Frosty mornings in Saint-Forgeot outnumber those of 94% of mainland French towns
Expect July afternoons of about 25.9°C. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on 71% of mainland French towns. Temperatures cover 26°C across the year, low to high. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from November to April, which average under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Autun station, 3.7 km south-west.
A year in Saint-Forgeot at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Autun station.
What a year in Saint-Forgeot feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Autun.
About 857 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and March the driest. About 27 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 13th wettest of 32 towns of 2,500+ in Saône-et-Loire.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Autun
A frosty town: 77 frosts and 58 days of 25°C a year
On about 77 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 7 days it stays below freezing all day. About 58 days a year reach 25°C, and 16 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Autun: 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 Autun
Autun is 3.7 km south-west of Saint-Forgeot. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Forgeot itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Autun (71014004) |
| Distance from the town | 3.7 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 303 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 300 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 Saint-Forgeot 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Forgeot | Autun | 25.9°C | −0.3°C | 857 mm |
| Autun 4.6 km | same station | 25.9°C about the same | −0.3°C about the same | 857 mm |
| Le Creusot 24 km | Saint-Symphorien-de-Marmagne | 26.3°C about the same | 0.0°C about the same | 974 mm |
| Le Breuil 25 km | Saint-Symphorien-de-Marmagne | 26.3°C about the same | 0.0°C about the same | 974 mm |
| Torcy 26 km | Saint-Symphorien-de-Marmagne | 26.3°C about the same | 0.0°C about the same | 974 mm |
Saint-Forgeot weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Autun station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.1°C | −0.3°C | 2.9°C | 81 mm | 67 |
| February | 7.8°C | −0.5°C | 3.7°C | 61 mm | 103 |
| March | 12.3°C | 1.4°C | 6.9°C | 60 mm | 162 |
| April | 15.8°C | 3.5°C | 9.7°C | 64 mm | 197 |
| May | 19.7°C | 7.5°C | 13.6°C | 75 mm | 209 |
| June | 23.5°C | 10.9°C | 17.2°C | 66 mm | 245 |
| July | 25.9°C | 12.6°C | 19.2°C | 60 mm | 262 |
| August | 25.8°C | 12.2°C | 19.0°C | 61 mm | 228 |
| September | 21.3°C | 8.6°C | 15.0°C | 63 mm | 192 |
| October | 16.3°C | 6.3°C | 11.3°C | 80 mm | 124 |
| November | 10.2°C | 2.7°C | 6.4°C | 91 mm | 72 |
| December | 6.6°C | 0.3°C | 3.5°C | 95 mm | 59 |
| Year | 15.9°C | 5.4°C | 10.7°C | 857 mm | 1,918 |
Where Saint-Forgeot’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Autun, 3.7 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, Autun, 3.7 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 Saint-Forgeot’s climate
How warm does Saint-Forgeot get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.9°C. About 58 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 55% of mainland French towns, and about 16 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Forgeot get in winter?
February nights average −0.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 77 nights a year, and about 7 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Forgeot get?
About 857 mm a year, more than 71% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (95 mm) and March the driest (60 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Autun (3.7 km away), averages 1,918 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Forgeot itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Forgeot, Autun, 3.7 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 AUTUN, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Forgeot →
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.