January in La Croix-aux-Mines bites harder than in 94% of mainland French towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 22.9°C. By July afternoons alone, it runs cooler than 92% of mainland French towns. Winter and summer sit 24°C apart. The heating season runs November to April: each of those months averages under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Trois-Epis station, 19 km south-east.
A year in La Croix-aux-Mines at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Trois-Epis station.
What a year in La Croix-aux-Mines feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Trois-Epis.
About 805 mm of rain a year
May 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
A frosty town: 71 frosts and 31 days of 25°C a year
On about 71 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 21 days it stays below freezing all day. About 31 days a year reach 25°C, and 5 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Trois-Epis: 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 Trois-Epis
Trois-Epis is 19 km south-east of La Croix-aux-Mines. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in La Croix-aux-Mines itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Trois-Epis (68338001) |
| Distance from the town | 19 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 656 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 512 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 15 km |
La Croix-aux-Mines sits 144 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect La Croix-aux-Mines to run about 0.9°C warmer than these figures.
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 La Croix-aux-Mines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Croix-aux-Mines | Trois-Epis | 22.9°C | −1.1°C | 805 mm |
| Fraize 4.7 km | same station | 22.9°C about the same | −1.1°C about the same | 805 mm |
| Anould 7.9 km | Bergheim-Inrae | 25.4°C 2.5°C warmer | −0.3°C 0.8°C milder | 664 mm |
| Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines 11 km | Bergheim-Inrae | 25.4°C 2.5°C warmer | −0.3°C 0.8°C milder | 664 mm |
| Saint-Dié-des-Vosges 11 km | Badonviller | 25.3°C 2.4°C warmer | −1.3°C about the same | 1,066 mm |
| Orbey 13 km | same station | 22.9°C about the same | −1.1°C about the same | 805 mm |
| Kaysersberg Vignoble 19 km | Ribeau. - Acaci | 26.8°C 3.9°C warmer | −0.7°C about the same | 699 mm |
La Croix-aux-Mines weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Trois-Epis station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.0°C | −1.1°C | 1.4°C | 68 mm |
| February | 4.8°C | −0.7°C | 2.1°C | 57 mm |
| March | 8.7°C | 2.1°C | 5.4°C | 55 mm |
| April | 13.1°C | 5.4°C | 9.2°C | 53 mm |
| May | 17.1°C | 9.2°C | 13.2°C | 82 mm |
| June | 20.9°C | 12.6°C | 16.8°C | 74 mm |
| July | 22.9°C | 14.7°C | 18.8°C | 73 mm |
| August | 22.7°C | 14.7°C | 18.7°C | 69 mm |
| September | 18.1°C | 10.9°C | 14.5°C | 60 mm |
| October | 13.1°C | 7.2°C | 10.2°C | 74 mm |
| November | 7.8°C | 2.7°C | 5.3°C | 61 mm |
| December | 4.7°C | 0.0°C | 2.3°C | 79 mm |
| Year | 13.2°C | 6.5°C | 9.8°C | 805 mm |
Where La Croix-aux-Mines’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Trois-Epis, 19 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.
- 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 La Croix-aux-Mines’s climate
How warm does La Croix-aux-Mines get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.9°C. About 31 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 90% of mainland French towns, and about 5 reach 30°C.
How cold does La Croix-aux-Mines get in winter?
January nights average −1.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 71 nights a year, and about 21 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does La Croix-aux-Mines get?
About 805 mm a year, more than 61% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (82 mm) and April the driest (53 mm).
Are these figures for La Croix-aux-Mines itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to La Croix-aux-Mines, Trois-Epis, 19 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 TROIS-EPIS_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for La Croix-aux-Mines →
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.