Annual mean 8°C · wettest around December · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
21.9 °C
Coldest
0.0 °C
Wettest
46%
Windiest
4.7 m/s
Prevailing
SW
3.6 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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The average temperature in Pontarlier over the whole year is 8°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 21°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -2°C. Pontarlier has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 23% in August, the driest month, to 40% in December, the wettest. Winds in Pontarlier are highest in January, averaging 3.5 m/s (13 km/h), and lightest in August, at 2.3 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Pontarlier come in August, when the sky is typically 50% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 73%.
Month by month Pontarlier 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
2°C
-2°C
-3°C
38%
73%
3.5 m/s
0
0
6
February
4°C
-0°C
-0°C
33%
68%
3.4 m/s
0
0
15
March
7°C
1°C
2°C
36%
62%
3.3 m/s
2
0
27
April
11°C
4°C
7°C
30%
59%
2.9 m/s
13
0
49
May
14°C
8°C
11°C
36%
62%
2.9 m/s
31
1
62
June
20°C
13°C
18°C
34%
55%
2.5 m/s
60
15
63
July
21°C
14°C
20°C
26%
52%
2.5 m/s
69
20
62
August
21°C
14°C
20°C
23%
50%
2.3 m/s
65
24
57
September
17°C
10°C
15°C
26%
56%
2.4 m/s
52
7
70
October
13°C
7°C
10°C
26%
58%
2.7 m/s
25
0
65
November
6°C
2°C
2°C
35%
70%
3.0 m/s
1
0
25
December
3°C
-0°C
-1°C
40%
72%
3.1 m/s
0
0
7
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 Pontarlier weather by season
Year round, Pontarlier has days of about 2°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 21°C in August, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -2°C to 14°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 8°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.
Pontarlier weather in winterDecember to February
High 3°CLow -1°CRain 37%
Winter in Pontarlier has typical daily highs of about 3°C and lows of about -1°C, with a 37% chance of rain on a given day.
Pontarlier weather in springMarch to May
High 11°CLow 4°CRain 34%
Spring in Pontarlier has typical daily highs of about 11°C and lows of about 4°C, with a 34% chance of rain on a given day.
Pontarlier weather in summerJune to August
High 21°CLow 13°CRain 28%
Summer in Pontarlier has typical daily highs of about 21°C and lows of about 13°C, with a 28% chance of rain on a given day.
Pontarlier weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 12°CLow 6°CRain 29%
Autumn in Pontarlier has typical daily highs of about 12°C and lows of about 6°C, with a 29% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Pontarlier?
Pontarlier has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 23% in August, the driest month, to 40% in December, the wettest.
What time of year is Pontarlier windiest?
Winds in Pontarlier are highest in January, averaging 3.5 m/s (13 km/h), and lightest in August, at 2.3 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Pontarlier year round?
The average temperature in Pontarlier over the whole year is 8°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 21°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -2°C.