Échigey has colder winter nights than 87% of mainland French towns
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 26.7°C. Summer afternoons here are warmer than in 64% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month, February the driest. The heating season runs November to March: each of those months averages under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Dijon-Longvic station, 12 km north-west.
A year in Échigey at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Dijon-Longvic station.
What a year in Échigey feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Dijon-Longvic.
About 743 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 21 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 14th 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: 62 frosts and 64 days of 25°C a year
On about 62 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 8 days it stays below freezing all day. About 64 days a year reach 25°C, and 18 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Dijon-Longvic: 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 Dijon-Longvic
Dijon-Longvic is 12 km north-west of Échigey. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Échigey itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Dijon-Longvic (21473001) |
| Distance from the town | 12 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 219 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 193 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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 Échigey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Échigey | Dijon-Longvic | 26.7°C | −0.2°C | 743 mm |
| Genlis 6.8 km | same station | 26.7°C about the same | −0.2°C about the same | 743 mm |
| Neuilly-Crimolois 12 km | same station | 26.7°C about the same | −0.2°C about the same | 743 mm |
| Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur 14 km | same station | 26.7°C about the same | −0.2°C about the same | 743 mm |
| Longvic 15 km | same station | 26.7°C about the same | −0.2°C about the same | 743 mm |
| Auxonne 16 km | Tavaux Sa | 26.9°C about the same | 0.1°C about the same | 869 mm |
| Quetigny 16 km | same station | 26.7°C about the same | −0.2°C about the same | 743 mm |
Échigey weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Dijon-Longvic station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.6°C | −0.2°C | 2.7°C | 57 mm | 61 |
| February | 7.6°C | 0.0°C | 3.8°C | 43 mm | 95 |
| March | 12.5°C | 2.6°C | 7.5°C | 48 mm | 160 |
| April | 16.2°C | 5.2°C | 10.7°C | 58 mm | 194 |
| May | 20.0°C | 9.2°C | 14.6°C | 76 mm | 216 |
| June | 24.2°C | 12.8°C | 18.5°C | 66 mm | 240 |
| July | 26.7°C | 14.9°C | 20.8°C | 65 mm | 257 |
| August | 26.2°C | 14.6°C | 20.4°C | 62 mm | 240 |
| September | 21.7°C | 11.0°C | 16.4°C | 56 mm | 191 |
| October | 16.1°C | 7.6°C | 11.8°C | 74 mm | 118 |
| November | 9.7°C | 3.3°C | 6.5°C | 78 mm | 67 |
| December | 6.1°C | 0.7°C | 3.4°C | 62 mm | 53 |
| Year | 16.1°C | 6.8°C | 11.4°C | 743 mm | 1,890 |
Where Échigey’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Dijon-Longvic, 12 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, 12 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 Échigey’s climate
How warm does Échigey get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.7°C. About 64 days a year reach 25°C, more than 55% of mainland French towns, and about 18 reach 30°C.
How cold does Échigey get in winter?
January nights average −0.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 62 nights a year, and about 8 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Échigey get?
About 743 mm a year, less than 53% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (78 mm) and February the driest (43 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Dijon-Longvic (12 km away), averages 1,890 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Échigey itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Échigey, Dijon-Longvic, 12 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 DIJON-LONGVIC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Échigey →
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