Dole weather by month & the best time to visit

🇫🇷 France · small town · oceanic / maritime climate

The best time to visit Dole is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 77/100), with July and June close behind. Dole averages about 1,920 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 72 mm of rain in September.

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Sun hours / year

1,920

Sunniest month

September

Peak score

77/100

Rain / year

1,053 mm

Snow / year

≈49 cm

Midday UV at peak

6 (high)

Population

26k

Elevation

193 m

When is the best time to visit Dole?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Dole is September, then July and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 88 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Dole?

Dole gets a moderate 1,920 hours of sunshine a year. 77 Sunshine Score points separate September (77) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #44 of 53 destinations in France for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,146 hours. The year's 1,053 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Geneva Switzerland · 103 km · best in Sep · 2,093 h sun/yr
• Lyon France · 148 km · best in Jul · 2,190 h sun/yr
• Bern Switzerland · 158 km · best in Sep · 2,095 h sun/yr
• Basel France · 170 km · best in Sep · 1,931 h sun/yr
• Grenoble France · 187 km · best in Sep · 2,189 h sun/yr
• Strasbourg France · 234 km · best in Sep · 1,800 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Dijon France · 36 km · 1,921 h sun/yr · best in Sep
• Annecy France · 134 km · 2,206 h sun/yr · best in Sep
• Chambéry France · 160 km · 2,190 h sun/yr · best in Sep