Winter nights in Molosmes are colder than in 79% of mainland French towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 25.5°C on average. None of the 19 towns of 2,500+ in Yonne gets more rain. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 25°C. Frost greets about 56 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
Figures from Météo-France’s Cruzy station, 16 km east.
A year in Molosmes at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Cruzy station.
What a year in Molosmes feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cruzy.
About 846 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and February 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 Châtillon/Seine
A frosty town: 56 frosts and 52 days of 25°C a year
On about 56 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 8 days it stays below freezing all day. About 52 days a year reach 25°C, and 15 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cruzy: 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 Cruzy
Cruzy is 16 km east of Molosmes. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Molosmes itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Cruzy (89131001) |
| Distance from the town | 16 km east |
| Station altitude | 291 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 310 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 4.3 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Châtillon/Seine, 42 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 Molosmes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molosmes | Cruzy | 25.5°C | 0.6°C | 846 mm |
| Tonnerre 5.8 km | Chablis | 27.2°C 1.7°C warmer | 0.6°C about the same | 740 mm |
| Saint-Florentin 25 km | Ligny-le-Châtel | 26.1°C 0.6°C warmer | 1.0°C about the same | 773 mm |
Molosmes weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Cruzy station; sunshine at Châtillon/Seine.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.9°C | 0.6°C | 3.3°C | 68 mm | 67 |
| February | 7.4°C | 0.6°C | 4.0°C | 60 mm | 90 |
| March | 11.6°C | 2.8°C | 7.2°C | 64 mm | 148 |
| April | 15.3°C | 5.1°C | 10.2°C | 63 mm | 183 |
| May | 19.1°C | 8.6°C | 13.9°C | 80 mm | 201 |
| June | 22.8°C | 11.8°C | 17.3°C | 64 mm | 229 |
| July | 25.5°C | 13.9°C | 19.7°C | 65 mm | 235 |
| August | 25.2°C | 13.9°C | 19.6°C | 68 mm | 215 |
| September | 20.7°C | 10.6°C | 15.7°C | 67 mm | 176 |
| October | 15.7°C | 7.8°C | 11.7°C | 85 mm | 121 |
| November | 9.9°C | 3.9°C | 6.9°C | 83 mm | 72 |
| December | 6.6°C | 1.4°C | 4.0°C | 81 mm | 57 |
| Year | 15.5°C | 6.8°C | 11.1°C | 846 mm | 1,792 |
Where Molosmes’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Cruzy, 16 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, Châtillon/Seine, 42 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 Molosmes’s climate
How warm does Molosmes get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.5°C. About 52 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 66% of mainland French towns, and about 15 reach 30°C.
How cold does Molosmes get in winter?
January nights average 0.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 56 nights a year, and about 8 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Molosmes get?
About 846 mm a year, more than 69% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (85 mm) and February the driest (60 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Châtillon/Seine (42 km away), averages 1,792 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Molosmes itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Molosmes, Cruzy, 16 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 CRUZY_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Molosmes →
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.