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Climate and Weather

Burgundy Auxerre in the sun_{Photo: Christophe.Finot CC 2.5 Generic no changes made}

Burgundy is far inland and therefore has a largely Central European continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. Only in the west of the area does the Atlantic Ocean leave its mark on the climate. The southeast is influenced by the Mediterranean climate.

The weather usually comes in from the west, when moisture-saturated clouds arrive from the Atlantic Ocean and linger against the highest mountains of the Morvan, it can rain long in the heart of the region. On average, there is between 650 and 900 mm of rainfall per year in Burgundy. In the Morvan there is much more rainfall in the mountain areas, 1600 to 1800 mm per year. It rains or snows 180 days a year on the peaks. The most rain falls in the months of June and August, the least rain falls in the month of March.

The average temperatures are slightly higher than in England.

Climate table Auxerre

	precipitation	avg temp	max.temp.	min.temp.
January	51 mm	2,7°C	16,8°C	-20,1°C
February	54 mm	4,0°C	23,0°C	-18,8°C
March	47 mm	6,8°C	26,6°C	-10,8°C
April	40 mm	9,8°C	28,7°C	-3,6°C
May	65 mm	13,5°C	31,3°C	-1,0°C
June	65 mm	16,7°C	35,8°C	3,0°C
July	48 mm	18,7°C	39,6°C	5,8°C
August	57 mm	18,3°C	38,8°C	4,0°C
September	54 mm	15,8°C	35,3°C	0,5°C
October	54 mm	11,4°C	28,8°C	-2,9°C
November	53 mm	6,2°C	22,8°C	-8,1°C
December	55 mm	3,6°C	18,4°C	-15,1°C
Year	540 mm	10,6°C	39,6°C	-20,1°C

Climate table Dijon

	precipitation	avg temp
January	59 mm	1,6°C
February	53 mm	3,6°C
March	53 mm	6,5°C
April	52 mm	9,8°C
May	86 mm	13,7°C
June	62 mm	17,2°C
July	51 mm	19,7°C
August	65 mm	19,1°C
September	67 mm	16,1°C
October	58 mm	11,3°C
November	64 mm	5,6°C
December	62 mm	2,3°C
Year	732 mm	10,5°C

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Sources

Bourgondië
Lannoo

Bourgondië, Jura
Michelin Reisuitgaven

Bussmann, K. / Bourgondië : kastelen, kloosters, en kathedralen in het hart van Frankrijk
Cantecleer

Evers, K. / Bourgondië
Gottmer

Frankrijk : natuurreisgids
Cantecleer

Keuning, T. / Bourgondië, Champagne
ANWB

CIA - World Factbook

BBC - Country Profiles

Last updated March 2024
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