Frost comes to Molinot more often than to 93% of mainland French towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 25.9°C. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 70% of mainland French towns. A year here swings 27°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Homes need heating from November to April, the months averaging under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s La Rochepot station, 9.4 km south-east.
A year in Molinot at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the La Rochepot station.
What a year in Molinot 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 Autun
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 9.4 km south-east of Molinot. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Molinot itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | La Rochepot (21527001) |
| Distance from the town | 9.4 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 417 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 383 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Autun, 25 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 Molinot 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molinot | La Rochepot | 25.9°C | −0.9°C | 850 mm |
| Chagny 17 km | Chalon-Champfo | 26.7°C 0.8°C warmer | −0.2°C 0.7°C milder | 737 mm |
| Beaune 19 km | Savigny lès Bea | 26.8°C 0.9°C warmer | 0.3°C 1.2°C milder | 753 mm |
| Autun 23 km | Autun | 25.9°C about the same | −0.3°C 0.6°C milder | 857 mm |
| Le Breuil 25 km | Saint-Symphorien-de-Marmagne | 26.3°C about the same | 0.0°C 0.9°C milder | 974 mm |
| Le Creusot 27 km | Saint-Symphorien-de-Marmagne | 26.3°C about the same | 0.0°C 0.9°C milder | 974 mm |
| Givry 28 km | Chalon-Champfo | 26.7°C 0.8°C warmer | −0.2°C 0.7°C milder | 737 mm |
Molinot weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the La Rochepot station; sunshine at Autun.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.0°C | −0.9°C | 2.1°C | 70 mm | 67 |
| February | 6.9°C | −0.7°C | 3.1°C | 57 mm | 103 |
| March | 11.7°C | 1.9°C | 6.8°C | 56 mm | 162 |
| April | 15.5°C | 4.2°C | 9.9°C | 65 mm | 197 |
| May | 19.6°C | 8.2°C | 13.9°C | 80 mm | 209 |
| June | 23.6°C | 11.6°C | 17.6°C | 70 mm | 245 |
| July | 25.9°C | 13.5°C | 19.7°C | 72 mm | 262 |
| August | 25.6°C | 13.2°C | 19.4°C | 61 mm | 228 |
| September | 20.6°C | 9.7°C | 15.2°C | 67 mm | 192 |
| October | 15.2°C | 6.6°C | 10.9°C | 84 mm | 124 |
| November | 9.2°C | 2.5°C | 5.8°C | 90 mm | 72 |
| December | 5.7°C | −0.1°C | 2.8°C | 79 mm | 59 |
| Year | 15.4°C | 5.8°C | 10.6°C | 850 mm | 1,918 |
Where Molinot’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for La Rochepot, 9.4 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, Autun, 25 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 Molinot’s climate
How warm does Molinot 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 Molinot 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 Molinot 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, Autun (25 km away), averages 1,918 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Molinot itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Molinot, La Rochepot, 9.4 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 Molinot →
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