Nolay has colder winter nights than 85% of mainland French towns
High summer brings afternoon highs near 27.0°C. By July afternoons alone, it runs hotter than 68% of mainland French towns. The seasons are far apart: from a winter night to a summer afternoon the average spans 27°C. The heating season runs November to March: each of those months averages under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Maurice-lès-Couches station, 8.3 km south.
A year in Nolay at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Maurice-lès-Couches station.
What a year in Nolay feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Maurice-lès-Couches.
About 804 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 24 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 Autun
A frosty town: 61 frosts and 71 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 71 days a year reach 25°C, and 24 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Maurice-lès-Couches: 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 Saint-Maurice-lès-Couches
Saint-Maurice-lès-Couches is 8.3 km south of Nolay. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Nolay itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Maurice-lès-Couches (71464001) |
| Distance from the town | 8.3 km south |
| Station altitude | 300 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 331 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 3.3 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Autun, 28 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 Nolay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolay | Saint-Maurice-lès-Couches | 27.0°C | −0.1°C | 804 mm |
| Chagny 11 km | Chalon-Champfo | 26.7°C about the same | −0.2°C about the same | 737 mm |
| Beaune 18 km | Savigny lès Bea | 26.8°C about the same | 0.3°C about the same | 753 mm |
| Le Breuil 20 km | Saint-Symphorien-de-Marmagne | 26.3°C 0.7°C cooler | 0.0°C about the same | 974 mm |
| Givry 21 km | Chalon-Champfo | 26.7°C about the same | −0.2°C about the same | 737 mm |
| Champforgeuil 22 km | Chalon-Champfo | 26.7°C about the same | −0.2°C about the same | 737 mm |
| Châtenoy-le-Royal 22 km | Chalon-Champfo | 26.7°C about the same | −0.2°C about the same | 737 mm |
Nolay weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Maurice-lès-Couches station; sunshine at Autun.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.1°C | −0.1°C | 3.0°C | 69 mm | 67 |
| February | 8.0°C | 0.1°C | 4.1°C | 56 mm | 103 |
| March | 12.8°C | 2.7°C | 7.8°C | 56 mm | 162 |
| April | 16.6°C | 5.1°C | 10.8°C | 61 mm | 197 |
| May | 20.6°C | 8.9°C | 14.8°C | 72 mm | 209 |
| June | 24.7°C | 12.3°C | 18.5°C | 61 mm | 245 |
| July | 27.0°C | 14.2°C | 20.6°C | 59 mm | 262 |
| August | 26.9°C | 13.9°C | 20.4°C | 57 mm | 228 |
| September | 22.2°C | 10.5°C | 16.3°C | 66 mm | 192 |
| October | 16.6°C | 7.3°C | 11.9°C | 81 mm | 124 |
| November | 10.2°C | 3.1°C | 6.7°C | 85 mm | 72 |
| December | 6.6°C | 0.6°C | 3.6°C | 80 mm | 59 |
| Year | 16.5°C | 6.5°C | 11.5°C | 804 mm | 1,918 |
Where Nolay’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Maurice-lès-Couches, 8.3 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, 28 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 Nolay’s climate
How warm does Nolay get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.0°C. About 71 days a year reach 25°C, more than 66% of mainland French towns, and about 24 reach 30°C.
How cold does Nolay 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 7 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Nolay get?
About 804 mm a year, more than 61% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (85 mm) and February the driest (56 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Autun (28 km away), averages 1,918 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Nolay itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Nolay, Saint-Maurice-lès-Couches, 8.3 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 ST-MAURICE-LES-COUCHES_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Nolay →
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.