Chef-Haut has colder winter nights than 89% of mainland French towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 24.8°C. Temperatures cover 25°C across the year, low to high. By July afternoons alone, it runs cooler than 75% of mainland French towns. Central heating does most of its work from November to April, in months below 10°C on average.
Figures from Météo-France’s Nancy-Ochey station, 25 km north: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in Chef-Haut at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Nancy-Ochey station.
What a year in Chef-Haut feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Nancy-Ochey.
About 810 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 24 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 28th wettest of 30 towns of 2,500+ in Vosges.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Lignéville
A frosty town: 63 frosts and 46 days of 25°C a year
On about 63 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 13 days it stays below freezing all day. About 46 days a year reach 25°C, and 10 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Nancy-Ochey: 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 Nancy-Ochey
Nancy-Ochey is 25 km north of Chef-Haut. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Chef-Haut itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Nancy-Ochey (54405001) |
| Distance from the town | 25 km north |
| Station altitude | 336 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 383 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 10 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Lignéville, 22 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 Chef-Haut 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chef-Haut | Nancy-Ochey | 24.8°C | −0.4°C | 810 mm |
| Mirecourt 11 km | Epinal | 25.1°C about the same | −0.9°C 0.5°C colder | 907 mm |
| Vittel 18 km | Bains | 26.0°C 1.2°C warmer | −1.3°C 0.9°C colder | 1,357 mm |
| Charmes 21 km | Roville | 25.4°C 0.6°C warmer | −0.9°C 0.5°C colder | 833 mm |
| Contrexéville 21 km | Val-de-Meuse | 24.8°C about the same | −0.9°C 0.5°C colder | 917 mm |
| Neufchâteau 24 km | Cirfontaines | 24.7°C about the same | −0.4°C about the same | 904 mm |
Chef-Haut weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Nancy-Ochey station; sunshine at Lignéville.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.6°C | −0.4°C | 2.1°C | 67 mm | 58 |
| February | 6.2°C | −0.1°C | 3.1°C | 60 mm | 85 |
| March | 10.7°C | 2.2°C | 6.5°C | 59 mm | 163 |
| April | 14.9°C | 4.9°C | 9.9°C | 51 mm | 201 |
| May | 18.8°C | 8.6°C | 13.7°C | 74 mm | 216 |
| June | 22.5°C | 11.8°C | 17.2°C | 62 mm | 236 |
| July | 24.8°C | 13.8°C | 19.3°C | 69 mm | 252 |
| August | 24.5°C | 13.7°C | 19.1°C | 72 mm | 222 |
| September | 19.9°C | 10.2°C | 15.0°C | 67 mm | 191 |
| October | 14.6°C | 7.2°C | 10.9°C | 73 mm | 115 |
| November | 8.7°C | 3.3°C | 6.0°C | 76 mm | 63 |
| December | 5.3°C | 0.7°C | 3.0°C | 83 mm | 47 |
| Year | 14.6°C | 6.3°C | 10.5°C | 810 mm | 1,848 |
Where Chef-Haut’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Nancy-Ochey, 25 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, 22 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 Chef-Haut’s climate
How warm does Chef-Haut get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.8°C. About 46 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 73% of mainland French towns, and about 10 reach 30°C.
How cold does Chef-Haut get in winter?
January nights average −0.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 63 nights a year, and about 13 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Chef-Haut get?
About 810 mm a year, more than 62% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (83 mm) and April the driest (51 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Lignéville (22 km away), averages 1,848 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Chef-Haut itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Chef-Haut, Nancy-Ochey, 25 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 NANCY-OCHEY, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Chef-Haut →
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.