Few mainland French towns get more frosts than Châtillon-sur-Saône
Expect July afternoons of about 27.0°C. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 78% of mainland French towns. The rainiest month is December; the driest is April. The outdoor season runs from June to September, with highs of 22–27°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Montureux-lès-B station, 16 km south-east.
A year in Châtillon-sur-Saône at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Montureux-lès-B station.
What a year in Châtillon-sur-Saône feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Montureux-lès-B.
About 907 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 29 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 19th wettest of 30 towns of 2,500+ in Vosges.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Lignéville
A frosty town: 83 frosts and 72 days of 25°C a year
On about 83 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 72 days a year reach 25°C, and 24 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Montureux-lès-B: 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 Montureux-lès-B
Montureux-lès-B is 16 km south-east of Châtillon-sur-Saône. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Châtillon-sur-Saône itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Montureux-lès-B (70372001) |
| Distance from the town | 16 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 217 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 251 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 15 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Lignéville, 24 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 Châtillon-sur-Saône 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châtillon-sur-Saône | Montureux-lès-B | 27.0°C | −1.0°C | 907 mm |
| Contrexéville 26 km | Val-de-Meuse | 24.8°C 2.2°C cooler | −0.9°C about the same | 917 mm |
| Vittel 29 km | Bains | 26.0°C 1°C cooler | −1.3°C about the same | 1,357 mm |
Châtillon-sur-Saône weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Montureux-lès-B station; sunshine at Lignéville.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.9°C | −1.0°C | 2.4°C | 73 mm | 58 |
| February | 7.9°C | −1.1°C | 3.4°C | 62 mm | 85 |
| March | 12.7°C | 1.0°C | 6.8°C | 65 mm | 163 |
| April | 16.9°C | 3.4°C | 10.1°C | 61 mm | 201 |
| May | 21.0°C | 7.8°C | 14.4°C | 81 mm | 216 |
| June | 24.9°C | 11.3°C | 18.1°C | 74 mm | 236 |
| July | 27.0°C | 13.0°C | 20.0°C | 78 mm | 252 |
| August | 26.6°C | 12.6°C | 19.6°C | 80 mm | 222 |
| September | 21.9°C | 9.0°C | 15.4°C | 72 mm | 191 |
| October | 16.4°C | 6.1°C | 11.2°C | 85 mm | 115 |
| November | 10.1°C | 2.4°C | 6.2°C | 87 mm | 63 |
| December | 6.4°C | −0.1°C | 3.1°C | 92 mm | 47 |
| Year | 16.5°C | 5.4°C | 10.9°C | 907 mm | 1,848 |
Where Châtillon-sur-Saône’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Montureux-lès-B, 16 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, Lignéville, 24 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 Châtillon-sur-Saône’s climate
How warm does Châtillon-sur-Saône get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.0°C. About 72 days a year reach 25°C, more than 66% of mainland French towns, and about 24 reach 30°C.
How cold does Châtillon-sur-Saône get in winter?
February nights average −1.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 83 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Châtillon-sur-Saône get?
About 907 mm a year, more than 78% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (92 mm) and April the driest (61 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Lignéville (24 km away), averages 1,848 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Châtillon-sur-Saône itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Châtillon-sur-Saône, Montureux-lès-B, 16 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 MONTUREUX-LES-B, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Châtillon-sur-Saône →
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