Frost comes to Athée more often than to 91% of mainland French towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 27.5°C. Of the 21 towns of 2,500+ in Côte-d'Or, it is the wettest. Of all months, November brings the most rain and February the least. For walks and days out, May, June and September bring highs of 21–25°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Dole station, 21 km south-east.
A year in Athée at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Dole station.
What a year in Athée feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Dole.
About 1,023 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 34 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 21 towns of 2,500+ in Côte-d'Or.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Tavaux Sa
A frosty town: 71 frosts and 80 days of 25°C a year
On about 71 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 7 days it stays below freezing all day. About 80 days a year reach 25°C, and 28 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Dole: a frost is a night of 0°C or below, a summer day (jour d’été) 25°C or more, a hot day (forte chaleur) 30°C or more.
The Météo-France station at Dole
Dole is 21 km south-east of Athée. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Athée itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Dole (39198001) |
| Distance from the town | 21 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 212 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 205 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Tavaux Sa, 21 km away |
TownRatings matches each commune to one station with at least 24 years of temperature and rain records: the nearest, counting every 100 m of height difference as 10 km, never across the sea.
How Athée compares
Against the 4,385 towns of 2,500 or more in mainland France, each read from its own matched station. The dots are the other towns of 2,500+ in Côte-d'Or.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 2,500+ within 29 km. Where a neighbor uses the same station its figures are the same: the differences you’d feel over a few kilometers aren’t in the normals.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athée | Dole | 27.5°C | −0.4°C | 1,023 mm |
| Auxonne 4.6 km | Tavaux Sa | 26.9°C 0.6°C cooler | 0.1°C 0.5°C milder | 869 mm |
| Genlis 11 km | Dijon-Longvic | 26.7°C 0.8°C cooler | −0.2°C about the same | 743 mm |
| Damparis 18 km | Tavaux Sa | 26.9°C 0.6°C cooler | 0.1°C 0.5°C milder | 869 mm |
| Dole 18 km | same station | 27.5°C about the same | −0.4°C about the same | 1,023 mm |
| Arc-sur-Tille 19 km | Dijon-Longvic | 26.7°C 0.8°C cooler | −0.2°C about the same | 743 mm |
| Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur 20 km | Dijon-Longvic | 26.7°C 0.8°C cooler | −0.2°C about the same | 743 mm |
Athée weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Dole station; sunshine at Tavaux Sa.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.1°C | −0.4°C | 2.8°C | 78 mm | 57 |
| February | 8.1°C | −0.4°C | 3.9°C | 72 mm | 100 |
| March | 13.2°C | 2.2°C | 7.7°C | 73 mm | 186 |
| April | 17.3°C | 4.9°C | 11.1°C | 79 mm | 215 |
| May | 21.2°C | 9.0°C | 15.1°C | 97 mm | 221 |
| June | 25.2°C | 12.4°C | 18.8°C | 80 mm | 252 |
| July | 27.5°C | 14.1°C | 20.8°C | 79 mm | 276 |
| August | 27.2°C | 13.8°C | 20.5°C | 84 mm | 251 |
| September | 22.4°C | 10.4°C | 16.4°C | 87 mm | 205 |
| October | 16.9°C | 7.4°C | 12.1°C | 104 mm | 128 |
| November | 10.3°C | 3.1°C | 6.7°C | 104 mm | 67 |
| December | 6.7°C | 0.5°C | 3.6°C | 88 mm | 54 |
| Year | 16.8°C | 6.4°C | 11.6°C | 1,023 mm | 2,012 |
Where Athée’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Dole, 21 km away: statistics for 1991–2020.
- Which station: among stations with at least 24 of the 30 years of temperature and rain, the nearest to the commune’s population-weighted center, counting each 100 m of height difference as 10 km; mainland towns use mainland stations and each overseas département its own.
- Altitudes: the town’s from IGN’s RGE ALTI® at its population-weighted center; the station’s from Météo-France.
- Sunshine: the nearest station with at least 10 years of sunshine records, Tavaux Sa, 21 km away.
- Comparisons: every town of 2,500 or more in mainland France, read the same way; the dots are the towns of 2,500+ in Côte-d'Or.
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Questions about Athée’s climate
How warm does Athée get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.5°C. About 80 days a year reach 25°C, more than 71% of mainland French towns, and about 28 reach 30°C.
How cold does Athée get in winter?
January nights average −0.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 71 nights a year, and about 7 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Athée get?
About 1,023 mm a year, more than 88% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (104 mm) and February the driest (72 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Tavaux Sa (21 km away), averages 2,012 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Athée itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Athée, Dole, 21 km away. France publishes its climate normals by station, not by commune; a valley, a hill or the sea can make a difference over a few kilometers.
Where do these figures come from?
Météo-France’s fiches climatologiques: 30-year averages (1991–2020) for each of its long-running stations, published as open data since 2024. They are normals, not a forecast.
Source: Météo-France, fiches climatologiques, 1991–2020 statistics (station DOLE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Athée →
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