Bèze sits near the top of mainland French towns for frosts
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 27.4°C. Rain peaks in November and eases off in February. Of the 21 towns of 2,500+ in Côte-d'Or, it is the wettest. The outdoor season, with highs of 22–27°C, runs through June, August and September.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Poyans station, 15 km east.
A year in Bèze at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Poyans station.
What a year in Bèze feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Poyans.
About 912 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February 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 Chargey-lès-Gray
A frosty town: 87 frosts and 77 days of 25°C a year
On about 87 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 7 days it stays below freezing all day. About 77 days a year reach 25°C, and 28 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Poyans: 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 Poyans
Poyans is 15 km east of Bèze. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Bèze itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Poyans (70422001) |
| Distance from the town | 15 km east |
| Station altitude | 202 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 207 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Chargey-lès-Gray, 25 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 Bèze 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bèze | Poyans | 27.4°C | −0.8°C | 912 mm |
| Is-sur-Tille 13 km | Marsannay-la-Côte | 27.1°C about the same | −0.1°C 0.7°C milder | 803 mm |
| Arc-sur-Tille 15 km | Dijon-Longvic | 26.7°C 0.7°C cooler | −0.2°C 0.6°C milder | 743 mm |
| Saint-Apollinaire 21 km | Dijon-Longvic | 26.7°C 0.7°C cooler | −0.2°C 0.6°C milder | 743 mm |
| Quetigny 21 km | Dijon-Longvic | 26.7°C 0.7°C cooler | −0.2°C 0.6°C milder | 743 mm |
| Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur 22 km | Dijon-Longvic | 26.7°C 0.7°C cooler | −0.2°C 0.6°C milder | 743 mm |
| Fontaine-lès-Dijon 23 km | Marsannay-la-Côte | 27.1°C about the same | −0.1°C 0.7°C milder | 803 mm |
Bèze weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Poyans station; sunshine at Chargey-lès-Gray.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.8°C | −0.8°C | 2.5°C | 72 mm | 70 |
| February | 7.9°C | −0.8°C | 3.5°C | 61 mm | 99 |
| March | 12.9°C | 1.3°C | 7.1°C | 65 mm | 165 |
| April | 17.1°C | 3.6°C | 10.4°C | 68 mm | 198 |
| May | 21.2°C | 7.8°C | 14.5°C | 89 mm | 222 |
| June | 25.2°C | 11.2°C | 18.2°C | 71 mm | 255 |
| July | 27.4°C | 13.0°C | 20.2°C | 79 mm | 254 |
| August | 27.0°C | 12.7°C | 19.8°C | 75 mm | 229 |
| September | 22.0°C | 9.2°C | 15.6°C | 71 mm | 189 |
| October | 16.2°C | 6.3°C | 11.3°C | 89 mm | 124 |
| November | 9.9°C | 2.5°C | 6.2°C | 92 mm | 72 |
| December | 6.3°C | 0.2°C | 3.3°C | 80 mm | 58 |
| Year | 16.6°C | 5.5°C | 11.1°C | 912 mm | 1,934 |
Where Bèze’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Poyans, 15 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, Chargey-lès-Gray, 25 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 Bèze’s climate
How warm does Bèze get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.4°C. About 77 days a year reach 25°C, more than 70% of mainland French towns, and about 28 reach 30°C.
How cold does Bèze get in winter?
January nights average −0.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 87 nights a year, and about 7 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Bèze get?
About 912 mm a year, more than 79% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (92 mm) and February the driest (61 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Chargey-lès-Gray (25 km away), averages 1,934 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Bèze itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Bèze, Poyans, 15 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 POYANS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Bèze →
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