January in Messanges bites harder than in 85% of mainland French towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 27.1°C. Of the 21 towns of 2,500+ in Côte-d'Or, it has the warmest July afternoons. November is the wettest month, February the driest. Windscreens need scraping on about 61 mornings a year, the nights the air drops below 0°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Marsannay-la-Côte station, 14 km north-east.
A year in Messanges at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Marsannay-la-Côte station.
What a year in Messanges feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Marsannay-la-Côte.
About 803 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 23 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 5th 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: 61 frosts and 72 days of 25°C a year
On about 61 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 8 days it stays below freezing all day. About 72 days a year reach 25°C, and 25 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Marsannay-la-Côte: 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 Marsannay-la-Côte
Marsannay-la-Côte is 14 km north-east of Messanges. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Messanges itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Marsannay-la-Côte (21390001) |
| Distance from the town | 14 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 280 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 324 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 12 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Dijon-Longvic, 20 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 Messanges 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Messanges | Marsannay-la-Côte | 27.1°C | −0.1°C | 803 mm |
| Nuits-Saint-Georges 6.3 km | Savigny lès Bea | 26.8°C about the same | 0.3°C about the same | 753 mm |
| Gevrey-Chambertin 11 km | same station | 27.1°C about the same | −0.1°C about the same | 803 mm |
| Beaune 15 km | Savigny lès Bea | 26.8°C about the same | 0.3°C about the same | 753 mm |
| Marsannay-la-Côte 16 km | same station | 27.1°C about the same | −0.1°C about the same | 803 mm |
| Chenôve 18 km | same station | 27.1°C about the same | −0.1°C about the same | 803 mm |
| Longvic 20 km | Dijon-Longvic | 26.7°C about the same | −0.2°C about the same | 743 mm |
Messanges weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Marsannay-la-Côte station; sunshine at Dijon-Longvic.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.7°C | −0.1°C | 2.8°C | 67 mm | 61 |
| February | 7.7°C | 0.2°C | 4.0°C | 54 mm | 95 |
| March | 12.6°C | 3.1°C | 7.8°C | 56 mm | 160 |
| April | 16.4°C | 5.9°C | 11.1°C | 60 mm | 194 |
| May | 20.6°C | 9.9°C | 15.2°C | 75 mm | 216 |
| June | 24.7°C | 13.5°C | 19.1°C | 71 mm | 240 |
| July | 27.1°C | 15.5°C | 21.3°C | 65 mm | 257 |
| August | 26.7°C | 15.0°C | 20.8°C | 61 mm | 240 |
| September | 22.0°C | 11.2°C | 16.6°C | 61 mm | 191 |
| October | 16.1°C | 7.6°C | 11.8°C | 75 mm | 118 |
| November | 9.8°C | 3.4°C | 6.6°C | 84 mm | 67 |
| December | 6.3°C | 0.6°C | 3.5°C | 74 mm | 53 |
| Year | 16.3°C | 7.1°C | 11.7°C | 803 mm | 1,890 |
Where Messanges’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Marsannay-la-Côte, 14 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, 20 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 Messanges’s climate
How warm does Messanges get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.1°C. About 72 days a year reach 25°C, more than 66% of mainland French towns, and about 25 reach 30°C.
How cold does Messanges get in winter?
January nights average −0.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 61 nights a year, and about 8 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Messanges get?
About 803 mm a year, more than 61% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (84 mm) and February the driest (54 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Dijon-Longvic (20 km away), averages 1,890 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Messanges itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Messanges, Marsannay-la-Côte, 14 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 MARSANNAY LA COTE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Messanges →
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.