January in Ban-de-Laveline bites harder than in 88% of mainland French towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 25.4°C. Winter and summer sit 26°C apart. Of the 30 towns of 2,500+ in Vosges, it is the driest. An umbrella earns its place on about 116 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Bergheim-Inrae station, 21 km east.
A year in Ban-de-Laveline at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Bergheim-Inrae station.
What a year in Ban-de-Laveline 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
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 21 km east of Ban-de-Laveline. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Ban-de-Laveline itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Bergheim-Inrae (68028001) |
| Distance from the town | 21 km east |
| Station altitude | 309 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 459 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 13 km |
Ban-de-Laveline sits 150 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Ban-de-Laveline to run about 1°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 Ban-de-Laveline 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ban-de-Laveline | Bergheim-Inrae | 25.4°C | −0.3°C | 664 mm |
| Fraize 7.7 km | Trois-Epis | 22.9°C 2.5°C cooler | −1.1°C 0.8°C colder | 805 mm |
| Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines 8.6 km | same station | 25.4°C about the same | −0.3°C about the same | 664 mm |
| Saint-Dié-des-Vosges 10 km | Badonviller | 25.3°C about the same | −1.3°C 1°C colder | 1,066 mm |
| Anould 10 km | same station | 25.4°C about the same | −0.3°C about the same | 664 mm |
| Orbey 14 km | Trois-Epis | 22.9°C 2.5°C cooler | −1.1°C 0.8°C colder | 805 mm |
| Kaysersberg Vignoble 19 km | Ribeau. - Acaci | 26.8°C 1.4°C warmer | −0.7°C about the same | 699 mm |
Ban-de-Laveline weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Bergheim-Inrae station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.9°C | −0.3°C | 2.3°C | 48 mm |
| February | 6.6°C | 0.2°C | 3.4°C | 43 mm |
| March | 11.2°C | 3.5°C | 7.3°C | 41 mm |
| April | 15.8°C | 6.7°C | 11.3°C | 44 mm |
| May | 19.9°C | 10.5°C | 15.2°C | 71 mm |
| June | 23.5°C | 13.7°C | 18.6°C | 69 mm |
| July | 25.4°C | 15.4°C | 20.4°C | 68 mm |
| August | 25.2°C | 15.2°C | 20.2°C | 63 mm |
| September | 20.7°C | 11.5°C | 16.1°C | 50 mm |
| October | 15.2°C | 7.7°C | 11.5°C | 63 mm |
| November | 8.9°C | 3.3°C | 6.1°C | 52 mm |
| December | 5.6°C | 0.6°C | 3.1°C | 54 mm |
| Year | 15.2°C | 7.3°C | 11.3°C | 664 mm |
Where Ban-de-Laveline’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Bergheim-Inrae, 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.
- 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 Ban-de-Laveline’s climate
How warm does Ban-de-Laveline 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 Ban-de-Laveline 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 Ban-de-Laveline 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).
Are these figures for Ban-de-Laveline itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Ban-de-Laveline, Bergheim-Inrae, 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 BERGHEIM-INRAE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Ban-de-Laveline →
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.