Vesoul climate — normals and trends
Vesoul (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.3 °C and it receives 1,151 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (19.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Vesoul averages 59 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 159 rainy days per year.
Vesoul has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 73 to 45 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.8 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -20.6 °C (on 9 January 1985).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
VesoulBourgogne
- coords
- 47.63°, 6.14°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.3°C
Average daily high
14.2°C
Average daily low
6.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,151mm
Sunshine / day
8.2h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
14.8km/h
Seasonal range
17.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
59 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
159 d/yr
Annual snowfall
53.5 cm
Average feels-like high
12.2 °C
Average feels-like low
4.2 °C
Average peak gust
33.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
38.8 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-20.6 °C
9 January 1985
Wettest day
59 mm
17 December 1982
Windiest day
59.6 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
130.3 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
39.9 °C
30 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
-26.0 °C
10 February 1956
Snowiest day
18.0 cm
4 March 2006
Sunniest day
15.0 h
11 July 2015
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.8 °C | +2.8 °C | 138 mm | +27 mm |
| Feb | 8.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 68 mm | -31 mm |
| Mar | 13.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 43 mm | -51 mm |
| Apr | 17.7 °C | +3.4 °C | 75 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 20.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 70 mm | -29 mm |
| Jun | 26.6 °C | +4.8 °C | 91 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 24.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 68 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 26.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 116 mm | +33 mm |
| Sep | 19.4 °C | -0.5 °C | 163 mm | +77 mm |
| Oct | 15.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 149 mm | +56 mm |
| Nov | 10.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 116 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 7.8 °C | +3.0 °C | 54 mm | -68 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vesoul?
Vesoul has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.3 °C and it receives 1,151 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vesoul?
The hottest day measured in Vesoul between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 38.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vesoul?
The coldest day measured in Vesoul between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1985, at -20.6 °C.
Does it snow in Vesoul?
Yes. Vesoul gets on average 53.5 cm of snow per year and has around 59 frost days.
Has the climate of Vesoul warmed?
Yes: Vesoul warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Vesoul?
The wettest day measured in Vesoul between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 1982, with 59 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vesoul?
The windiest day measured in Vesoul between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 59.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vesoul?
The warmest month in Vesoul is July (19.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Vesoul?
Vesoul receives on average 1,151 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 159 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vesoul?
Vesoul gets on average 8.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,993 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Vesoul?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Vesoul between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2006, with 18.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Vesoul?
Yes: Vesoul has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vesoul?
In Vesoul, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.9 °C on 30 June 2019, and the lowest was -26.0 °C on 10 February 1956.
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