Malay gets more frosts than 93% of mainland French towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 26.8°C. November is the wettest month, February the driest. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on 74% of mainland French towns. Comfortable outdoor weather lasts from June to September, with highs of 22–27°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Jalogny station, 18 km south.
A year in Malay at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Jalogny station.
What a year in Malay feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Jalogny.
About 873 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 26 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 12th 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: 75 frosts and 70 days of 25°C a year
On about 75 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 22 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Jalogny: 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 Jalogny
Jalogny is 18 km south of Malay. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Malay itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Jalogny (71240001) |
| Distance from the town | 18 km south |
| Station altitude | 246 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 208 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 17 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Mt-Saint-Vincent, 17 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 Malay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malay | Jalogny | 26.8°C | −0.3°C | 873 mm |
| Cluny 15 km | same station | 26.8°C about the same | −0.3°C about the same | 873 mm |
| Sennecey-le-Grand 16 km | Saint-Marcel | 28.3°C 1.5°C warmer | 0.7°C 1°C milder | 818 mm |
| Tournus 17 km | Romenay | 27.2°C about the same | 0.2°C 0.5°C milder | 984 mm |
| Givry 24 km | Chalon-Champfo | 26.7°C about the same | −0.2°C about the same | 737 mm |
| Saint-Rémy 25 km | Saint-Marcel | 28.3°C 1.5°C warmer | 0.7°C 1°C milder | 818 mm |
| Montchanin 26 km | Saint-Symphorien-de-Marmagne | 26.3°C 0.5°C cooler | 0.0°C about the same | 974 mm |
Malay weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Jalogny station; sunshine at Mt-Saint-Vincent.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.5°C | −0.3°C | 3.1°C | 62 mm | 73 |
| February | 8.2°C | −0.4°C | 3.9°C | 53 mm | 100 |
| March | 12.9°C | 1.5°C | 7.2°C | 56 mm | 162 |
| April | 16.5°C | 3.8°C | 10.1°C | 68 mm | 190 |
| May | 20.6°C | 7.9°C | 14.3°C | 82 mm | 208 |
| June | 24.6°C | 11.4°C | 18.0°C | 76 mm | 244 |
| July | 26.8°C | 13.1°C | 20.0°C | 79 mm | 265 |
| August | 26.7°C | 12.6°C | 19.7°C | 73 mm | 239 |
| September | 22.0°C | 9.1°C | 15.5°C | 71 mm | 187 |
| October | 16.7°C | 6.8°C | 11.8°C | 88 mm | 130 |
| November | 10.6°C | 2.8°C | 6.7°C | 94 mm | 83 |
| December | 7.0°C | 0.5°C | 3.8°C | 71 mm | 69 |
| Year | 16.6°C | 5.7°C | 11.2°C | 873 mm | 1,950 |
Where Malay’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Jalogny, 18 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, 17 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 Malay’s climate
How warm does Malay get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.8°C. About 70 days a year reach 25°C, more than 62% of mainland French towns, and about 22 reach 30°C.
How cold does Malay get in winter?
February nights average −0.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 75 nights a year, and about 7 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Malay get?
About 873 mm a year, more than 74% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (94 mm) and February the driest (53 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Mt-Saint-Vincent (17 km away), averages 1,950 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Malay itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Malay, Jalogny, 18 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 JALOGNY_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Malay →
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