Ice on the ground: Rigny-sur-Arroux sees more frosts than 89% of mainland French towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 26.7°C on average. Seasons differ by 27°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Summer afternoons here are warmer than in 64% of mainland French towns. Homes need heating from November to March, the months averaging under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Yan station, 14 km south.
A year in Rigny-sur-Arroux at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Yan station.
What a year in Rigny-sur-Arroux feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Yan.
About 772 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 22 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 Saint-Yan
A frosty town: 67 frosts and 67 days of 25°C a year
On about 67 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 67 days a year reach 25°C, and 22 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Yan: 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-Yan
Saint-Yan is 14 km south of Rigny-sur-Arroux. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Rigny-sur-Arroux itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Yan (71491001) |
| Distance from the town | 14 km south |
| Station altitude | 242 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 237 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 Rigny-sur-Arroux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rigny-sur-Arroux | Saint-Yan | 26.7°C | 0.2°C | 772 mm |
| Digoin 5.6 km | same station | 26.7°C about the same | 0.2°C about the same | 772 mm |
| Gueugnon 7.9 km | same station | 26.7°C about the same | 0.2°C about the same | 772 mm |
| Paray-le-Monial 11 km | same station | 26.7°C about the same | 0.2°C about the same | 772 mm |
| Charolles 22 km | same station | 26.7°C about the same | 0.2°C about the same | 772 mm |
| Bourbon-Lancy 22 km | Diou | 27.2°C 0.5°C warmer | 0.9°C 0.7°C milder | 819 mm |
| Sanvignes-les-Mines 25 km | Saint-Symphorien-de-Marmagne | 26.3°C about the same | 0.0°C about the same | 974 mm |
Rigny-sur-Arroux weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Yan station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.1°C | 0.2°C | 3.6°C | 51 mm | 65 |
| February | 8.7°C | 0.0°C | 4.3°C | 43 mm | 89 |
| March | 13.2°C | 2.1°C | 7.6°C | 50 mm | 147 |
| April | 16.5°C | 4.4°C | 10.4°C | 61 mm | 168 |
| May | 20.4°C | 8.3°C | 14.3°C | 82 mm | 198 |
| June | 24.4°C | 11.9°C | 18.1°C | 68 mm | 227 |
| July | 26.7°C | 13.8°C | 20.3°C | 72 mm | 248 |
| August | 26.7°C | 13.5°C | 20.1°C | 72 mm | 230 |
| September | 22.1°C | 9.8°C | 15.9°C | 68 mm | 167 |
| October | 17.1°C | 7.2°C | 12.2°C | 74 mm | 112 |
| November | 11.1°C | 3.3°C | 7.2°C | 76 mm | 66 |
| December | 7.5°C | 0.8°C | 4.1°C | 58 mm | 52 |
| Year | 16.8°C | 6.3°C | 11.5°C | 772 mm | 1,768 |
Where Rigny-sur-Arroux’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Yan, 14 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, Saint-Yan, 14 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 Rigny-sur-Arroux’s climate
How warm does Rigny-sur-Arroux get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.7°C. About 67 days a year reach 25°C, more than 59% of mainland French towns, and about 22 reach 30°C.
How cold does Rigny-sur-Arroux get in winter?
February nights average 0.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 67 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Rigny-sur-Arroux get?
About 772 mm a year, more than 54% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (82 mm) and February the driest (43 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Yan (14 km away), averages 1,768 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Rigny-sur-Arroux itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Rigny-sur-Arroux, Saint-Yan, 14 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 YAN, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Rigny-sur-Arroux →
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