Midwinter lows in Avosnes sink below those of 92% of mainland French towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 23.9°C. Temperatures cover 25°C across the year, low to high. In July, afternoons here are cooler than in 84% of mainland French towns. Expect about 68 frosty starts a year, nights when the air falls below freezing.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-Martin-du-M station, 11 km east.
A year in Avosnes at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Martin-du-M station.
What a year in Avosnes feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Martin-du-M.
About 938 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and March the driest. About 29 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 Dijon-Longvic
A frosty town: 68 frosts and 37 days of 25°C a year
On about 68 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 18 days it stays below freezing all day. About 37 days a year reach 25°C, and 8 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Martin-du-M: 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 Saint-Martin-du-M
Saint-Martin-du-M is 11 km east of Avosnes. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Avosnes itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Martin-du-M (21561003) |
| Distance from the town | 11 km east |
| Station altitude | 578 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 506 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Dijon-Longvic, 35 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 Avosnes 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, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avosnes | Saint-Martin-du-M | 23.9°C | −0.7°C | 938 mm |
| Venarey-les-Laumes 24 km | Montbard | 26.3°C 2.4°C warmer | 0.5°C 1.2°C milder | 854 mm |
| Semur-en-Auxois 27 km | Semur-en-Auxois | 26.0°C 2.1°C warmer | 0.3°C 1°C milder | 778 mm |
| Talant 27 km | Marsannay-la-Côte | 27.1°C 3.2°C warmer | −0.1°C 0.6°C milder | 803 mm |
| Chenôve 29 km | Marsannay-la-Côte | 27.1°C 3.2°C warmer | −0.1°C 0.6°C milder | 803 mm |
| Marsannay-la-Côte 29 km | Marsannay-la-Côte | 27.1°C 3.2°C warmer | −0.1°C 0.6°C milder | 803 mm |
Avosnes weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Martin-du-M station; sunshine at Dijon-Longvic.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.2°C | −0.7°C | 1.7°C | 82 mm | 61 |
| February | 5.5°C | −0.5°C | 2.5°C | 66 mm | 95 |
| March | 9.7°C | 1.9°C | 5.8°C | 64 mm | 160 |
| April | 13.5°C | 4.6°C | 9.1°C | 74 mm | 194 |
| May | 17.3°C | 8.1°C | 12.7°C | 89 mm | 216 |
| June | 21.5°C | 11.3°C | 16.4°C | 76 mm | 240 |
| July | 23.9°C | 13.4°C | 18.7°C | 77 mm | 257 |
| August | 23.4°C | 13.7°C | 18.5°C | 71 mm | 240 |
| September | 18.8°C | 10.2°C | 14.5°C | 74 mm | 191 |
| October | 13.9°C | 7.2°C | 10.6°C | 86 mm | 118 |
| November | 8.2°C | 2.7°C | 5.4°C | 92 mm | 67 |
| December | 5.0°C | 0.2°C | 2.6°C | 86 mm | 53 |
| Year | 13.7°C | 6.0°C | 9.9°C | 938 mm | 1,890 |
Where Avosnes’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Martin-du-M, 11 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1992–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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, Dijon-Longvic, 35 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 Avosnes’s climate
How warm does Avosnes get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.9°C. About 37 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 84% of mainland French towns, and about 8 reach 30°C.
How cold does Avosnes get in winter?
January nights average −0.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 68 nights a year, and about 18 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Avosnes get?
About 938 mm a year, more than 82% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (92 mm) and March the driest (64 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Dijon-Longvic (35 km away), averages 1,890 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Avosnes itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Avosnes, Saint-Martin-du-M, 11 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 ST-MARTIN-DU-M, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Avosnes →
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