January in Anould bites harder than in 88% of mainland French towns
Expect July afternoons of about 25.4°C. None of the 30 towns of 2,500+ in Vosges gets less rain. Rain peaks in May and eases off in March. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from November to March, which average under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Bergheim-Inrae station, 30 km east; at that distance they describe the area more than the town.
A year in Anould at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Bergheim-Inrae station.
What a year in Anould feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bergheim-Inrae.
About 664 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and March the driest. About 18 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 30th wettest of 30 towns of 2,500+ in Vosges.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Epinal
A frosty town: 56 frosts and 57 days of 25°C a year
On about 56 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 15 days it stays below freezing all day. About 57 days a year reach 25°C, and 13 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bergheim-Inrae: 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 Bergheim-Inrae
Bergheim-Inrae is 30 km east of Anould. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Anould itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Bergheim-Inrae (68028001) |
| Distance from the town | 30 km east |
| Station altitude | 309 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 447 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 16 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Epinal, 37 km away |
Anould sits 138 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Anould to run about 0.9°C cooler than these figures.
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 Anould 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 Vosges.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anould | Bergheim-Inrae | 25.4°C | −0.3°C | 664 mm |
| Fraize 4.3 km | Trois-Epis | 22.9°C 2.5°C cooler | −1.1°C 0.8°C colder | 805 mm |
| Saint-Dié-des-Vosges 11 km | Badonviller | 25.3°C about the same | −1.3°C 1°C colder | 1,066 mm |
| Granges-Aumontzey 12 km | Fougerolles | 24.6°C 0.8°C cooler | −1.4°C 1.1°C colder | 1,513 mm |
| Gérardmer 14 km | Trois-Epis | 22.9°C 2.5°C cooler | −1.1°C 0.8°C colder | 805 mm |
| Bruyères 17 km | Epinal | 25.1°C about the same | −0.9°C 0.6°C colder | 907 mm |
| Orbey 17 km | Trois-Epis | 22.9°C 2.5°C cooler | −1.1°C 0.8°C colder | 805 mm |
Anould weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Bergheim-Inrae station; sunshine at Epinal.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.9°C | −0.3°C | 2.3°C | 48 mm | 63 |
| February | 6.6°C | 0.2°C | 3.4°C | 43 mm | 87 |
| March | 11.2°C | 3.5°C | 7.3°C | 41 mm | 143 |
| April | 15.8°C | 6.7°C | 11.3°C | 44 mm | 178 |
| May | 19.9°C | 10.5°C | 15.2°C | 71 mm | 207 |
| June | 23.5°C | 13.7°C | 18.6°C | 69 mm | 225 |
| July | 25.4°C | 15.4°C | 20.4°C | 68 mm | 238 |
| August | 25.2°C | 15.2°C | 20.2°C | 63 mm | 221 |
| September | 20.7°C | 11.5°C | 16.1°C | 50 mm | 171 |
| October | 15.2°C | 7.7°C | 11.5°C | 63 mm | 113 |
| November | 8.9°C | 3.3°C | 6.1°C | 52 mm | 64 |
| December | 5.6°C | 0.6°C | 3.1°C | 54 mm | 54 |
| Year | 15.2°C | 7.3°C | 11.3°C | 664 mm | 1,760 |
Where Anould’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Bergheim-Inrae, 30 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, Epinal, 37 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 Vosges.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Anould’s climate
How warm does Anould get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.4°C. About 57 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 58% of mainland French towns, and about 13 reach 30°C.
How cold does Anould get in winter?
January nights average −0.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 56 nights a year, and about 15 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Anould get?
About 664 mm a year, less than 80% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (71 mm) and March the driest (41 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Epinal (37 km away), averages 1,760 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Anould itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Anould, Bergheim-Inrae, 30 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 BERGHEIM-INRAE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Anould →
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.