Winter nights in Les Hauts de Forterre are colder than in 78% of mainland French towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 25.0°C. By warm days alone, it ranks cooler than 73% of mainland French towns. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 24°C. Gritters and ice scrapers earn their keep on roughly 50 nights a year below 0°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Molesmes station, 2.5 km south-east.
A year in Les Hauts de Forterre at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Molesmes station.
What a year in Les Hauts de Forterre feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Molesmes.
About 850 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and July the driest. About 25 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 Nevers-Marzy
50 frosts and 47 days of 25°C a year
On about 50 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 10 days it stays below freezing all day. About 47 days a year reach 25°C, and 13 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Molesmes: 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 Molesmes
Molesmes is 2.5 km south-east of Les Hauts de Forterre. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Les Hauts de Forterre itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Molesmes (89260001) |
| Distance from the town | 2.5 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 355 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 311 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Nevers-Marzy, 73 km away |
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 Les Hauts de Forterre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Hauts de Forterre | Molesmes | 25.0°C | 0.7°C | 850 mm |
| Toucy 16 km | Grandchamp | 25.8°C 0.8°C warmer | 1.2°C 0.5°C milder | 759 mm |
| Clamecy 19 km | Merry-sur-Yonne | 26.4°C 1.4°C warmer | 0.8°C about the same | 777 mm |
| Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche 21 km | Aillant | 27.5°C 2.5°C warmer | 0.3°C about the same | 727 mm |
| Auxerre 22 km | Aillant | 27.5°C 2.5°C warmer | 0.3°C about the same | 727 mm |
| Monéteau 27 km | Aillant | 27.5°C 2.5°C warmer | 0.3°C about the same | 727 mm |
| Appoigny 29 km | Aillant | 27.5°C 2.5°C warmer | 0.3°C about the same | 727 mm |
Les Hauts de Forterre weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Molesmes station; sunshine at Nevers-Marzy.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.4°C | 0.7°C | 3.1°C | 73 mm | 63 |
| February | 6.8°C | 0.7°C | 3.8°C | 62 mm | 91 |
| March | 11.2°C | 3.4°C | 7.3°C | 62 mm | 154 |
| April | 14.8°C | 5.7°C | 10.2°C | 70 mm | 181 |
| May | 18.6°C | 9.2°C | 13.9°C | 74 mm | 205 |
| June | 22.4°C | 12.5°C | 17.4°C | 69 mm | 226 |
| July | 25.0°C | 14.6°C | 19.8°C | 61 mm | 245 |
| August | 24.9°C | 14.7°C | 19.8°C | 64 mm | 236 |
| September | 20.3°C | 11.3°C | 15.8°C | 63 mm | 189 |
| October | 15.2°C | 8.2°C | 11.7°C | 89 mm | 123 |
| November | 9.4°C | 4.0°C | 6.7°C | 80 mm | 72 |
| December | 6.0°C | 1.5°C | 3.8°C | 84 mm | 59 |
| Year | 15.0°C | 7.2°C | 11.1°C | 850 mm | 1,844 |
Where Les Hauts de Forterre’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Molesmes, 2.5 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, Nevers-Marzy, 73 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 Les Hauts de Forterre’s climate
How warm does Les Hauts de Forterre get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.0°C. About 47 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 73% of mainland French towns, and about 13 reach 30°C.
How cold does Les Hauts de Forterre get in winter?
January nights average 0.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 50 nights a year, and about 10 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Les Hauts de Forterre get?
About 850 mm a year, more than 70% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (89 mm) and July the driest (61 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Nevers-Marzy (73 km away), averages 1,844 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Les Hauts de Forterre itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Les Hauts de Forterre, Molesmes, 2.5 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 MOLESMES_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Les Hauts de Forterre →
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