Besançon.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.9°C | −3.1°C | 1.4°C | 133 mm | 68 |
| February | 7.2°C | −3.1°C | 2.0°C | 118 mm | 97 |
| March | 11.5°C | −0.6°C | 5.5°C | 120 mm | 153 |
| April | 15.4°C | 2.0°C | 8.7°C | 114 mm | 184 |
| May | 19.5°C | 6.2°C | 12.9°C | 140 mm | 208 |
| June | 23.4°C | 9.6°C | 16.5°C | 107 mm | 231 |
| July | 25.7°C | 11.3°C | 18.5°C | 104 mm | 249 |
| August | 25.3°C | 11.0°C | 18.2°C | 114 mm | 237 |
| September | 20.7°C | 7.5°C | 14.1°C | 117 mm | 184 |
| October | 16.0°C | 4.6°C | 10.3°C | 143 mm | 132 |
| November | 10.1°C | 0.5°C | 5.3°C | 159 mm | 75 |
| December | 6.6°C | −2.2°C | 2.2°C | 157 mm | 56 |
| Year | 15.6°C | 3.6°C | 9.6°C | 1,526 mm | 1,873 |
Where Saint-Thiébaud’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Besain, 21 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, 32 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 Saint-Thiébaud’s climate
How warm does Saint-Thiébaud get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.7°C. About 61 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 50% of mainland French towns, and about 17 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Thiébaud get in winter?
January nights average −3.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 116 nights a year, and about 9 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Thiébaud get?
About 1,526 mm a year, more than almost every mainland French town. November is the wettest month (159 mm) and July the driest (104 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Besançon (32 km away), averages 1,873 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Thiébaud itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Thiébaud, Besain, 21 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 BESAIN, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Thiébaud →
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