January in Plombières-lès-Dijon 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. Wet weather is most frequent in November and least in February. The outdoor season, with highs of 21–27°C, runs through May, June, August and September.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Marsannay-la-Côte station, 8.2 km south.
A year in Plombières-lès-Dijon at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Marsannay-la-Côte station.
What a year in Plombières-lès-Dijon 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 8.2 km south of Plombières-lès-Dijon. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Plombières-lès-Dijon itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Marsannay-la-Côte (21390001) |
| Distance from the town | 8.2 km south |
| Station altitude | 280 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 251 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 5.7 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Dijon-Longvic, 12 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 Plombières-lès-Dijon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plombières-lès-Dijon | Marsannay-la-Côte | 27.1°C | −0.1°C | 803 mm |
| Talant 2.2 km | same station | 27.1°C about the same | −0.1°C about the same | 803 mm |
| Fontaine-lès-Dijon 4.2 km | same station | 27.1°C about the same | −0.1°C about the same | 803 mm |
| Dijon 5.3 km | Dijon-Longvic | 26.7°C about the same | −0.2°C about the same | 743 mm |
| Chenôve 5.7 km | same station | 27.1°C about the same | −0.1°C about the same | 803 mm |
| Marsannay-la-Côte 7.4 km | same station | 27.1°C about the same | −0.1°C about the same | 803 mm |
| Saint-Apollinaire 8.5 km | Dijon-Longvic | 26.7°C about the same | −0.2°C about the same | 743 mm |
Plombières-lès-Dijon 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 Plombières-lès-Dijon’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, 8.2 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, 12 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 Plombières-lès-Dijon’s climate
How warm does Plombières-lès-Dijon 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 Plombières-lès-Dijon 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 Plombières-lès-Dijon 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 (12 km away), averages 1,890 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Plombières-lès-Dijon itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Plombières-lès-Dijon, Marsannay-la-Côte, 8.2 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 Plombières-lès-Dijon →
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