Besançon weather in July

In July, Besançon sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 76 mm of rain across 11.9 wet days and about 15.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 42 min at the start of July to 14 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Besançon's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Besançon's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 15°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 76 mm; 11.9 wet days
Daylight: 15 h 24 min; 5:00 AM – 8:23 PM
Cloud cover: 54%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 5.86 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.6; out of 10

Besançon is commune in Doubs, France.

Air quality: Good; PM2.5 9.2 µg/m³ · 2019
Density: 1,974/km²; people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical July day in Besançon reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C warmer than June and on par with August.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	15
2	25	15
3	25	15
4	25	15
5	25	15
6	25	15
7	25	15
8	25	15
9	25	15
10	25	15
11	25	15
12	25	15
13	25	15
14	25	15
15	26	15
16	26	15
17	26	15
18	26	15
19	26	15
20	26	15
21	26	15
22	26	15
23	26	16
24	26	16
25	26	16
26	26	16
27	26	16
28	26	16
29	26	16
30	26	16
31	26	16

How July really feels in Besançon

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Besançon weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	6° / 1°	108	13.6	3.9	8.7	0.3
Feb	7° / 1°	95	12.4	4.2	9.9	0.9
Mar	12° / 3°	95	12.9	2	11.6	2.9
Apr	16° / 6°	88	12.8	0.5	13.3	4.4
May	19° / 10°	110	14.2	0	14.8	5.5
Jun	23° / 13°	85	12.6	0	15.6	6.4
Jul	26° / 15°	76	11.9	0	15.3	6.6
Aug	25° / 15°	79	10.6	0	14	6.8
Sep	21° / 12°	93	11.2	0	12.4	6.2
Oct	16° / 8°	105	12.4	0.1	10.6	4.5
Nov	10° / 4°	115	13.7	1.8	9.1	1.9
Dec	6° / 2°	124	15.2	3.8	8.3	0.5

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	54	54	53	53	52	53	52	52	52	52	53	53	54	54	55	54	55	56	55	56	56	56	57	57	57	56	56	57	56	56	57
Cloudier (%)	46	46	47	47	48	47	48	48	48	48	47	47	46	46	45	46	45	44	45	44	44	44	43	43	43	44	44	43	44	44	43

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	54	46
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	52	48
6	53	47
7	52	48
8	52	48
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	53	47
12	53	47
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	55	45
16	54	46
17	55	45
18	56	44
19	55	45
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	56	44
27	56	44
28	57	43
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	57	43

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Besançon gets around 76 mm of rain over 11.9 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 38% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	38	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	39	39	38	38	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	39
3	40
4	40
5	41
6	41
7	41
8	41
9	41
10	41
11	40
12	40
13	39
14	39
15	38
16	38
17	37
18	37
19	36
20	36
21	36
22	36
23	36
24	35
25	35
26	35
27	35
28	35
29	35
30	35
31	35

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 45% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	49	49	48	48	48	48	49	49	49	50	51	51	51	50	49	49	48	47	46	45	44	42	41	40	39	38	37	36	35	34	34
Comfortable (%)	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	33	34	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	40	41	41	41	41
Humid (%)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	22	22	23	23	23	24	24	24
Muggy (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	49	31	19	1
2	49	31	19	1
3	48	32	19	1
4	48	32	19	1
5	48	32	19	1
6	48	32	19	1
7	49	32	19	1
8	49	32	18	1
9	49	32	18	1
10	50	32	18	0
11	51	31	18	0
12	51	31	18	0
13	51	31	18	0
14	50	31	19	0
15	49	31	19	0
16	49	32	19	0
17	48	32	20	0
18	47	33	20	0
19	46	34	20	0
20	45	34	20	0
21	44	35	21	0
22	42	36	21	0
23	41	37	21	0
24	40	38	22	0
25	39	39	22	0
26	38	40	23	0
27	37	40	23	0
28	36	41	23	0
29	35	41	24	1
30	34	41	24	1
31	34	41	24	1

Wind in July

Winds average 9 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	9	calm
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29	8	calm
30	8	calm
31	8	calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 42 min at the start of July to 14 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:49 AM to 5:17 AM, and sunset from 8:30 PM to 8:07 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	15.7	15.7	15.7	15.6	15.6	15.6	15.6	15.6	15.5	15.5	15.5	15.5	15.5	15.4	15.4	15.4	15.3	15.3	15.3	15.2	15.2	15.2	15.1	15.1	15.1	15.0	15.0	15.0	14.9	14.9	14.8
Sunrise (AM)	4:49	4:49	4:50	4:51	4:51	4:52	4:53	4:53	4:54	4:55	4:56	4:57	4:58	4:58	4:59	5:00	5:01	5:02	5:03	5:04	5:06	5:07	5:08	5:09	5:10	5:11	5:12	5:14	5:15	5:16	5:17
Sunset (PM)	8:30	8:30	8:29	8:29	8:29	8:28	8:28	8:28	8:27	8:27	8:26	8:25	8:25	8:24	8:23	8:23	8:22	8:21	8:20	8:19	8:18	8:17	8:16	8:15	8:14	8:13	8:12	8:11	8:09	8:08	8:07

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	15.7	4:49	8:30
2	15.7	4:49	8:30
3	15.7	4:50	8:29
4	15.6	4:51	8:29
5	15.6	4:51	8:29
6	15.6	4:52	8:28
7	15.6	4:53	8:28
8	15.6	4:53	8:28
9	15.5	4:54	8:27
10	15.5	4:55	8:27
11	15.5	4:56	8:26
12	15.5	4:57	8:25
13	15.5	4:58	8:25
14	15.4	4:58	8:24
15	15.4	4:59	8:23
16	15.4	5:00	8:23
17	15.3	5:01	8:22
18	15.3	5:02	8:21
19	15.3	5:03	8:20
20	15.2	5:04	8:19
21	15.2	5:06	8:18
22	15.2	5:07	8:17
23	15.1	5:08	8:16
24	15.1	5:09	8:15
25	15.1	5:10	8:14
26	15.0	5:11	8:13
27	15.0	5:12	8:12
28	15.0	5:14	8:11
29	14.9	5:15	8:09
30	14.9	5:16	8:08
31	14.8	5:17	8:07

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.96 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.86 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7
Level	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.0	Intense
2	6.0	Bright
3	6.0	Bright
4	6.0	Bright
5	5.9	Bright
6	5.9	Bright
7	5.9	Bright
8	5.9	Bright
9	5.9	Bright
10	5.9	Bright
11	5.9	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.8	Bright
15	5.8	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	5.9	Bright
18	5.9	Bright
19	5.9	Bright
20	5.9	Bright
21	5.8	Bright
22	5.8	Bright
23	5.8	Bright
24	5.8	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.7	Bright
29	5.7	Bright
30	5.7	Bright
31	5.7	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Besançon?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.6

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

6.2

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Besançon for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Besançon in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Besançon sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Besançon in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Besançon peaks around July 14 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	4	5	6	7	8	6	4	3	2	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	5	High
May	6	High
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	6	High
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Besançon?

Besançon sits at 47.2°N, 6.0°E, 300 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Vesoul, 43 km away.

Topography around Besançon

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Besançon.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Besançon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 222 m around an average of 310 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 477 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,488 m.

The land around Besançon is covered by trees (46%) and artificial surfaces (42%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (49%), grassland (28%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

222 m

trees 46%

16 km

477 m

trees 57%

80 km

1,488 m

trees 49%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

← June Besançon year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July weather nearby: Vesoul 43 km · Dole 44 km · Pontarlier 46 km · La Chaux-de-Fonds 63 km · Montbéliard 65 km · Audincourt 68 km · Yverdon-les-Bains 70 km · Lons-le-Saunier 73 km

France travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / E; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 77% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $48,986; 2025
Happiness: 6.6 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 100%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 1.3; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 5.1; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 539
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Besançon (47.2488°, 6.0182°, elevation 300 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	15
2	25	15
3	25	15
4	25	15
5	25	15
6	25	15
7	25	15
8	25	15
9	25	15
10	25	15
11	25	15
12	25	15
13	25	15
14	25	15
15	26	15
16	26	15
17	26	15
18	26	15
19	26	15
20	26	15
21	26	15
22	26	15
23	26	16
24	26	16
25	26	16
26	26	16
27	26	16
28	26	16
29	26	16
30	26	16
31	26	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	54	46
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	52	48
6	53	47
7	52	48
8	52	48
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	53	47
12	53	47
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	55	45
16	54	46
17	55	45
18	56	44
19	55	45
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	56	44
27	56	44
28	57	43
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	39
3	40
4	40
5	41
6	41
7	41
8	41
9	41
10	41
11	40
12	40
13	39
14	39
15	38
16	38
17	37
18	37
19	36
20	36
21	36
22	36
23	36
24	35
25	35
26	35
27	35
28	35
29	35
30	35
31	35

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	49	31	19	1
2	49	31	19	1
3	48	32	19	1
4	48	32	19	1
5	48	32	19	1
6	48	32	19	1
7	49	32	19	1
8	49	32	18	1
9	49	32	18	1
10	50	32	18	0
11	51	31	18	0
12	51	31	18	0
13	51	31	18	0
14	50	31	19	0
15	49	31	19	0
16	49	32	19	0
17	48	32	20	0
18	47	33	20	0
19	46	34	20	0
20	45	34	20	0
21	44	35	21	0
22	42	36	21	0
23	41	37	21	0
24	40	38	22	0
25	39	39	22	0
26	38	40	23	0
27	37	40	23	0
28	36	41	23	0
29	35	41	24	1
30	34	41	24	1
31	34	41	24	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	15
2	25	15
3	25	15
4	25	15
5	25	15
6	25	15
7	25	15
8	25	15
9	25	15
10	25	15
11	25	15
12	25	15
13	25	15
14	25	15
15	26	15
16	26	15
17	26	15
18	26	15
19	26	15
20	26	15
21	26	15
22	26	15
23	26	16
24	26	16
25	26	16
26	26	16
27	26	16
28	26	16
29	26	16
30	26	16
31	26	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	54	46
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	52	48
6	53	47
7	52	48
8	52	48
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	53	47
12	53	47
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	55	45
16	54	46
17	55	45
18	56	44
19	55	45
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	56	44
27	56	44
28	57	43
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	39
3	40
4	40
5	41
6	41
7	41
8	41
9	41
10	41
11	40
12	40
13	39
14	39
15	38
16	38
17	37
18	37
19	36
20	36
21	36
22	36
23	36
24	35
25	35
26	35
27	35
28	35
29	35
30	35
31	35

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	49	31	19	1
2	49	31	19	1
3	48	32	19	1
4	48	32	19	1
5	48	32	19	1
6	48	32	19	1
7	49	32	19	1
8	49	32	18	1
9	49	32	18	1
10	50	32	18	0
11	51	31	18	0
12	51	31	18	0
13	51	31	18	0
14	50	31	19	0
15	49	31	19	0
16	49	32	19	0
17	48	32	20	0
18	47	33	20	0
19	46	34	20	0
20	45	34	20	0
21	44	35	21	0
22	42	36	21	0
23	41	37	21	0
24	40	38	22	0
25	39	39	22	0
26	38	40	23	0
27	37	40	23	0
28	36	41	23	0
29	35	41	24	1
30	34	41	24	1
31	34	41	24	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	15
2	25	15
3	25	15
4	25	15
5	25	15
6	25	15
7	25	15
8	25	15
9	25	15
10	25	15
11	25	15
12	25	15
13	25	15
14	25	15
15	26	15
16	26	15
17	26	15
18	26	15
19	26	15
20	26	15
21	26	15
22	26	15
23	26	16
24	26	16
25	26	16
26	26	16
27	26	16
28	26	16
29	26	16
30	26	16
31	26	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	54	46
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	52	48
6	53	47
7	52	48
8	52	48
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	53	47
12	53	47
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	55	45
16	54	46
17	55	45
18	56	44
19	55	45
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	56	44
27	56	44
28	57	43
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	39
3	40
4	40
5	41
6	41
7	41
8	41
9	41
10	41
11	40
12	40
13	39
14	39
15	38
16	38
17	37
18	37
19	36
20	36
21	36
22	36
23	36
24	35
25	35
26	35
27	35
28	35
29	35
30	35
31	35

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	49	31	19	1
2	49	31	19	1
3	48	32	19	1
4	48	32	19	1
5	48	32	19	1
6	48	32	19	1
7	49	32	19	1
8	49	32	18	1
9	49	32	18	1
10	50	32	18	0
11	51	31	18	0
12	51	31	18	0
13	51	31	18	0
14	50	31	19	0
15	49	31	19	0
16	49	32	19	0
17	48	32	20	0
18	47	33	20	0
19	46	34	20	0
20	45	34	20	0
21	44	35	21	0
22	42	36	21	0
23	41	37	21	0
24	40	38	22	0
25	39	39	22	0
26	38	40	23	0
27	37	40	23	0
28	36	41	23	0
29	35	41	24	1
30	34	41	24	1
31	34	41	24	1