Wet weather: 1,020 mm a year falls on Vaudebarrier, more than on 88% of mainland French towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 24.4°C. Expect the heaviest rain in November and the lightest in February. By January nights alone, it runs colder than 82% of mainland French towns. An umbrella earns its place on about 133 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Beaubery station, 7.2 km east.
A year in Vaudebarrier at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Beaubery station.
What a year in Vaudebarrier feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Beaubery.
About 1,020 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 32 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd 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: 57 frosts and 46 days of 25°C a year
On about 57 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 15 days it stays below freezing all day. About 46 days a year reach 25°C, and 12 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Beaubery: 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 Beaubery
Beaubery is 7.2 km east of Vaudebarrier. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Vaudebarrier itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Beaubery (71025001) |
| Distance from the town | 7.2 km east |
| Station altitude | 465 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 300 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Yan, 22 km away |
Vaudebarrier sits 165 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect Vaudebarrier to run about 1.1°C warmer than these figures.
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 Vaudebarrier 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaudebarrier | Beaubery | 24.4°C | 0.3°C | 1,020 mm |
| Charolles 3.2 km | Saint-Yan | 26.7°C 2.3°C warmer | 0.2°C about the same | 772 mm |
| Paray-le-Monial 15 km | Saint-Yan | 26.7°C 2.3°C warmer | 0.2°C about the same | 772 mm |
| Chauffailles 23 km | Briant | 26.0°C 1.6°C warmer | 0.6°C about the same | 931 mm |
| Digoin 25 km | Saint-Yan | 26.7°C 2.3°C warmer | 0.2°C about the same | 772 mm |
| Saint-Vallier 26 km | Guiche(la) | 25.5°C 1.1°C warmer | −0.3°C 0.6°C colder | 963 mm |
| Cluny 27 km | Jalogny | 26.8°C 2.4°C warmer | −0.3°C 0.6°C colder | 873 mm |
Vaudebarrier weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Beaubery station; sunshine at Saint-Yan.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.0°C | 0.3°C | 2.7°C | 80 mm | 65 |
| February | 6.4°C | 0.5°C | 3.4°C | 68 mm | 89 |
| March | 10.7°C | 3.2°C | 6.9°C | 69 mm | 147 |
| April | 14.3°C | 5.6°C | 10.0°C | 74 mm | 168 |
| May | 18.3°C | 9.3°C | 13.8°C | 99 mm | 198 |
| June | 22.3°C | 12.7°C | 17.5°C | 87 mm | 227 |
| July | 24.4°C | 14.6°C | 19.5°C | 84 mm | 248 |
| August | 24.6°C | 14.8°C | 19.7°C | 80 mm | 230 |
| September | 19.8°C | 11.4°C | 15.6°C | 82 mm | 167 |
| October | 14.8°C | 8.3°C | 11.6°C | 99 mm | 112 |
| November | 9.0°C | 3.8°C | 6.4°C | 106 mm | 66 |
| December | 5.7°C | 1.2°C | 3.4°C | 91 mm | 52 |
| Year | 14.6°C | 7.1°C | 10.9°C | 1,020 mm | 1,768 |
Where Vaudebarrier’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Beaubery, 7.2 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, 22 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 Vaudebarrier’s climate
How warm does Vaudebarrier get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.6°C. About 46 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 74% of mainland French towns, and about 12 reach 30°C.
How cold does Vaudebarrier get in winter?
January nights average 0.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 57 nights a year, and about 15 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Vaudebarrier get?
About 1,020 mm a year, more than 88% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (106 mm) and February the driest (68 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Yan (22 km away), averages 1,768 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Vaudebarrier itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Vaudebarrier, Beaubery, 7.2 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 BEAUBERY, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Vaudebarrier →
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.