Besançon Temperature by Month

Besançon, Franche-Comté, France has an average annual maximum temperature of 17°C (63°F), ranging from 7°C (45°F) in January to 27°C (81°F) in July. Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.

In Besançon, temperatures can shift dramatically between warm in summer and cold in winter. Nights follow the same pattern, with lows ranging from 15°C (59°F) in July to 1°C (34°F) in January.

The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Besançon by month:

The minimum temperature is often recorded between 4 AM and 6 AM, while the highest temperature is usually reached at 3 PM, when the sun's heating effect is strongest. July, the warmest month, gets 260 hours of sunshine.

The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:

Besançon's average annual maximum temperature is 17°C (63°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:

Rome, Italy averages 20°C (68°F) annually, with reliably warm summers and comfortable winters.

Glasgow, Scotland averages 13°C (55°F) a year, mild but often grey, with cold winters and rarely hot summers.

Chicago, USA averages 15°C (59°F) annually, known for extreme seasonal swings, from bitterly cold winters to warm summers.

Melbourne, Australia averages 20°C (68°F) annually, known for unpredictable weather, with four seasons sometimes happening in one day.

Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.

The readings come from a range of sources, land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.

Whether a city sits on the coast or deep inland makes a significant difference to its climate. Coastal areas tend to have more stable temperatures year-round, large bodies of water absorb heat slowly in summer and release it gradually in winter, keeping extremes in check. Cities far from the sea don't benefit from that buffer, which is why continental climates tend to have hotter summers and colder winters than their coastal counterparts at the same latitude.

For more on Besançon's weather, including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity, visit our Besançon climate page.