Afternoon heat in Lessard-en-Bresse beats that of 83% of mainland French towns
January nights here settle around 0.7°C. The seasons are far apart: from a winter night to a summer afternoon the average spans 28°C. Winter nights are cold: in January they are colder than in 78% of mainland French towns. Gritters and ice scrapers earn their keep on roughly 58 nights a year below 0°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-Marcel station, 15 km west.
A year in Lessard-en-Bresse at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Marcel station.
What a year in Lessard-en-Bresse feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Marcel.
About 818 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 26 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 19th 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: 58 frosts and 88 days of 25°C a year
On about 58 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 7 days it stays below freezing all day. About 88 days a year reach 25°C, and 36 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Marcel: 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-Marcel
Saint-Marcel is 15 km west of Lessard-en-Bresse. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Lessard-en-Bresse itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Marcel (71445001) |
| Distance from the town | 15 km west |
| Station altitude | 187 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 202 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Tavaux Sa, 42 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 Lessard-en-Bresse 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lessard-en-Bresse | Saint-Marcel | 28.3°C | 0.7°C | 818 mm |
| Ouroux-sur-Saône 11 km | same station | 28.3°C about the same | 0.7°C about the same | 818 mm |
| Saint-Marcel 15 km | same station | 28.3°C about the same | 0.7°C about the same | 818 mm |
| Louhans-Châteaurenaud 16 km | Montpont | 27.3°C 1°C cooler | 0.2°C about the same | 1,026 mm |
| Gergy 18 km | Chalon-Champfo | 26.7°C 1.6°C cooler | −0.2°C 0.9°C colder | 737 mm |
| Chalon-sur-Saône 19 km | same station | 28.3°C about the same | 0.7°C about the same | 818 mm |
| Saint-Rémy 20 km | same station | 28.3°C about the same | 0.7°C about the same | 818 mm |
Lessard-en-Bresse weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Marcel station; sunshine at Tavaux Sa.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.0°C | 0.7°C | 3.3°C | 61 mm | 57 |
| February | 8.3°C | 0.6°C | 4.5°C | 48 mm | 100 |
| March | 13.6°C | 3.1°C | 8.4°C | 51 mm | 186 |
| April | 17.7°C | 5.8°C | 11.8°C | 61 mm | 215 |
| May | 21.8°C | 9.8°C | 15.8°C | 76 mm | 221 |
| June | 26.0°C | 13.4°C | 19.7°C | 66 mm | 252 |
| July | 28.3°C | 15.2°C | 21.8°C | 69 mm | 276 |
| August | 28.1°C | 14.7°C | 21.4°C | 70 mm | 251 |
| September | 23.2°C | 11.2°C | 17.2°C | 72 mm | 205 |
| October | 17.2°C | 8.2°C | 12.7°C | 87 mm | 128 |
| November | 10.4°C | 4.0°C | 7.2°C | 91 mm | 67 |
| December | 6.5°C | 1.5°C | 4.0°C | 67 mm | 54 |
| Year | 17.3°C | 7.3°C | 12.3°C | 818 mm | 2,012 |
Where Lessard-en-Bresse’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Marcel, 15 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, Tavaux Sa, 42 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 Lessard-en-Bresse’s climate
How warm does Lessard-en-Bresse get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.3°C. About 88 days a year reach 25°C, more than 79% of mainland French towns, and about 36 reach 30°C.
How cold does Lessard-en-Bresse get in winter?
February nights average 0.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 58 nights a year, and about 7 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Lessard-en-Bresse get?
About 818 mm a year, more than 63% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (91 mm) and February the driest (48 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Tavaux Sa (42 km away), averages 2,012 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Lessard-en-Bresse itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Lessard-en-Bresse, Saint-Marcel, 15 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-MARCEL, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Lessard-en-Bresse →
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