Wet weather: 1,026 mm a year falls on Maynal, more than on 88% of mainland French towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 27.3°C. About 65 nights a year bring a frost, more than in 86% of mainland French towns. Of all months, November brings the most rain and March the least. Plan time outside for May, June and September, when highs sit at 21–25°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Montpont station, 19 km west.
A year in Maynal at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Montpont station.
What a year in Maynal feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Montpont.
About 1,026 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and March the driest. About 35 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 9th wettest of 11 towns of 2,500+ in Jura.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Tavaux Sa
A frosty town: 65 frosts and 79 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 79 days a year reach 25°C, and 26 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Montpont: 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 Montpont
Montpont is 19 km west of Maynal. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Maynal itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Montpont (71318001) |
| Distance from the town | 19 km west |
| Station altitude | 205 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 231 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 9.8 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Tavaux Sa, 53 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 Maynal 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 Jura.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maynal | Montpont | 27.3°C | 0.2°C | 1,026 mm |
| Montmorot 15 km | Lons le Saunier | 25.9°C 1.4°C cooler | 0.6°C about the same | 1,147 mm |
| Louhans-Châteaurenaud 16 km | same station | 27.3°C about the same | 0.2°C about the same | 1,026 mm |
| Lons-le-Saunier 16 km | Lons le Saunier | 25.9°C 1.4°C cooler | 0.6°C about the same | 1,147 mm |
Maynal weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Montpont station; sunshine at Tavaux Sa.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.0°C | 0.2°C | 3.1°C | 80 mm | 57 |
| February | 7.9°C | 0.4°C | 4.1°C | 67 mm | 100 |
| March | 13.0°C | 2.8°C | 7.9°C | 66 mm | 186 |
| April | 16.9°C | 5.4°C | 11.2°C | 80 mm | 215 |
| May | 21.1°C | 9.5°C | 15.3°C | 100 mm | 221 |
| June | 25.0°C | 12.9°C | 19.0°C | 82 mm | 252 |
| July | 27.3°C | 14.3°C | 20.8°C | 81 mm | 276 |
| August | 27.2°C | 13.9°C | 20.5°C | 83 mm | 251 |
| September | 22.8°C | 10.6°C | 16.7°C | 83 mm | 205 |
| October | 17.0°C | 7.9°C | 12.4°C | 108 mm | 128 |
| November | 10.1°C | 3.6°C | 6.9°C | 110 mm | 67 |
| December | 6.5°C | 1.0°C | 3.7°C | 88 mm | 54 |
| Year | 16.7°C | 6.9°C | 11.8°C | 1,026 mm | 2,012 |
Where Maynal’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Montpont, 19 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, Tavaux Sa, 53 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 Jura.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Maynal’s climate
How warm does Maynal get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.3°C. About 79 days a year reach 25°C, more than 71% of mainland French towns, and about 26 reach 30°C.
How cold does Maynal get in winter?
January nights average 0.2°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 Maynal get?
About 1,026 mm a year, more than 88% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (110 mm) and March the driest (66 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Tavaux Sa (53 km away), averages 2,012 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Maynal itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Maynal, Montpont, 19 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 MONTPONT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Maynal →
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.