Pasques has colder winter nights than 92% of mainland French towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 23.9°C. By July afternoons alone, it runs cooler than 84% of mainland French towns. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 25°C. Plan time outside from May to September, when highs sit at 17–24°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Martin-du-M station, 7.1 km north-west.
A year in Pasques at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Martin-du-M station.
What a year in Pasques feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Martin-du-M.
About 938 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and March 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 Dijon-Longvic
A frosty town: 68 frosts and 37 days of 25°C a year
On about 68 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 18 days it stays below freezing all day. About 37 days a year reach 25°C, and 8 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Martin-du-M: 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-Martin-du-M
Saint-Martin-du-M is 7.1 km north-west of Pasques. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Pasques itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Martin-du-M (21561003) |
| Distance from the town | 7.1 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 578 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 525 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| 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 Pasques 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pasques | Saint-Martin-du-M | 23.9°C | −0.7°C | 938 mm |
| Talant 11 km | Marsannay-la-Côte | 27.1°C 3.2°C warmer | −0.1°C 0.6°C milder | 803 mm |
| Fontaine-lès-Dijon 13 km | Marsannay-la-Côte | 27.1°C 3.2°C warmer | −0.1°C 0.6°C milder | 803 mm |
| Chenôve 14 km | Marsannay-la-Côte | 27.1°C 3.2°C warmer | −0.1°C 0.6°C milder | 803 mm |
| Dijon 14 km | Dijon-Longvic | 26.7°C 2.8°C warmer | −0.2°C about the same | 743 mm |
| Marsannay-la-Côte 15 km | Marsannay-la-Côte | 27.1°C 3.2°C warmer | −0.1°C 0.6°C milder | 803 mm |
| Saint-Apollinaire 17 km | Dijon-Longvic | 26.7°C 2.8°C warmer | −0.2°C about the same | 743 mm |
Pasques weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Martin-du-M station; sunshine at Dijon-Longvic.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.2°C | −0.7°C | 1.7°C | 82 mm | 61 |
| February | 5.5°C | −0.5°C | 2.5°C | 66 mm | 95 |
| March | 9.7°C | 1.9°C | 5.8°C | 64 mm | 160 |
| April | 13.5°C | 4.6°C | 9.1°C | 74 mm | 194 |
| May | 17.3°C | 8.1°C | 12.7°C | 89 mm | 216 |
| June | 21.5°C | 11.3°C | 16.4°C | 76 mm | 240 |
| July | 23.9°C | 13.4°C | 18.7°C | 77 mm | 257 |
| August | 23.4°C | 13.7°C | 18.5°C | 71 mm | 240 |
| September | 18.8°C | 10.2°C | 14.5°C | 74 mm | 191 |
| October | 13.9°C | 7.2°C | 10.6°C | 86 mm | 118 |
| November | 8.2°C | 2.7°C | 5.4°C | 92 mm | 67 |
| December | 5.0°C | 0.2°C | 2.6°C | 86 mm | 53 |
| Year | 13.7°C | 6.0°C | 9.9°C | 938 mm | 1,890 |
Where Pasques’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Martin-du-M, 7.1 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1992–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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.
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Questions about Pasques’s climate
How warm does Pasques get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.9°C. About 37 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 84% of mainland French towns, and about 8 reach 30°C.
How cold does Pasques get in winter?
January nights average −0.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 68 nights a year, and about 18 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Pasques get?
About 938 mm a year, more than 82% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (92 mm) and March the driest (64 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 Pasques itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Pasques, Saint-Martin-du-M, 7.1 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-MARTIN-DU-M, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Pasques →
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.