Ice on the ground: Ballore sees more frosts than 91% of mainland French towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 25.5°C on average. Its yearly rainfall tops that of 85% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month, February the driest. Waterproofs come out on about 129 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Guiche(la) station, 6.3 km east.
A year in Ballore at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Guiche(la) station.
What a year in Ballore feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Guiche(la).
About 963 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 30 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 10th wettest of 32 towns of 2,500+ in Saône-et-Loire.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Mt-Saint-Vincent
A frosty town: 70 frosts and 56 days of 25°C a year
On about 70 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 11 days it stays below freezing all day. About 56 days a year reach 25°C, and 15 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Guiche(la): 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 Guiche(la)
Guiche(la) is 6.3 km east of Ballore. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Ballore itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Guiche(la) (71231003) |
| Distance from the town | 6.3 km east |
| Station altitude | 428 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 340 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Mt-Saint-Vincent, 13 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 Ballore 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballore | Guiche(la) | 25.5°C | −0.3°C | 963 mm |
| Saint-Vallier 13 km | same station | 25.5°C about the same | −0.3°C about the same | 963 mm |
| Charolles 14 km | Saint-Yan | 26.7°C 1.2°C warmer | 0.2°C 0.5°C milder | 772 mm |
| Sanvignes-les-Mines 15 km | Saint-Symphorien-de-Marmagne | 26.3°C 0.8°C warmer | 0.0°C about the same | 974 mm |
| Montceau-les-Mines 15 km | Saint-Symphorien-de-Marmagne | 26.3°C 0.8°C warmer | 0.0°C about the same | 974 mm |
| Blanzy 18 km | Saint-Symphorien-de-Marmagne | 26.3°C 0.8°C warmer | 0.0°C about the same | 974 mm |
| Paray-le-Monial 22 km | Saint-Yan | 26.7°C 1.2°C warmer | 0.2°C 0.5°C milder | 772 mm |
Ballore weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Guiche(la) station; sunshine at Mt-Saint-Vincent.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.3°C | −0.3°C | 2.5°C | 80 mm | 73 |
| February | 6.9°C | −0.4°C | 3.3°C | 64 mm | 100 |
| March | 11.6°C | 2.2°C | 6.9°C | 68 mm | 162 |
| April | 15.3°C | 4.7°C | 10.0°C | 70 mm | 190 |
| May | 19.3°C | 8.7°C | 14.0°C | 92 mm | 208 |
| June | 23.2°C | 12.1°C | 17.7°C | 80 mm | 244 |
| July | 25.5°C | 13.9°C | 19.7°C | 76 mm | 265 |
| August | 25.5°C | 13.7°C | 19.6°C | 78 mm | 239 |
| September | 21.0°C | 10.3°C | 15.6°C | 73 mm | 187 |
| October | 15.4°C | 7.2°C | 11.3°C | 90 mm | 130 |
| November | 9.6°C | 3.1°C | 6.3°C | 102 mm | 83 |
| December | 6.1°C | 0.6°C | 3.4°C | 90 mm | 69 |
| Year | 15.4°C | 6.3°C | 10.9°C | 963 mm | 1,950 |
Where Ballore’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Guiche(la), 6.3 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, Mt-Saint-Vincent, 13 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 Ballore’s climate
How warm does Ballore get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.5°C. About 56 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 59% of mainland French towns, and about 15 reach 30°C.
How cold does Ballore get in winter?
February nights average −0.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 70 nights a year, and about 11 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Ballore get?
About 963 mm a year, more than 85% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (102 mm) and February the driest (64 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Mt-Saint-Vincent (13 km away), averages 1,950 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Ballore itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Ballore, Guiche(la), 6.3 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 GUICHE(LA), edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Ballore →
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.