Weather today Overcast max. 7 °C
min. 1 °C Wind: 4 km/h Precipitation forecast: 0 mm > Full report and 7-days forecast Data updated at 12:46 (local time) At that time, the weather was:
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When to go to Besançon? (France)
| Month | Sunlight (h/d) | Average T min (°C) | Average T max (°C) | Record T min (°C) | Record T max (°C) | Precipitations (mm) | Wet days | Rating |
| January | NC | 2 | 7 | -7 | 15 | 28 | 16 |  |
| February | NC | 2 | 8 | -5 | 14 | 32 | 16 |  |
| March | NC | 3 | 12 | -3 | 21 | 12 | 8 |  |
| April | NC | 7 | 16 | -1 | 25 | 18 | 11 | |
| May | NC | 9 | 19 | 2 | 28 | 24 | 13 | |
| June | NC | 14 | 24 | 7 | 34 | 31 | 10 |  |
| July | NC | 16 | 26 | 8 | 36 | 25 | 9 |  |
| August | NC | 15 | 25 | 7 | 37 | 23 | 9 | |
| September | NC | 12 | 22 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 9 | |
| October | NC | 9 | 16 | 1 | 25 | 17 | 10 | |
| November | NC | 6 | 13 | -6 | 22 | 17 | 11 | |
| December | NC | 4 | 9 | -5 | 16 | 21 | 12 | |
What to do in Besançon : Tips, places, hotels and restaurants
Located in France in the region of Franche-Comté, Besançon city has about 116,000 inhabitants, and it has many interesting monuments and a rich and pleasant natural environment for the traveler. Its citadel is a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, but you can also explore the Flying Bridge, Roman artwork with 5 arches, the central arch 13 meters; the Museum of Fine Arts offers a superb collection of paintings ranging from the 15th to 20th centuries, including masterpieces such as "The head and foot of a child" Rubens or "Cannibals" by Goya; the Granvelle palace and its magnificent Renaissance façade; Cathedral, whose interior shows a spectacular architecture, with its aisles of 26 meters high; astronomical clock dating back to 1860 and its profusion of dials (57), with 30 000 pieces in all; the already mentioned citadel which was fortified by Vauban, and you kiss an amazing view of the city; the Black Gate, a triumphal arch whose arc is 36 meters high; the Natural History Museum and Zoo; the Comtois museum which is recounted the daily lives of residents between the 18th and 20th centuries; Museum of Resistance and Deportation. For outdoor enthusiasts, there are several possibilities near the city: excursions on the Doubs, visit the source of the Loue, hiking in the forest of Joux. Besancon is accessed by train or by road: There is no airport open to commercial flights. To get around town, you will find a good network of buses and trams, self-service bicycle and bicycle paths, and also self-service cars.
