Hardly any mainland French towns wake to more frost than Bussières
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 24.9°C on average. Expect the heaviest rain in December and the lightest in August. Of the 19 towns of 2,500+ in Yonne, it is the wettest. For walks and days out, the stretch from June to September brings highs of 20–25°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-Léger-Vauban station, 7.8 km south.
A year in Bussières at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Léger-Vauban station.
What a year in Bussières feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Léger-Vauban.
About 1,148 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and August the driest. About 39 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 19 towns of 2,500+ in Yonne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Autun
A frosty town: 82 frosts and 50 days of 25°C a year
On about 82 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 9 days it stays below freezing all day. About 50 days a year reach 25°C, and 13 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Léger-Vauban: 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-Léger-Vauban
Saint-Léger-Vauban is 7.8 km south of Bussières. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Bussières itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Léger-Vauban (89349001) |
| Distance from the town | 7.8 km south |
| Station altitude | 464 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 337 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 6.8 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Autun, 53 km away |
Bussières sits 127 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect Bussières to run about 0.8°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 Bussières 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 Yonne.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bussières | Saint-Léger-Vauban | 24.9°C | −0.6°C | 1,148 mm |
| Avallon 13 km | Merry-sur-Yonne | 26.4°C 1.5°C warmer | 0.8°C 1.4°C milder | 777 mm |
| Semur-en-Auxois 22 km | Semur-en-Auxois | 26.0°C 1.1°C warmer | 0.3°C 0.9°C milder | 778 mm |
Bussières weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Léger-Vauban station; sunshine at Autun.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.8°C | −0.6°C | 2.6°C | 116 mm | 67 |
| February | 7.1°C | −1.0°C | 3.1°C | 93 mm | 103 |
| March | 11.5°C | 1.0°C | 6.2°C | 90 mm | 162 |
| April | 15.2°C | 3.2°C | 9.2°C | 90 mm | 197 |
| May | 18.9°C | 6.9°C | 12.9°C | 99 mm | 209 |
| June | 22.7°C | 10.1°C | 16.4°C | 76 mm | 245 |
| July | 24.9°C | 11.7°C | 18.3°C | 84 mm | 262 |
| August | 24.7°C | 11.8°C | 18.3°C | 74 mm | 228 |
| September | 20.2°C | 8.7°C | 14.5°C | 85 mm | 192 |
| October | 15.2°C | 6.5°C | 10.9°C | 103 mm | 124 |
| November | 9.7°C | 2.6°C | 6.2°C | 111 mm | 72 |
| December | 6.3°C | 0.3°C | 3.3°C | 128 mm | 59 |
| Year | 15.2°C | 5.1°C | 10.2°C | 1,148 mm | 1,918 |
Where Bussières’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Léger-Vauban, 7.8 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, 53 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 Yonne.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Bussières’s climate
How warm does Bussières get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.9°C. About 50 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 69% of mainland French towns, and about 13 reach 30°C.
How cold does Bussières get in winter?
February nights average −1.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 82 nights a year, and about 9 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Bussières get?
About 1,148 mm a year, more than 94% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (128 mm) and August the driest (74 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Autun (53 km away), averages 1,918 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Bussières itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Bussières, Saint-Léger-Vauban, 7.8 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 LEGER VAUBAN, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Bussières →
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.