Dombrot-le-Sec is among the frostiest of mainland French towns
Expect July afternoons of about 24.8°C. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 79% of mainland French towns. Only 26°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Waterproofs come out on about 134 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Val-de-Meuse station, 28 km south-west; at that distance they describe the area more than the town.
A year in Dombrot-le-Sec at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Val-de-Meuse station.
What a year in Dombrot-le-Sec feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Val-de-Meuse.
About 917 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 29 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 18th 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 49 days of 25°C a year
On about 83 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 13 days it stays below freezing all day. About 49 days a year reach 25°C, and 10 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Val-de-Meuse: 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 Val-de-Meuse
Val-de-Meuse is 28 km south-west of Dombrot-le-Sec. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Dombrot-le-Sec itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Val-de-Meuse (52332001) |
| Distance from the town | 28 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 380 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 390 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 4.1 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Lignéville, 4.1 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 Dombrot-le-Sec 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dombrot-le-Sec | Val-de-Meuse | 24.8°C | −0.9°C | 917 mm |
| Contrexéville 4.3 km | same station | 24.8°C about the same | −0.9°C about the same | 917 mm |
| Vittel 6.8 km | Bains | 26.0°C 1.2°C warmer | −1.3°C about the same | 1,357 mm |
| Mirecourt 24 km | Epinal | 25.1°C about the same | −0.9°C about the same | 907 mm |
| Neufchâteau 28 km | Cirfontaines | 24.7°C about the same | −0.4°C 0.5°C milder | 904 mm |
Dombrot-le-Sec weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Val-de-Meuse station; sunshine at Lignéville.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.5°C | −0.9°C | 1.8°C | 85 mm | 58 |
| February | 6.2°C | −0.9°C | 2.7°C | 66 mm | 85 |
| March | 10.8°C | 1.2°C | 6.0°C | 69 mm | 163 |
| April | 14.8°C | 3.3°C | 9.1°C | 60 mm | 201 |
| May | 18.7°C | 7.3°C | 13.0°C | 82 mm | 216 |
| June | 22.5°C | 10.6°C | 16.6°C | 65 mm | 236 |
| July | 24.8°C | 12.5°C | 18.6°C | 68 mm | 252 |
| August | 24.5°C | 12.0°C | 18.3°C | 68 mm | 222 |
| September | 20.0°C | 8.4°C | 14.2°C | 71 mm | 191 |
| October | 14.6°C | 6.1°C | 10.3°C | 94 mm | 115 |
| November | 8.6°C | 2.5°C | 5.5°C | 94 mm | 63 |
| December | 5.3°C | 0.0°C | 2.7°C | 97 mm | 47 |
| Year | 14.6°C | 5.2°C | 9.9°C | 917 mm | 1,848 |
Where Dombrot-le-Sec’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Val-de-Meuse, 28 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, 4.1 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 Dombrot-le-Sec’s climate
How warm does Dombrot-le-Sec get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.8°C. About 49 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 70% of mainland French towns, and about 10 reach 30°C.
How cold does Dombrot-le-Sec get in winter?
January nights average −0.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 83 nights a year, and about 13 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Dombrot-le-Sec get?
About 917 mm a year, more than 79% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (97 mm) and April the driest (60 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Lignéville (4.1 km away), averages 1,848 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Dombrot-le-Sec itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Dombrot-le-Sec, Val-de-Meuse, 28 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 VAL-DE-MEUSE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Dombrot-le-Sec →
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