Annual mean 10°C · wettest around December · prevailing wind W
Warmest
23.7 °C
Coldest
2.0 °C
Wettest
32%
Windiest
4.5 m/s
Prevailing
W
3.3 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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bars actual · line feels-like, °Cchance of rain, %wind speed, m/ssky covered, %
The average temperature in Besançon over the whole year is 10°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 23°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 0°C. Besançon has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 15% in August, the driest month, to 28% in December, the wettest. Winds in Besançon are highest in January, averaging 3.1 m/s (11 km/h), and lightest in August, at 2.0 m/s (7 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Besançon come in August, when the sky is typically 66% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 82%.
Month by month Besançon climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
3°C
0°C
-1°C
27%
82%
3.1 m/s
0
0
11
February
6°C
2°C
2°C
23%
79%
3.1 m/s
1
0
25
March
9°C
3°C
5°C
24%
73%
2.9 m/s
6
0
41
April
13°C
5°C
9°C
20%
73%
2.6 m/s
23
1
60
May
16°C
10°C
13°C
24%
73%
2.5 m/s
45
4
69
June
21°C
14°C
20°C
22%
69%
2.3 m/s
67
25
57
July
23°C
16°C
22°C
16%
68%
2.2 m/s
71
31
52
August
23°C
15°C
22°C
15%
66%
2.0 m/s
64
35
47
September
19°C
11°C
17°C
17%
71%
2.1 m/s
61
16
66
October
15°C
8°C
12°C
19%
72%
2.3 m/s
36
2
74
November
8°C
4°C
4°C
24%
81%
2.6 m/s
4
0
35
December
4°C
2°C
1°C
28%
80%
2.8 m/s
0
0
13
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Besançon weather by season
Year round, Besançon has days of about 3°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 23°C in August, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 0°C to 16°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 10°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around December and least likely around August. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Besançon weather in winterDecember to February
High 5°CLow 1°CRain 26%
Winter in Besançon has typical daily highs of about 5°C and lows of about 1°C, with a 26% chance of rain on a given day.
Besançon weather in springMarch to May
High 13°CLow 6°CRain 23%
Spring in Besançon has typical daily highs of about 13°C and lows of about 6°C, with a 23% chance of rain on a given day.
Besançon weather in summerJune to August
High 23°CLow 15°CRain 18%
Summer in Besançon has typical daily highs of about 23°C and lows of about 15°C, with a 18% chance of rain on a given day.
Besançon weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 14°CLow 8°CRain 20%
Autumn in Besançon has typical daily highs of about 14°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 20% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Besançon?
Besançon has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 15% in August, the driest month, to 28% in December, the wettest.
What time of year is Besançon windiest?
Winds in Besançon are highest in January, averaging 3.1 m/s (11 km/h), and lightest in August, at 2.0 m/s (7 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Besançon year round?
The average temperature in Besançon over the whole year is 10°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 23°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 0°C.