January in Cheilly-lès-Maranges bites harder than in 85% of mainland French towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 27.0°C. A year here swings 27°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. By July afternoons alone, it runs hotter than 68% of mainland French towns. For walks and days out, the stretch from May to September brings highs of 21–27°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-Maurice-lès-Couches station, 5.7 km west.
A year in Cheilly-lès-Maranges at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Maurice-lès-Couches station.
What a year in Cheilly-lès-Maranges feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Maurice-lès-Couches.
About 804 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 24 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 24th wettest of 32 towns of 2,500+ in Saône-et-Loire.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Autun
A frosty town: 61 frosts and 71 days of 25°C a year
On about 61 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 7 days it stays below freezing all day. About 71 days a year reach 25°C, and 24 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Maurice-lès-Couches: 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-Maurice-lès-Couches
Saint-Maurice-lès-Couches is 5.7 km west of Cheilly-lès-Maranges. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Cheilly-lès-Maranges itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Maurice-lès-Couches (71464001) |
| Distance from the town | 5.7 km west |
| Station altitude | 300 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 246 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Autun, 32 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 Cheilly-lès-Maranges 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, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheilly-lès-Maranges | Saint-Maurice-lès-Couches | 27.0°C | −0.1°C | 804 mm |
| Chagny 6.9 km | Chalon-Champfo | 26.7°C about the same | −0.2°C about the same | 737 mm |
| Givry 14 km | Chalon-Champfo | 26.7°C about the same | −0.2°C about the same | 737 mm |
| Champforgeuil 15 km | Chalon-Champfo | 26.7°C about the same | −0.2°C about the same | 737 mm |
| Châtenoy-le-Royal 16 km | Chalon-Champfo | 26.7°C about the same | −0.2°C about the same | 737 mm |
| Le Breuil 18 km | Saint-Symphorien-de-Marmagne | 26.3°C 0.7°C cooler | 0.0°C about the same | 974 mm |
| Chalon-sur-Saône 18 km | Saint-Marcel | 28.3°C 1.3°C warmer | 0.7°C 0.8°C milder | 818 mm |
Cheilly-lès-Maranges weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Maurice-lès-Couches station; sunshine at Autun.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.1°C | −0.1°C | 3.0°C | 69 mm | 67 |
| February | 8.0°C | 0.1°C | 4.1°C | 56 mm | 103 |
| March | 12.8°C | 2.7°C | 7.8°C | 56 mm | 162 |
| April | 16.6°C | 5.1°C | 10.8°C | 61 mm | 197 |
| May | 20.6°C | 8.9°C | 14.8°C | 72 mm | 209 |
| June | 24.7°C | 12.3°C | 18.5°C | 61 mm | 245 |
| July | 27.0°C | 14.2°C | 20.6°C | 59 mm | 262 |
| August | 26.9°C | 13.9°C | 20.4°C | 57 mm | 228 |
| September | 22.2°C | 10.5°C | 16.3°C | 66 mm | 192 |
| October | 16.6°C | 7.3°C | 11.9°C | 81 mm | 124 |
| November | 10.2°C | 3.1°C | 6.7°C | 85 mm | 72 |
| December | 6.6°C | 0.6°C | 3.6°C | 80 mm | 59 |
| Year | 16.5°C | 6.5°C | 11.5°C | 804 mm | 1,918 |
Where Cheilly-lès-Maranges’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Maurice-lès-Couches, 5.7 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, Autun, 32 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 Cheilly-lès-Maranges’s climate
How warm does Cheilly-lès-Maranges get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.0°C. About 71 days a year reach 25°C, more than 66% of mainland French towns, and about 24 reach 30°C.
How cold does Cheilly-lès-Maranges get in winter?
January nights average −0.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 61 nights a year, and about 7 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Cheilly-lès-Maranges get?
About 804 mm a year, more than 61% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (85 mm) and February the driest (56 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Autun (32 km away), averages 1,918 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Cheilly-lès-Maranges itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Cheilly-lès-Maranges, Saint-Maurice-lès-Couches, 5.7 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-MAURICE-LES-COUCHES_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Cheilly-lès-Maranges →
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