More rain falls on Vernay than on 93% of mainland French towns: 1,146 mm a year
Deep winter brings January lows near −0.7°C. The rainiest month is November; the driest is March. By frosts alone, it ranks colder than 93% of mainland French towns. Radiators earn their keep from November to April, the months that average under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Monsols station, 6.2 km north.
A year in Vernay at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Monsols station.
What a year in Vernay feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Monsols.
About 1,146 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and March the driest. About 38 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: 74 frosts and 53 days of 25°C a year
On about 74 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 12 days it stays below freezing all day. About 53 days a year reach 25°C, and 15 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Monsols: 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 Monsols
Monsols is 6.2 km north of Vernay. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Vernay itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Monsols (69135001) |
| Distance from the town | 6.2 km north |
| Station altitude | 525 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 606 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 2.3 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Mâcon, 25 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 Vernay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernay | Monsols | 25.2°C | −0.7°C | 1,146 mm |
| Chauffailles 16 km | Briant | 26.0°C 0.8°C warmer | 0.6°C 1.3°C milder | 931 mm |
| Belleville-en-Beaujolais 16 km | Villefranche | 28.8°C 3.6°C warmer | 0.9°C 1.6°C milder | 791 mm |
| Cours 18 km | Machézal | 25.4°C about the same | 0.5°C 1.2°C milder | 820 mm |
| La Chapelle-de-Guinchay 18 km | Mâcon | 27.1°C 1.9°C warmer | 0.7°C 1.4°C milder | 834 mm |
| Saint-Georges-de-Reneins 18 km | Villefranche | 28.8°C 3.6°C warmer | 0.9°C 1.6°C milder | 791 mm |
| Montmerle-sur-Saône 19 km | Villefranche | 28.8°C 3.6°C warmer | 0.9°C 1.6°C milder | 791 mm |
Vernay weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Monsols station; sunshine at Mâcon.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.7°C | −0.7°C | 2.5°C | 101 mm | 62 |
| February | 7.1°C | −0.7°C | 3.2°C | 84 mm | 96 |
| March | 11.2°C | 1.9°C | 6.6°C | 83 mm | 164 |
| April | 14.9°C | 4.2°C | 9.5°C | 91 mm | 192 |
| May | 19.0°C | 8.2°C | 13.6°C | 101 mm | 217 |
| June | 22.8°C | 11.7°C | 17.3°C | 86 mm | 249 |
| July | 25.2°C | 13.5°C | 19.3°C | 88 mm | 275 |
| August | 25.3°C | 13.4°C | 19.4°C | 83 mm | 251 |
| September | 20.3°C | 9.9°C | 15.1°C | 83 mm | 195 |
| October | 15.4°C | 7.1°C | 11.2°C | 108 mm | 120 |
| November | 9.7°C | 2.9°C | 6.3°C | 124 mm | 71 |
| December | 6.4°C | 0.2°C | 3.3°C | 115 mm | 52 |
| Year | 15.2°C | 6.0°C | 10.6°C | 1,146 mm | 1,943 |
Where Vernay’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Monsols, 6.2 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, 25 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 Vernay’s climate
How warm does Vernay get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.3°C. About 53 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 65% of mainland French towns, and about 15 reach 30°C.
How cold does Vernay get in winter?
January nights average −0.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 74 nights a year, and about 12 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Vernay get?
About 1,146 mm a year, more than 93% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (124 mm) and March the driest (83 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Mâcon (25 km away), averages 1,943 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Vernay itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Vernay, Monsols, 6.2 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 MONSOLS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Vernay →
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