January in Mont-Saint-Vincent bites harder than in 88% of mainland French towns
July afternoons average 24.0°C. None of its 6 nearest neighbors has cooler July afternoons. Only 24°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. The heating season runs November to April: each of those months averages under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Mt-Saint-Vincent station, 0.9 km south-west.
A year in Mont-Saint-Vincent at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Mt-Saint-Vincent station.
What a year in Mont-Saint-Vincent feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Mt-Saint-Vincent.
About 891 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 27 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: 61 frosts and 38 days of 25°C a year
On about 61 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 18 days it stays below freezing all day. About 38 days a year reach 25°C, and 8 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Mt-Saint-Vincent: 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 Mt-Saint-Vincent
Mt-Saint-Vincent is 0.9 km south-west of Mont-Saint-Vincent. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Mont-Saint-Vincent itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Mt-Saint-Vincent (71320001) |
| Distance from the town | 0.9 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 601 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 522 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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 Mont-Saint-Vincent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mont-Saint-Vincent | Mt-Saint-Vincent | 24.0°C | −0.3°C | 891 mm |
| Saint-Vallier 9.9 km | Guiche(la) | 25.5°C 1.5°C warmer | −0.3°C about the same | 963 mm |
| Blanzy 10 km | Saint-Symphorien-de-Marmagne | 26.3°C 2.3°C warmer | 0.0°C about the same | 974 mm |
| Montceau-les-Mines 10 km | Saint-Symphorien-de-Marmagne | 26.3°C 2.3°C warmer | 0.0°C about the same | 974 mm |
| Montchanin 13 km | Saint-Symphorien-de-Marmagne | 26.3°C 2.3°C warmer | 0.0°C about the same | 974 mm |
| Sanvignes-les-Mines 15 km | Saint-Symphorien-de-Marmagne | 26.3°C 2.3°C warmer | 0.0°C about the same | 974 mm |
| Torcy 17 km | Saint-Symphorien-de-Marmagne | 26.3°C 2.3°C warmer | 0.0°C about the same | 974 mm |
Mont-Saint-Vincent weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Mt-Saint-Vincent station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.3°C | −0.3°C | 2.0°C | 70 mm | 73 |
| February | 5.6°C | 0.1°C | 2.9°C | 56 mm | 100 |
| March | 10.0°C | 2.9°C | 6.5°C | 62 mm | 162 |
| April | 13.8°C | 5.5°C | 9.6°C | 67 mm | 190 |
| May | 17.7°C | 9.1°C | 13.4°C | 88 mm | 208 |
| June | 21.6°C | 12.5°C | 17.1°C | 72 mm | 244 |
| July | 24.0°C | 14.6°C | 19.3°C | 81 mm | 265 |
| August | 23.9°C | 14.7°C | 19.3°C | 71 mm | 239 |
| September | 19.2°C | 11.2°C | 15.2°C | 71 mm | 187 |
| October | 14.0°C | 7.9°C | 11.0°C | 85 mm | 130 |
| November | 8.3°C | 3.3°C | 5.8°C | 92 mm | 83 |
| December | 5.2°C | 0.7°C | 2.9°C | 77 mm | 69 |
| Year | 14.0°C | 6.9°C | 10.4°C | 891 mm | 1,950 |
Where Mont-Saint-Vincent’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Mt-Saint-Vincent, 0.9 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, 0.9 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 Mont-Saint-Vincent’s climate
How warm does Mont-Saint-Vincent get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.0°C. About 38 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 82% of mainland French towns, and about 8 reach 30°C.
How cold does Mont-Saint-Vincent get in winter?
January nights average −0.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 61 nights a year, and about 18 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Mont-Saint-Vincent get?
About 891 mm a year, more than 77% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (92 mm) and February the driest (56 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Mt-Saint-Vincent (0.9 km away), averages 1,950 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Mont-Saint-Vincent itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Mont-Saint-Vincent, Mt-Saint-Vincent, 0.9 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 MT-ST-VINCENT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Mont-Saint-Vincent →
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