La Forge is among the wettest of mainland French towns: 1,513 mm of rain a year
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 24.6°C. Frost is common: about 83 nights a year drop below freezing, more than in 96% of mainland French towns. Expect the heaviest rain in December and the lightest in April. Gritters and ice scrapers earn their keep on roughly 83 nights a year below 0°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Fougerolles station, 27 km south-west; at that distance they describe the area more than the town.
A year in La Forge at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Fougerolles station.
What a year in La Forge feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Fougerolles.
About 1,513 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 56 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 12th wettest of 30 towns of 2,500+ in Vosges.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Epinal
A frosty town: 83 frosts and 53 days of 25°C a year
On about 83 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 12 days it stays below freezing all day. About 53 days a year reach 25°C, and 11 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Fougerolles: 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 Fougerolles
Fougerolles is 27 km south-west of La Forge. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in La Forge itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Fougerolles (70245001) |
| Distance from the town | 27 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 473 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 563 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 3.5 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Epinal, 26 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 La Forge 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 Forge | Fougerolles | 24.6°C | −1.4°C | 1,513 mm |
| Vagney 6.7 km | Val-d Ajol | 25.9°C 1.3°C warmer | −1.3°C about the same | 1,576 mm |
| Éloyes 9.3 km | Val-d Ajol | 25.9°C 1.3°C warmer | −1.3°C about the same | 1,576 mm |
| Granges-Aumontzey 9.9 km | same station | 24.6°C about the same | −1.4°C about the same | 1,513 mm |
| Saint-Étienne-lès-Remiremont 10 km | Val-d Ajol | 25.9°C 1.3°C warmer | −1.3°C about the same | 1,576 mm |
| Gérardmer 11 km | Trois-Epis | 22.9°C 1.7°C cooler | −1.1°C about the same | 805 mm |
| Saint-Nabord 12 km | Val-d Ajol | 25.9°C 1.3°C warmer | −1.3°C about the same | 1,576 mm |
La Forge weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Fougerolles station; sunshine at Epinal.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.9°C | −1.4°C | 1.7°C | 149 mm | 63 |
| February | 6.5°C | −1.3°C | 2.6°C | 121 mm | 87 |
| March | 11.0°C | 1.4°C | 6.2°C | 121 mm | 143 |
| April | 15.2°C | 4.1°C | 9.6°C | 93 mm | 178 |
| May | 19.0°C | 7.9°C | 13.5°C | 126 mm | 207 |
| June | 22.6°C | 11.2°C | 16.9°C | 108 mm | 225 |
| July | 24.6°C | 13.0°C | 18.8°C | 110 mm | 238 |
| August | 24.5°C | 12.9°C | 18.7°C | 108 mm | 221 |
| September | 20.1°C | 9.4°C | 14.8°C | 112 mm | 171 |
| October | 15.1°C | 6.4°C | 10.8°C | 136 mm | 113 |
| November | 9.2°C | 2.3°C | 5.7°C | 156 mm | 64 |
| December | 5.5°C | −0.4°C | 2.5°C | 174 mm | 54 |
| Year | 14.8°C | 5.5°C | 10.2°C | 1,513 mm | 1,760 |
Where La Forge’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Fougerolles, 27 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, Epinal, 26 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 La Forge’s climate
How warm does La Forge get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.6°C. About 53 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 64% of mainland French towns, and about 11 reach 30°C.
How cold does La Forge get in winter?
January nights average −1.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 83 nights a year, and about 12 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does La Forge get?
About 1,513 mm a year, more than almost every mainland French town. December is the wettest month (174 mm) and April the driest (93 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Epinal (26 km away), averages 1,760 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for La Forge itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to La Forge, Fougerolles, 27 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 FOUGEROLLES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for La Forge →
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