January in Varanges bites harder than in 87% of mainland French towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 26.7°C on average. The rainiest month is November; the driest is February. Its July heat outdoes that of 64% of mainland French towns. Windscreens need scraping on about 62 mornings a year, the nights the air drops below 0°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Dijon-Longvic station, 9 km north-west.
A year in Varanges at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Dijon-Longvic station.
What a year in Varanges feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Dijon-Longvic.
About 743 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 21 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 14th 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: 62 frosts and 64 days of 25°C a year
On about 62 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 8 days it stays below freezing all day. About 64 days a year reach 25°C, and 18 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Dijon-Longvic: 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 Dijon-Longvic
Dijon-Longvic is 9 km north-west of Varanges. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Varanges itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Dijon-Longvic (21473001) |
| Distance from the town | 9 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 219 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 199 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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 Varanges 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varanges | Dijon-Longvic | 26.7°C | −0.2°C | 743 mm |
| Genlis 2.6 km | same station | 26.7°C about the same | −0.2°C about the same | 743 mm |
| Neuilly-Crimolois 8 km | same station | 26.7°C about the same | −0.2°C about the same | 743 mm |
| Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur 8.9 km | same station | 26.7°C about the same | −0.2°C about the same | 743 mm |
| Quetigny 11 km | same station | 26.7°C about the same | −0.2°C about the same | 743 mm |
| Longvic 12 km | same station | 26.7°C about the same | −0.2°C about the same | 743 mm |
| Arc-sur-Tille 12 km | same station | 26.7°C about the same | −0.2°C about the same | 743 mm |
Varanges weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Dijon-Longvic station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.6°C | −0.2°C | 2.7°C | 57 mm | 61 |
| February | 7.6°C | 0.0°C | 3.8°C | 43 mm | 95 |
| March | 12.5°C | 2.6°C | 7.5°C | 48 mm | 160 |
| April | 16.2°C | 5.2°C | 10.7°C | 58 mm | 194 |
| May | 20.0°C | 9.2°C | 14.6°C | 76 mm | 216 |
| June | 24.2°C | 12.8°C | 18.5°C | 66 mm | 240 |
| July | 26.7°C | 14.9°C | 20.8°C | 65 mm | 257 |
| August | 26.2°C | 14.6°C | 20.4°C | 62 mm | 240 |
| September | 21.7°C | 11.0°C | 16.4°C | 56 mm | 191 |
| October | 16.1°C | 7.6°C | 11.8°C | 74 mm | 118 |
| November | 9.7°C | 3.3°C | 6.5°C | 78 mm | 67 |
| December | 6.1°C | 0.7°C | 3.4°C | 62 mm | 53 |
| Year | 16.1°C | 6.8°C | 11.4°C | 743 mm | 1,890 |
Where Varanges’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Dijon-Longvic, 9 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, 9 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 Varanges’s climate
How warm does Varanges get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.7°C. About 64 days a year reach 25°C, more than 55% of mainland French towns, and about 18 reach 30°C.
How cold does Varanges get in winter?
January nights average −0.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 62 nights a year, and about 8 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Varanges get?
About 743 mm a year, less than 53% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (78 mm) and February the driest (43 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Dijon-Longvic (9 km away), averages 1,890 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Varanges itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Varanges, Dijon-Longvic, 9 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 DIJON-LONGVIC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Varanges →
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.