Winter nights in Ternant are colder than in 88% of mainland French towns
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 25.2°C. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 72% of mainland French towns. Only 26°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. An umbrella earns its place on about 131 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Pouilly en aux station, 23 km west.
A year in Ternant at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Pouilly en aux station.
What a year in Ternant feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pouilly en aux.
About 859 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 25 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd 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: 65 frosts and 50 days of 25°C a year
On about 65 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 9 days it stays below freezing all day. About 50 days a year reach 25°C, and 13 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pouilly en aux: 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 Pouilly en aux
Pouilly en aux is 23 km west of Ternant. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Ternant itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Pouilly en aux (21501003) |
| Distance from the town | 23 km west |
| Station altitude | 412 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 473 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 13 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Dijon-Longvic, 19 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 Ternant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ternant | Pouilly en aux | 25.2°C | −0.3°C | 859 mm |
| Nuits-Saint-Georges 10 km | Savigny lès Bea | 26.8°C 1.6°C warmer | 0.3°C 0.6°C milder | 753 mm |
| Gevrey-Chambertin 11 km | Marsannay-la-Côte | 27.1°C 1.9°C warmer | −0.1°C about the same | 803 mm |
| Marsannay-la-Côte 14 km | Marsannay-la-Côte | 27.1°C 1.9°C warmer | −0.1°C about the same | 803 mm |
| Chenôve 16 km | Marsannay-la-Côte | 27.1°C 1.9°C warmer | −0.1°C about the same | 803 mm |
| Longvic 19 km | Dijon-Longvic | 26.7°C 1.5°C warmer | −0.2°C about the same | 743 mm |
| Talant 19 km | Marsannay-la-Côte | 27.1°C 1.9°C warmer | −0.1°C about the same | 803 mm |
Ternant weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Pouilly en aux station; sunshine at Dijon-Longvic.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.6°C | −0.3°C | 2.6°C | 72 mm | 61 |
| February | 7.1°C | −0.2°C | 3.5°C | 56 mm | 95 |
| March | 11.5°C | 2.2°C | 6.8°C | 59 mm | 160 |
| April | 15.1°C | 4.6°C | 9.9°C | 68 mm | 194 |
| May | 18.9°C | 8.5°C | 13.7°C | 85 mm | 216 |
| June | 22.8°C | 11.8°C | 17.3°C | 71 mm | 240 |
| July | 25.2°C | 13.6°C | 19.4°C | 72 mm | 257 |
| August | 25.1°C | 13.4°C | 19.2°C | 66 mm | 240 |
| September | 20.6°C | 10.0°C | 15.3°C | 67 mm | 191 |
| October | 15.5°C | 7.0°C | 11.2°C | 80 mm | 118 |
| November | 9.6°C | 2.9°C | 6.3°C | 86 mm | 67 |
| December | 6.1°C | 0.4°C | 3.3°C | 78 mm | 53 |
| Year | 15.3°C | 6.2°C | 10.7°C | 859 mm | 1,890 |
Where Ternant’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Pouilly en aux, 23 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, 19 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 Ternant’s climate
How warm does Ternant get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.2°C. About 50 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 68% of mainland French towns, and about 13 reach 30°C.
How cold does Ternant get in winter?
January nights average −0.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 65 nights a year, and about 9 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Ternant get?
About 859 mm a year, more than 72% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (86 mm) and February the driest (56 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Dijon-Longvic (19 km away), averages 1,890 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Ternant itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Ternant, Pouilly en aux, 23 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 POUILLY EN AUX_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Ternant →
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.