Hardly any mainland French towns wake to more frost than Maxilly-sur-Saône
High summer brings afternoon highs near 27.4°C. Wet weather is most frequent in November and least in February. Of the 21 towns of 2,500+ in Côte-d'Or, it is the wettest. Plan for rain on about 134 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Poyans station, 13 km north.
A year in Maxilly-sur-Saône at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Poyans station.
What a year in Maxilly-sur-Saône 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 13 km north of Maxilly-sur-Saône. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Maxilly-sur-Saône itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Poyans (70422001) |
| Distance from the town | 13 km north |
| Station altitude | 202 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 195 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Chargey-lès-Gray, 23 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 Maxilly-sur-Saône 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxilly-sur-Saône | Poyans | 27.4°C | −0.8°C | 912 mm |
| Auxonne 16 km | Tavaux Sa | 26.9°C 0.5°C cooler | 0.1°C 0.9°C milder | 869 mm |
| Gray 17 km | Chargey-lès-Gray | 26.4°C 1°C cooler | 0.4°C 1.2°C milder | 834 mm |
| Arc-sur-Tille 18 km | Dijon-Longvic | 26.7°C 0.7°C cooler | −0.2°C 0.6°C milder | 743 mm |
| Genlis 18 km | Dijon-Longvic | 26.7°C 0.7°C cooler | −0.2°C 0.6°C milder | 743 mm |
| Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur 23 km | Dijon-Longvic | 26.7°C 0.7°C cooler | −0.2°C 0.6°C milder | 743 mm |
| Quetigny 24 km | Dijon-Longvic | 26.7°C 0.7°C cooler | −0.2°C 0.6°C milder | 743 mm |
Maxilly-sur-Saône 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 Maxilly-sur-Saône’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Poyans, 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, Chargey-lès-Gray, 23 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 Maxilly-sur-Saône’s climate
How warm does Maxilly-sur-Saône 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 Maxilly-sur-Saône 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 Maxilly-sur-Saône 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 (23 km away), averages 1,934 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Maxilly-sur-Saône itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Maxilly-sur-Saône, Poyans, 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 POYANS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Maxilly-sur-Saône →
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.