Midwinter lows in Volnay sink below those of 82% of mainland French towns
High summer brings afternoon highs near 26.8°C. A year here swings 27°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. By July afternoons alone, it runs hotter than 65% of mainland French towns. Gritters and ice scrapers earn their keep on roughly 49 nights a year below 0°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Savigny lès Bea station, 7.3 km north-east.
A year in Volnay at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Savigny lès Bea station.
What a year in Volnay feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Savigny lès Bea.
About 753 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 22 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 12th wettest of 21 towns of 2,500+ in Côte-d'Or.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Dijon-Longvic
49 frosts and 68 days of 25°C a year
On about 49 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 Savigny lès Bea: 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 Savigny lès Bea
Savigny lès Bea is 7.3 km north-east of Volnay. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Volnay itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Savigny lès Bea (21590001) |
| Distance from the town | 7.3 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 246 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 304 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Dijon-Longvic, 38 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 Volnay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volnay | Savigny lès Bea | 26.8°C | 0.3°C | 753 mm |
| Beaune 5.3 km | same station | 26.8°C about the same | 0.3°C about the same | 753 mm |
| Chagny 11 km | Chalon-Champfo | 26.7°C about the same | −0.2°C 0.5°C colder | 737 mm |
| Gergy 19 km | Chalon-Champfo | 26.7°C about the same | −0.2°C 0.5°C colder | 737 mm |
| Nuits-Saint-Georges 20 km | same station | 26.8°C about the same | 0.3°C about the same | 753 mm |
| Champforgeuil 21 km | Chalon-Champfo | 26.7°C about the same | −0.2°C 0.5°C colder | 737 mm |
| Châtenoy-le-Royal 23 km | Chalon-Champfo | 26.7°C about the same | −0.2°C 0.5°C colder | 737 mm |
Volnay weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Savigny lès Bea station; sunshine at Dijon-Longvic.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.9°C | 0.3°C | 3.1°C | 59 mm | 61 |
| February | 7.9°C | 0.6°C | 4.3°C | 49 mm | 95 |
| March | 12.8°C | 3.6°C | 8.2°C | 52 mm | 160 |
| April | 16.5°C | 6.4°C | 11.5°C | 57 mm | 194 |
| May | 20.5°C | 10.4°C | 15.4°C | 69 mm | 216 |
| June | 24.5°C | 13.8°C | 19.1°C | 62 mm | 240 |
| July | 26.8°C | 15.6°C | 21.2°C | 67 mm | 257 |
| August | 26.5°C | 15.3°C | 20.9°C | 56 mm | 240 |
| September | 21.9°C | 11.7°C | 16.8°C | 55 mm | 191 |
| October | 16.4°C | 8.1°C | 12.2°C | 76 mm | 118 |
| November | 10.0°C | 3.7°C | 6.9°C | 80 mm | 67 |
| December | 6.4°C | 1.0°C | 3.7°C | 69 mm | 53 |
| Year | 16.3°C | 7.5°C | 11.9°C | 753 mm | 1,890 |
Where Volnay’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Savigny lès Bea, 7.3 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, 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 Volnay’s climate
How warm does Volnay 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 60% of mainland French towns, and about 21 reach 30°C.
How cold does Volnay get in winter?
January nights average 0.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 49 nights a year, and about 7 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Volnay get?
About 753 mm a year, less than 51% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (80 mm) and February the driest (49 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 Volnay itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Volnay, Savigny lès Bea, 7.3 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 SAVIGNY LES BEA, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Volnay →
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