Uriménil gets more frosts than 94% of mainland French towns
High summer brings afternoon highs near 25.1°C. Its yearly rainfall tops that of 78% of mainland French towns. Wet weather is most frequent in October and least in April. From June to September, highs of 20–25°C make it easy to spend the day outdoors.
Figures from Météo-France’s Epinal station, 13 km north.
A year in Uriménil at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Epinal station.
What a year in Uriménil feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Epinal.
About 907 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and April the driest. About 28 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 19th wettest of 30 towns of 2,500+ in Vosges.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Epinal
A frosty town: 78 frosts and 51 days of 25°C a year
On about 78 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 12 days it stays below freezing all day. About 51 days a year reach 25°C, and 12 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Epinal: 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 Epinal
Epinal is 13 km north of Uriménil. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Uriménil itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Epinal (88136001) |
| Distance from the town | 13 km north |
| Station altitude | 317 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 374 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 11 km |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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 Uriménil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uriménil | Epinal | 25.1°C | −0.9°C | 907 mm |
| Xertigny 6.2 km | Fougerolles | 24.6°C 0.5°C cooler | −1.4°C about the same | 1,513 mm |
| Chantraine 7.8 km | same station | 25.1°C about the same | −0.9°C about the same | 907 mm |
| Épinal 9 km | same station | 25.1°C about the same | −0.9°C about the same | 907 mm |
| Golbey 10 km | same station | 25.1°C about the same | −0.9°C about the same | 907 mm |
| Saint-Nabord 15 km | Val-d Ajol | 25.9°C 0.8°C warmer | −1.3°C about the same | 1,576 mm |
| Éloyes 15 km | Val-d Ajol | 25.9°C 0.8°C warmer | −1.3°C about the same | 1,576 mm |
Uriménil weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Epinal station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.9°C | −0.9°C | 2.0°C | 77 mm | 63 |
| February | 6.6°C | −0.8°C | 2.9°C | 65 mm | 87 |
| March | 11.1°C | 1.2°C | 6.2°C | 67 mm | 143 |
| April | 15.3°C | 3.7°C | 9.5°C | 62 mm | 178 |
| May | 19.2°C | 7.8°C | 13.5°C | 82 mm | 207 |
| June | 22.9°C | 11.3°C | 17.1°C | 73 mm | 225 |
| July | 25.1°C | 13.2°C | 19.1°C | 72 mm | 238 |
| August | 24.9°C | 12.9°C | 18.9°C | 73 mm | 221 |
| September | 20.3°C | 9.3°C | 14.8°C | 77 mm | 171 |
| October | 15.2°C | 6.5°C | 10.8°C | 89 mm | 113 |
| November | 9.2°C | 2.7°C | 5.9°C | 83 mm | 64 |
| December | 5.7°C | 0.2°C | 3.0°C | 88 mm | 54 |
| Year | 15.0°C | 5.6°C | 10.3°C | 907 mm | 1,760 |
Where Uriménil’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Epinal, 13 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, 13 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 Uriménil’s climate
How warm does Uriménil get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.1°C. About 51 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 68% of mainland French towns, and about 12 reach 30°C.
How cold does Uriménil get in winter?
January nights average −0.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 78 nights a year, and about 12 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Uriménil get?
About 907 mm a year, more than 78% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (89 mm) and April the driest (62 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Epinal (13 km away), averages 1,760 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Uriménil itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Uriménil, Epinal, 13 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 EPINAL, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Uriménil →
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.