Vescemont is among the wettest of mainland French towns: 1,637 mm of rain a year
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 24.3°C. Winter nights are cold: in January they are colder than in 95% of mainland French towns. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 26°C. Frost greets about 73 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
Figures from Météo-France’s Giromagny station, 1.1 km south-west.
A year in Vescemont at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Giromagny station.
What a year in Vescemont feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Giromagny.
About 1,637 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 57 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 11 towns of 2,500+ in Territoire de Belfort.
Rain by month
Millimeters
A frosty town: 73 frosts and 45 days of 25°C a year
On about 73 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 13 days it stays below freezing all day. About 45 days a year reach 25°C, and 9 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Giromagny: 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 Giromagny
Giromagny is 1.1 km south-west of Vescemont. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Vescemont itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Giromagny (90052002) |
| Distance from the town | 1.1 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 473 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 483 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
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 Vescemont 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 Territoire de Belfort.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vescemont | Giromagny | 24.3°C | −1.3°C | 1,637 mm |
| Giromagny 1.7 km | same station | 24.3°C about the same | −1.3°C about the same | 1,637 mm |
| Valdoie 8.8 km | same station | 24.3°C about the same | −1.3°C about the same | 1,637 mm |
| Offemont 9.9 km | Joncherey | 26.4°C 2.1°C warmer | −1.6°C about the same | 1,087 mm |
| Masevaux-Niederbruck 11 km | Bits.-lès-Thann | 25.6°C 1.3°C warmer | −1.6°C about the same | 1,309 mm |
| Belfort 12 km | Joncherey | 26.4°C 2.1°C warmer | −1.6°C about the same | 1,087 mm |
| Essert 13 km | Joncherey | 26.4°C 2.1°C warmer | −1.6°C about the same | 1,087 mm |
Vescemont weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Giromagny station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.7°C | −1.3°C | 1.7°C | 185 mm |
| February | 6.1°C | −1.1°C | 2.5°C | 144 mm |
| March | 10.5°C | 1.7°C | 6.1°C | 147 mm |
| April | 14.7°C | 4.7°C | 9.7°C | 90 mm |
| May | 18.6°C | 8.7°C | 13.6°C | 128 mm |
| June | 22.4°C | 12.0°C | 17.2°C | 104 mm |
| July | 24.3°C | 13.8°C | 19.1°C | 105 mm |
| August | 24.1°C | 13.6°C | 18.9°C | 106 mm |
| September | 19.6°C | 10.1°C | 14.8°C | 109 mm |
| October | 14.7°C | 6.6°C | 10.7°C | 143 mm |
| November | 8.8°C | 2.4°C | 5.6°C | 161 mm |
| December | 5.5°C | −0.3°C | 2.6°C | 215 mm |
| Year | 14.5°C | 5.9°C | 10.2°C | 1,637 mm |
Where Vescemont’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Giromagny, 1.1 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.
- Comparisons: every town of 2,500 or more in mainland France, read the same way; the dots are the towns of 2,500+ in Territoire de Belfort.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Vescemont’s climate
How warm does Vescemont get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.3°C. About 45 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 75% of mainland French towns, and about 9 reach 30°C.
How cold does Vescemont get in winter?
January nights average −1.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 73 nights a year, and about 13 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Vescemont get?
About 1,637 mm a year, more than almost every mainland French town. December is the wettest month (215 mm) and April the driest (90 mm).
Are these figures for Vescemont itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Vescemont, Giromagny, 1.1 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 GIROMAGNY_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Vescemont →
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.