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Besançon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté climate
Cfb Oceanic / temperate
Besançon has a seasonal cool-temperate climate (Oceanic / temperate, Köppen Cfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 79°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 32°F at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 43 inches.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Besançon climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 43 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 69 | 75 | 79 | 79 | 70 | 61 | 50 | 44 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 37 | 39 | 46 | 52 | 59 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 53 | 44 | 39 |
| Avg low (°F) | 32 | 32 | 37 | 42 | 49 | 55 | 58 | 58 | 51 | 45 | 38 | 33 |
| Precipitation (in) | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 43 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 69 | 75 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 37 | 39 | 46 | 52 | 59 | 65 |
| Avg low (°F) | 32 | 32 | 37 | 42 | 49 | 55 |
| Precipitation (in) | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 79 | 79 | 70 | 61 | 50 | 44 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 69 | 68 | 61 | 53 | 44 | 39 |
| Avg low (°F) | 58 | 58 | 51 | 45 | 38 | 33 |
| Precipitation (in) | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 72 | 69 | 66 | 67 | 69 | 65 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 68 | 75 | 74 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 92 | 89 | 84 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 72 | 71 | 76 | 84 | 90 | 92 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 72 | 69 | 66 | 67 | 69 | 65 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 92 | 89 | 84 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 68 | 75 | 74 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 72 | 71 | 76 | 84 | 90 | 92 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.9 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Besancon/thise(aut), a weather station, about 3 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.