Midwinter lows in Saint-Usage sink below those of 81% of mainland French towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 26.8°C on average. Wet weather is most frequent in October and least in February. In July, afternoons here are warmer than in 65% of mainland French towns. Plan for rain on about 115 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Pagny-le-Château station, 9.1 km south-west.
A year in Saint-Usage at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Pagny-le-Château station.
What a year in Saint-Usage feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pagny-le-Château.
About 802 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and February the driest. About 24 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 11th wettest of 21 towns of 2,500+ in Côte-d'Or.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Tavaux Sa
A frosty town: 57 frosts and 68 days of 25°C a year
On about 57 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 7 days it stays below freezing all day. About 68 days a year reach 25°C, and 21 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pagny-le-Château: 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 Pagny-le-Château
Pagny-le-Château is 9.1 km south-west of Saint-Usage. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Usage itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Pagny-le-Château (21131001) |
| Distance from the town | 9.1 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 182 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 182 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Tavaux Sa, 15 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 Saint-Usage 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Usage | Pagny-le-Château | 26.8°C | 0.4°C | 802 mm |
| Damparis 12 km | Tavaux Sa | 26.9°C about the same | 0.1°C about the same | 869 mm |
| Tavaux 14 km | Tavaux Sa | 26.9°C about the same | 0.1°C about the same | 869 mm |
| Auxonne 14 km | Tavaux Sa | 26.9°C about the same | 0.1°C about the same | 869 mm |
| Genlis 15 km | Dijon-Longvic | 26.7°C about the same | −0.2°C 0.6°C colder | 743 mm |
| Dole 17 km | Dole | 27.5°C 0.7°C warmer | −0.4°C 0.8°C colder | 1,023 mm |
| Neuilly-Crimolois 22 km | Dijon-Longvic | 26.7°C about the same | −0.2°C 0.6°C colder | 743 mm |
Saint-Usage weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Pagny-le-Château station; sunshine at Tavaux Sa.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.9°C | 0.4°C | 3.2°C | 58 mm | 57 |
| February | 7.9°C | 0.6°C | 4.3°C | 51 mm | 100 |
| March | 12.8°C | 2.8°C | 7.8°C | 53 mm | 186 |
| April | 16.7°C | 5.5°C | 11.1°C | 60 mm | 215 |
| May | 20.6°C | 9.6°C | 15.1°C | 79 mm | 221 |
| June | 24.6°C | 12.9°C | 18.7°C | 71 mm | 252 |
| July | 26.8°C | 14.6°C | 20.7°C | 74 mm | 276 |
| August | 26.5°C | 14.3°C | 20.4°C | 66 mm | 251 |
| September | 21.9°C | 11.0°C | 16.4°C | 60 mm | 205 |
| October | 16.5°C | 8.0°C | 12.3°C | 84 mm | 128 |
| November | 10.0°C | 3.7°C | 6.9°C | 83 mm | 67 |
| December | 6.5°C | 1.3°C | 3.9°C | 64 mm | 54 |
| Year | 16.4°C | 7.1°C | 11.7°C | 802 mm | 2,012 |
Where Saint-Usage’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Pagny-le-Château, 9.1 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, Tavaux Sa, 15 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 Saint-Usage’s climate
How warm does Saint-Usage get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.8°C. About 68 days a year reach 25°C, more than 59% of mainland French towns, and about 21 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Usage get in winter?
January nights average 0.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 57 nights a year, and about 7 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Usage get?
About 802 mm a year, more than 60% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (84 mm) and February the driest (51 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Tavaux Sa (15 km away), averages 2,012 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Usage itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Usage, Pagny-le-Château, 9.1 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 PAGNY-LE-CHATEAU, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Usage →
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