Few mainland French towns get more rain than Escles: 1,357 mm a year
Midwinter brings lows of about −1.3°C. Frosty nights outnumber those of 97% of mainland French towns. Seasons differ by 27°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings come into their own from June to September, with highs of 21–26°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Bains station, 14 km south.
A year in Escles at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Bains station.
What a year in Escles feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bains.
About 1,357 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 49 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 14th wettest of 30 towns of 2,500+ in Vosges.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Lignéville
A frosty town: 85 frosts and 64 days of 25°C a year
On about 85 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 9 days it stays below freezing all day. About 64 days a year reach 25°C, and 19 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bains: 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 Bains
Bains is 14 km south of Escles. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Escles itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Bains (88029001) |
| Distance from the town | 14 km south |
| Station altitude | 319 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 331 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 7.6 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Lignéville, 18 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 Escles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escles | Bains | 26.0°C | −1.3°C | 1,357 mm |
| Xertigny 16 km | Fougerolles | 24.6°C 1.4°C cooler | −1.4°C about the same | 1,513 mm |
| Chantraine 18 km | Epinal | 25.1°C 0.9°C cooler | −0.9°C about the same | 907 mm |
| Golbey 19 km | Epinal | 25.1°C 0.9°C cooler | −0.9°C about the same | 907 mm |
| Épinal 20 km | Epinal | 25.1°C 0.9°C cooler | −0.9°C about the same | 907 mm |
| Vittel 20 km | same station | 26.0°C about the same | −1.3°C about the same | 1,357 mm |
| Mirecourt 20 km | Epinal | 25.1°C 0.9°C cooler | −0.9°C about the same | 907 mm |
Escles weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Bains station; sunshine at Lignéville.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.2°C | −1.3°C | 1.9°C | 132 mm | 58 |
| February | 7.1°C | −1.3°C | 2.9°C | 106 mm | 85 |
| March | 11.9°C | 0.9°C | 6.4°C | 108 mm | 163 |
| April | 16.3°C | 3.4°C | 9.8°C | 87 mm | 201 |
| May | 20.3°C | 7.7°C | 14.0°C | 116 mm | 216 |
| June | 24.0°C | 11.2°C | 17.6°C | 90 mm | 236 |
| July | 26.0°C | 13.0°C | 19.5°C | 96 mm | 252 |
| August | 25.8°C | 12.7°C | 19.3°C | 99 mm | 222 |
| September | 21.2°C | 8.9°C | 15.1°C | 105 mm | 191 |
| October | 15.8°C | 6.1°C | 10.9°C | 127 mm | 115 |
| November | 9.4°C | 2.3°C | 5.9°C | 138 mm | 63 |
| December | 5.8°C | −0.1°C | 2.9°C | 154 mm | 47 |
| Year | 15.7°C | 5.3°C | 10.5°C | 1,357 mm | 1,848 |
Where Escles’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Bains, 14 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, 18 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 Escles’s climate
How warm does Escles get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.0°C. About 64 days a year reach 25°C, more than 55% of mainland French towns, and about 19 reach 30°C.
How cold does Escles get in winter?
January nights average −1.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 85 nights a year, and about 9 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Escles get?
About 1,357 mm a year, more than 98% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (154 mm) and April the driest (87 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Lignéville (18 km away), averages 1,848 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Escles itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Escles, Bains, 14 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 BAINS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Escles →
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.