Nights turn raw in Corsaint each January, colder than in 82% of mainland French towns
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 26.0°C. Seasons differ by 26°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. The heating season runs November to March: each of those months averages under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Semur-en-Auxois station, 13 km south-east.
A year in Corsaint at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Semur-en-Auxois station.
What a year in Corsaint feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Semur-en-Auxois.
About 778 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and March the driest. About 22 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 11th wettest of 21 towns of 2,500+ in Côte-d'Or.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Châtillon/Seine
A frosty town: 61 frosts and 58 days of 25°C a year
On about 61 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 7 days it stays below freezing all day. About 58 days a year reach 25°C, and 19 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Semur-en-Auxois: 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 Semur-en-Auxois
Semur-en-Auxois is 13 km south-east of Corsaint. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Corsaint itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Semur-en-Auxois (21603001) |
| Distance from the town | 13 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 314 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 280 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Châtillon/Seine, 44 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 Corsaint 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corsaint | Semur-en-Auxois | 26.0°C | 0.3°C | 778 mm |
| Semur-en-Auxois 12 km | same station | 26.0°C about the same | 0.3°C about the same | 778 mm |
| Montbard 14 km | Montbard | 26.3°C about the same | 0.5°C about the same | 854 mm |
| Venarey-les-Laumes 20 km | Montbard | 26.3°C about the same | 0.5°C about the same | 854 mm |
| Avallon 22 km | Merry-sur-Yonne | 26.4°C about the same | 0.8°C 0.5°C milder | 777 mm |
Corsaint weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Semur-en-Auxois station; sunshine at Châtillon/Seine.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.2°C | 0.3°C | 3.3°C | 62 mm | 67 |
| February | 7.6°C | 0.2°C | 3.9°C | 54 mm | 90 |
| March | 12.2°C | 2.4°C | 7.3°C | 53 mm | 148 |
| April | 15.5°C | 4.5°C | 10.0°C | 64 mm | 183 |
| May | 19.5°C | 8.3°C | 13.9°C | 77 mm | 201 |
| June | 23.5°C | 11.7°C | 17.6°C | 67 mm | 229 |
| July | 26.0°C | 13.7°C | 19.9°C | 63 mm | 235 |
| August | 25.9°C | 13.6°C | 19.7°C | 59 mm | 215 |
| September | 21.3°C | 10.0°C | 15.6°C | 65 mm | 176 |
| October | 16.2°C | 7.5°C | 11.8°C | 73 mm | 121 |
| November | 10.3°C | 3.6°C | 7.0°C | 74 mm | 72 |
| December | 7.0°C | 1.3°C | 4.1°C | 68 mm | 57 |
| Year | 15.9°C | 6.4°C | 11.2°C | 778 mm | 1,792 |
Where Corsaint’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Semur-en-Auxois, 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, Châtillon/Seine, 44 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 Corsaint’s climate
How warm does Corsaint get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.0°C. About 58 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 56% of mainland French towns, and about 19 reach 30°C.
How cold does Corsaint get in winter?
February nights average 0.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 61 nights a year, and about 7 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Corsaint get?
About 778 mm a year, more than 55% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (77 mm) and March the driest (53 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Châtillon/Seine (44 km away), averages 1,792 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Corsaint itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Corsaint, Semur-en-Auxois, 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 SEMUR EN AUXOIS_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Corsaint →
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.