Ice on the ground: Bouze-lès-Beaune sees more frosts than 93% of mainland French towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 25.9°C. Rain peaks in November and eases off in March. Its yearly rainfall tops that of 70% of mainland French towns. Homes need heating from November to April, the months averaging under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s La Rochepot station, 13 km south-west.
A year in Bouze-lès-Beaune at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the La Rochepot station.
What a year in Bouze-lès-Beaune feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at La Rochepot.
About 850 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and March the driest. About 25 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 4th 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: 76 frosts and 58 days of 25°C a year
On about 76 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 10 days it stays below freezing all day. About 58 days a year reach 25°C, and 16 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at La Rochepot: 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 La Rochepot
La Rochepot is 13 km south-west of Bouze-lès-Beaune. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Bouze-lès-Beaune itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | La Rochepot (21527001) |
| Distance from the town | 13 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 417 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 400 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 4.3 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Dijon-Longvic, 34 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 Bouze-lès-Beaune 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouze-lès-Beaune | La Rochepot | 25.9°C | −0.9°C | 850 mm |
| Beaune 6.2 km | Savigny lès Bea | 26.8°C 0.9°C warmer | 0.3°C 1.2°C milder | 753 mm |
| Chagny 16 km | Chalon-Champfo | 26.7°C 0.8°C warmer | −0.2°C 0.7°C milder | 737 mm |
| Nuits-Saint-Georges 17 km | Savigny lès Bea | 26.8°C 0.9°C warmer | 0.3°C 1.2°C milder | 753 mm |
| Gergy 24 km | Chalon-Champfo | 26.7°C 0.8°C warmer | −0.2°C 0.7°C milder | 737 mm |
| Gevrey-Chambertin 26 km | Marsannay-la-Côte | 27.1°C 1.2°C warmer | −0.1°C 0.8°C milder | 803 mm |
| Champforgeuil 27 km | Chalon-Champfo | 26.7°C 0.8°C warmer | −0.2°C 0.7°C milder | 737 mm |
Bouze-lès-Beaune weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the La Rochepot station; sunshine at Dijon-Longvic.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.0°C | −0.9°C | 2.1°C | 70 mm | 61 |
| February | 6.9°C | −0.7°C | 3.1°C | 57 mm | 95 |
| March | 11.7°C | 1.9°C | 6.8°C | 56 mm | 160 |
| April | 15.5°C | 4.2°C | 9.9°C | 65 mm | 194 |
| May | 19.6°C | 8.2°C | 13.9°C | 80 mm | 216 |
| June | 23.6°C | 11.6°C | 17.6°C | 70 mm | 240 |
| July | 25.9°C | 13.5°C | 19.7°C | 72 mm | 257 |
| August | 25.6°C | 13.2°C | 19.4°C | 61 mm | 240 |
| September | 20.6°C | 9.7°C | 15.2°C | 67 mm | 191 |
| October | 15.2°C | 6.6°C | 10.9°C | 84 mm | 118 |
| November | 9.2°C | 2.5°C | 5.8°C | 90 mm | 67 |
| December | 5.7°C | −0.1°C | 2.8°C | 79 mm | 53 |
| Year | 15.4°C | 5.8°C | 10.6°C | 850 mm | 1,890 |
Where Bouze-lès-Beaune’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for La Rochepot, 13 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, Dijon-Longvic, 34 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.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Bouze-lès-Beaune’s climate
How warm does Bouze-lès-Beaune get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.9°C. About 58 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 55% of mainland French towns, and about 16 reach 30°C.
How cold does Bouze-lès-Beaune get in winter?
January nights average −0.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 76 nights a year, and about 10 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Bouze-lès-Beaune get?
About 850 mm a year, more than 70% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (90 mm) and March the driest (56 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Dijon-Longvic (34 km away), averages 1,890 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Bouze-lès-Beaune itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Bouze-lès-Beaune, La Rochepot, 13 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 LA ROCHEPOT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Bouze-lès-Beaune →
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