Mâcon climate — normals and trends
Mâcon (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.3 °C and it receives 1,122 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (20.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Mâcon averages 49 frost days, 13 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 151 rainy days per year.
Mâcon has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 63 to 35 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.6 °C (on 7 August 2015) and the coldest -21.3 °C (on 7 January 1985).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
MâconBourgogne
- coords
- 46.31°, 4.83°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.3°C
Average daily high
15.3°C
Average daily low
7.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,122mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
14.6km/h
Seasonal range
17.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
49 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
13 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
151 d/yr
Annual snowfall
28.9 cm
Average feels-like high
13.6 °C
Average feels-like low
5.4 °C
Average peak gust
33.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
3 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
39.6 °C
7 August 2015
Coldest day
-21.3 °C
7 January 1985
Wettest day
78 mm
3 November 1989
Windiest day
45.5 km/h
1 January 1949
Strongest gust
109.4 km/h
6 November 2000
Hottest feels-like
41.0 °C
27 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
-26.3 °C
15 February 1956
Snowiest day
30.6 cm
7 January 1994
Sunniest day
15.1 h
2 July 2011
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 115 mm | +33 mm |
| Feb | 9.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 61 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 13.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 70 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 17.9 °C | +2.8 °C | 90 mm | +0 mm |
| May | 20.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 94 mm | -16 mm |
| Jun | 27.9 °C | +5.0 °C | 108 mm | +11 mm |
| Jul | 26.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 64 mm | -21 mm |
| Aug | 28.2 °C | +3.3 °C | 73 mm | -32 mm |
| Sep | 20.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 151 mm | +45 mm |
| Oct | 15.3 °C | -0.5 °C | 107 mm | +7 mm |
| Nov | 11.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 151 mm | +48 mm |
| Dec | 8.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 86 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mâcon?
Mâcon has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.3 °C and it receives 1,122 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mâcon?
The hottest day measured in Mâcon between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 2015, reaching 39.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mâcon?
The coldest day measured in Mâcon between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1985, at -21.3 °C.
Does it snow in Mâcon?
Yes. Mâcon gets on average 28.9 cm of snow per year and has around 49 frost days.
Has the climate of Mâcon warmed?
Yes: Mâcon warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mâcon?
The wettest day measured in Mâcon between 1940 and 2025 was 3 November 1989, with 78 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mâcon?
The windiest day measured in Mâcon between 1940 and 2025 was 1 January 1949, with winds reaching 45.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mâcon?
The warmest month in Mâcon is July (20.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Mâcon?
Mâcon receives on average 1,122 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 151 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mâcon?
Mâcon gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Mâcon?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Mâcon between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1994, with 30.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Mâcon?
Yes: Mâcon has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mâcon?
In Mâcon, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.0 °C on 27 June 2019, and the lowest was -26.3 °C on 15 February 1956.
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