Ice on the ground: Granges sees more frosts than 91% of mainland French towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 26.7°C on average. By July afternoons alone, it runs hotter than 64% of mainland French towns. Of all months, November brings the most rain and February the least. The outdoor season runs from May to September, with highs of 21–27°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Chalon-Champfo station, 12 km north-east.
A year in Granges at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Chalon-Champfo station.
What a year in Granges feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Chalon-Champfo.
About 737 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 22 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 28th 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 68 days of 25°C a year
On about 70 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 7 days it stays below freezing all day. About 68 days a year reach 25°C, and 20 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Chalon-Champfo: 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 Chalon-Champfo
Chalon-Champfo is 12 km north-east of Granges. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Granges itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Chalon-Champfo (71081001) |
| Distance from the town | 12 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 187 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 200 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Mt-Saint-Vincent, 24 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 Granges 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granges | Chalon-Champfo | 26.7°C | −0.2°C | 737 mm |
| Givry 6 km | same station | 26.7°C about the same | −0.2°C about the same | 737 mm |
| Saint-Rémy 7.2 km | Saint-Marcel | 28.3°C 1.6°C warmer | 0.7°C 0.9°C milder | 818 mm |
| Châtenoy-le-Royal 8.8 km | same station | 26.7°C about the same | −0.2°C about the same | 737 mm |
| Chalon-sur-Saône 10 km | Saint-Marcel | 28.3°C 1.6°C warmer | 0.7°C 0.9°C milder | 818 mm |
| Champforgeuil 12 km | same station | 26.7°C about the same | −0.2°C about the same | 737 mm |
| Saint-Marcel 12 km | Saint-Marcel | 28.3°C 1.6°C warmer | 0.7°C 0.9°C milder | 818 mm |
Granges weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Chalon-Champfo station; sunshine at Mt-Saint-Vincent.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.2°C | −0.2°C | 3.0°C | 54 mm | 73 |
| February | 8.2°C | 0.0°C | 4.1°C | 43 mm | 100 |
| March | 12.9°C | 2.0°C | 7.5°C | 44 mm | 162 |
| April | 16.7°C | 4.5°C | 10.6°C | 58 mm | 190 |
| May | 20.8°C | 8.4°C | 14.6°C | 73 mm | 208 |
| June | 24.6°C | 12.0°C | 18.3°C | 58 mm | 244 |
| July | 26.7°C | 13.8°C | 20.2°C | 68 mm | 265 |
| August | 26.5°C | 13.3°C | 19.9°C | 58 mm | 239 |
| September | 22.0°C | 9.9°C | 16.0°C | 64 mm | 187 |
| October | 16.6°C | 7.0°C | 11.8°C | 78 mm | 130 |
| November | 10.3°C | 2.9°C | 6.6°C | 80 mm | 83 |
| December | 6.7°C | 0.5°C | 3.6°C | 59 mm | 69 |
| Year | 16.5°C | 6.2°C | 11.4°C | 737 mm | 1,950 |
Where Granges’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Chalon-Champfo, 12 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, 24 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 Granges’s climate
How warm does Granges get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.7°C. About 68 days a year reach 25°C, more than 61% of mainland French towns, and about 20 reach 30°C.
How cold does Granges get in winter?
January nights average −0.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 70 nights a year, and about 7 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Granges get?
About 737 mm a year, less than 57% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (80 mm) and February the driest (43 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Mt-Saint-Vincent (24 km away), averages 1,950 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Granges itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Granges, Chalon-Champfo, 12 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 CHALON-CHAMPFO, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Granges →
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.