Winter nights in Authumes are colder than in 83% of mainland French towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 26.9°C. Of all months, May brings the most rain and February the least. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on 73% of mainland French towns. Expect about 60 frosty starts a year, nights when the air falls below freezing.
Figures from Météo-France’s Tavaux Sa station, 20 km north-east.
A year in Authumes at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Tavaux Sa station.
What a year in Authumes feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Tavaux Sa.
About 869 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 27 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 13th wettest of 32 towns of 2,500+ in Saône-et-Loire.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Tavaux Sa
A frosty town: 60 frosts and 70 days of 25°C a year
On about 60 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 7 days it stays below freezing all day. About 70 days a year reach 25°C, and 21 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Tavaux Sa: 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 Tavaux Sa
Tavaux Sa is 20 km north-east of Authumes. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Authumes itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Tavaux Sa (39526003) |
| Distance from the town | 20 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 195 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 212 m |
| Period | 1995–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| 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 Authumes 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 Saône-et-Loire.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authumes | Tavaux Sa | 26.9°C | 0.1°C | 869 mm |
| Tavaux 19 km | same station | 26.9°C about the same | 0.1°C about the same | 869 mm |
| Damparis 22 km | same station | 26.9°C about the same | 0.1°C about the same | 869 mm |
| Dole 26 km | Dole | 27.5°C 0.6°C warmer | −0.4°C 0.5°C colder | 1,023 mm |
| Gergy 28 km | Chalon-Champfo | 26.7°C about the same | −0.2°C about the same | 737 mm |
| Montmorot 29 km | Lons le Saunier | 25.9°C 1°C cooler | 0.6°C 0.5°C milder | 1,147 mm |
Authumes weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Tavaux Sa station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.0°C | 0.1°C | 3.0°C | 59 mm | 57 |
| February | 8.0°C | 0.2°C | 4.1°C | 55 mm | 100 |
| March | 12.9°C | 2.6°C | 7.7°C | 59 mm | 186 |
| April | 17.0°C | 5.3°C | 11.2°C | 66 mm | 215 |
| May | 20.6°C | 9.3°C | 14.9°C | 90 mm | 221 |
| June | 24.9°C | 12.8°C | 18.8°C | 73 mm | 252 |
| July | 26.9°C | 14.4°C | 20.6°C | 71 mm | 276 |
| August | 26.4°C | 14.2°C | 20.3°C | 80 mm | 251 |
| September | 22.1°C | 10.9°C | 16.5°C | 70 mm | 205 |
| October | 17.0°C | 8.0°C | 12.5°C | 87 mm | 128 |
| November | 10.2°C | 3.6°C | 6.9°C | 90 mm | 67 |
| December | 6.5°C | 0.9°C | 3.7°C | 69 mm | 54 |
| Year | 16.5°C | 6.9°C | 11.7°C | 869 mm | 2,012 |
Where Authumes’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Tavaux Sa, 20 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1995–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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, 20 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 Saône-et-Loire.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Authumes’s climate
How warm does Authumes get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.9°C. About 70 days a year reach 25°C, more than 65% of mainland French towns, and about 21 reach 30°C.
How cold does Authumes get in winter?
January nights average 0.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 60 nights a year, and about 7 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Authumes get?
About 869 mm a year, more than 73% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (90 mm) and February the driest (55 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Tavaux Sa (20 km away), averages 2,012 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Authumes itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Authumes, Tavaux Sa, 20 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 TAVAUX SA, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Authumes →
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.