Few mainland French towns get more rain than Thiéfosse: 1,576 mm a year
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near −1.3°C. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 27°C. Its January nights bite harder than in 95% of mainland French towns. Windscreens need scraping on about 81 mornings a year, the nights the air drops below 0°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Val-d Ajol station, 19 km west.
A year in Thiéfosse at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Val-d Ajol station.
What a year in Thiéfosse feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Val-d Ajol.
About 1,576 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 58 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 5th wettest of 30 towns of 2,500+ in Vosges.
Rain by month
Millimeters
A frosty town: 81 frosts and 64 days of 25°C a year
On about 81 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 Val-d Ajol: 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-d Ajol
Val-d Ajol is 19 km west of Thiéfosse. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Thiéfosse itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Val-d Ajol (88487002) |
| Distance from the town | 19 km west |
| Station altitude | 370 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 438 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 2.2 km |
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 Thiéfosse 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thiéfosse | Val-d Ajol | 25.9°C | −1.3°C | 1,576 mm |
| Saulxures-sur-Moselotte 3.9 km | Giromagny | 24.3°C 1.6°C cooler | −1.3°C about the same | 1,637 mm |
| Vagney 4.5 km | same station | 25.9°C about the same | −1.3°C about the same | 1,576 mm |
| Rupt-sur-Moselle 7.3 km | same station | 25.9°C about the same | −1.3°C about the same | 1,576 mm |
| Cornimont 7.9 km | Plancher-les-Mi | 24.5°C 1.4°C cooler | −2.1°C 0.8°C colder | 2,049 mm |
| Le Thillot 10 km | Plancher-les-Mi | 24.5°C 1.4°C cooler | −2.1°C 0.8°C colder | 2,049 mm |
| Saint-Étienne-lès-Remiremont 11 km | same station | 25.9°C about the same | −1.3°C about the same | 1,576 mm |
Thiéfosse weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Val-d Ajol station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.1°C | −1.3°C | 1.9°C | 166 mm |
| February | 6.9°C | −1.2°C | 2.9°C | 132 mm |
| March | 11.7°C | 0.9°C | 6.3°C | 124 mm |
| April | 16.2°C | 3.7°C | 10.0°C | 96 mm |
| May | 20.2°C | 7.9°C | 14.1°C | 132 mm |
| June | 24.1°C | 11.2°C | 17.6°C | 105 mm |
| July | 25.9°C | 12.9°C | 19.4°C | 115 mm |
| August | 25.5°C | 12.7°C | 19.1°C | 114 mm |
| September | 20.9°C | 9.1°C | 15.0°C | 112 mm |
| October | 15.8°C | 6.2°C | 11.0°C | 143 mm |
| November | 9.3°C | 2.2°C | 5.7°C | 154 mm |
| December | 5.4°C | −0.2°C | 2.6°C | 183 mm |
| Year | 15.6°C | 5.3°C | 10.5°C | 1,576 mm |
Where Thiéfosse’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Val-d Ajol, 19 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1992–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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 Thiéfosse’s climate
How warm does Thiéfosse get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.9°C. About 64 days a year reach 25°C, more than 54% of mainland French towns, and about 19 reach 30°C.
How cold does Thiéfosse get in winter?
January nights average −1.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 81 nights a year, and about 9 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Thiéfosse get?
About 1,576 mm a year, more than almost every mainland French town. December is the wettest month (183 mm) and April the driest (96 mm).
Are these figures for Thiéfosse itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Thiéfosse, Val-d Ajol, 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 VAL-D AJOL, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Thiéfosse →
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.