Winter nights in Beaujeu are colder than in 92% of mainland French towns
Sunny July days climb to about 27.0°C. Of the 118 towns of 2,500+ in Rhône, it is the wettest. Wet weather is most frequent in November and least in March. Plan time outside from May to September, when highs sit at 21–27°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Didier-Beauj station, 2.1 km north-west.
A year in Beaujeu at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Didier-Beauj station.
What a year in Beaujeu feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Didier-Beauj.
About 934 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 118 towns of 2,500+ in Rhône.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Mâcon
A frosty town: 70 frosts and 70 days of 25°C a year
On about 70 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 8 days it stays below freezing all day. About 70 days a year reach 25°C, and 23 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Didier-Beauj: 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-Didier-Beauj
Saint-Didier-Beauj is 2.1 km north-west of Beaujeu. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Beaujeu itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Didier-Beauj (69196001) |
| Distance from the town | 2.1 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 345 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 308 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Mâcon, 22 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 Beaujeu 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 Rhône.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaujeu | Saint-Didier-Beauj | 27.0°C | −0.7°C | 934 mm |
| Belleville-en-Beaujolais 12 km | Villefranche | 28.8°C 1.8°C warmer | 0.9°C 1.6°C milder | 791 mm |
| Saint-Georges-de-Reneins 15 km | Villefranche | 28.8°C 1.8°C warmer | 0.9°C 1.6°C milder | 791 mm |
| La Chapelle-de-Guinchay 15 km | Mâcon | 27.1°C about the same | 0.7°C 1.4°C milder | 834 mm |
| Montmerle-sur-Saône 15 km | Villefranche | 28.8°C 1.8°C warmer | 0.9°C 1.6°C milder | 791 mm |
| Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne 18 km | Baneins | 28.2°C 1.2°C warmer | 1.3°C 2°C milder | 880 mm |
| Crêches-sur-Saône 18 km | Mâcon | 27.1°C about the same | 0.7°C 1.4°C milder | 834 mm |
Beaujeu weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Didier-Beauj station; sunshine at Mâcon.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.5°C | −0.7°C | 2.4°C | 74 mm | 62 |
| February | 7.5°C | −0.6°C | 3.5°C | 60 mm | 96 |
| March | 12.5°C | 2.0°C | 7.2°C | 60 mm | 164 |
| April | 16.3°C | 4.6°C | 10.5°C | 68 mm | 192 |
| May | 20.6°C | 8.5°C | 14.6°C | 83 mm | 217 |
| June | 24.8°C | 12.0°C | 18.4°C | 77 mm | 249 |
| July | 27.0°C | 13.9°C | 20.5°C | 76 mm | 275 |
| August | 26.6°C | 13.5°C | 20.1°C | 70 mm | 251 |
| September | 21.7°C | 10.1°C | 15.9°C | 77 mm | 195 |
| October | 16.1°C | 6.9°C | 11.5°C | 93 mm | 120 |
| November | 9.7°C | 2.7°C | 6.2°C | 105 mm | 71 |
| December | 6.0°C | 0.0°C | 3.0°C | 91 mm | 52 |
| Year | 16.2°C | 6.1°C | 11.2°C | 934 mm | 1,943 |
Where Beaujeu’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Didier-Beauj, 2.1 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, Mâcon, 22 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 Rhône.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Beaujeu’s climate
How warm does Beaujeu get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.0°C. About 70 days a year reach 25°C, more than 65% of mainland French towns, and about 23 reach 30°C.
How cold does Beaujeu get in winter?
January nights average −0.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 70 nights a year, and about 8 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Beaujeu get?
About 934 mm a year, more than 82% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (105 mm) and March the driest (60 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Mâcon (22 km away), averages 1,943 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Beaujeu itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Beaujeu, Saint-Didier-Beauj, 2.1 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-DIDIER-BEAUJ, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Beaujeu →
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