Frain sits near the top of mainland French towns for frosts
Sunny July days climb to about 24.8°C. December is the wettest month, April the driest. Its yearly rainfall tops that of 79% of mainland French towns. Homes need heating from November to April, the months averaging under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Val-de-Meuse station, 23 km west.
A year in Frain at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Val-de-Meuse station.
What a year in Frain 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 23 km west of Frain. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Frain itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Val-de-Meuse (52332001) |
| Distance from the town | 23 km west |
| Station altitude | 380 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 346 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 10 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Lignéville, 10 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 Frain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frain | Val-de-Meuse | 24.8°C | −0.9°C | 917 mm |
| Contrexéville 11 km | same station | 24.8°C about the same | −0.9°C about the same | 917 mm |
| Vittel 14 km | Bains | 26.0°C 1.2°C warmer | −1.3°C about the same | 1,357 mm |
Frain 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 Frain’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, 23 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, 10 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 Frain’s climate
How warm does Frain 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 Frain 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 Frain 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 (10 km away), averages 1,848 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Frain itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Frain, Val-de-Meuse, 23 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 Frain →
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.