Midwinter lows in Salmaise sink below those of 92% of mainland French towns
July afternoons average 23.9°C. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 84% of mainland French towns. The rainiest month is November; the driest is March. Windscreens need scraping on about 68 mornings a year, the nights the air drops below 0°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-Martin-du-M station, 11 km south-east.
A year in Salmaise at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Martin-du-M station.
What a year in Salmaise 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 11 km south-east of Salmaise. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Salmaise itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Martin-du-M (21561003) |
| Distance from the town | 11 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 578 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 434 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Dijon-Longvic, 38 km away |
Salmaise sits 144 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect Salmaise to run about 0.9°C warmer than these figures.
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 Salmaise 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salmaise | Saint-Martin-du-M | 23.9°C | −0.7°C | 938 mm |
| Venarey-les-Laumes 18 km | Montbard | 26.3°C 2.4°C warmer | 0.5°C 1.2°C milder | 854 mm |
| Semur-en-Auxois 25 km | Semur-en-Auxois | 26.0°C 2.1°C warmer | 0.3°C 1°C milder | 778 mm |
| Talant 29 km | Marsannay-la-Côte | 27.1°C 3.2°C warmer | −0.1°C 0.6°C milder | 803 mm |
Salmaise 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 Salmaise’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, 11 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, 38 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 Salmaise’s climate
How warm does Salmaise 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 Salmaise 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 Salmaise 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 (38 km away), averages 1,890 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Salmaise itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Salmaise, Saint-Martin-du-M, 11 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 Salmaise →
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.