Bourg-en-Bresse in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Bourg-en-Bresse sees average daytime highs around 8°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 295 mm of precipitation over about 38 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 8°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Bourg-en-Bresse's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Bourg-en-Bresse's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 8°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 2°C
- Precipitation
- 295 mm
- 38 wet days
- Avg wind
- 11 km/h
- Travel score
- 1.1
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Bourg-en-Bresse in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 8°C.
A typical winter day in Bourg-en-Bresse reaches about 8°C and drops to 2°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in Bourg-en-Bresse
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 87 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.
Bourg-en-Bresse weather by month
How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7° / 2° | 101 | 13 | 2.7 | 8.8 | 0.8 |
| Feb | 8° / 2° | 84 | 11 | 2.3 | 10 | 1.5 |
| Mar | 13° / 4° | 81 | 11.3 | 1 | 11.6 | 3.6 |
| Apr | 17° / 7° | 88 | 11.1 | 0.2 | 13.3 | 5.1 |
| May | 21° / 11° | 92 | 11.8 | 0 | 14.7 | 6.1 |
| Jun | 25° / 15° | 72 | 10.3 | 0 | 15.5 | 6.8 |
| Jul | 27° / 16° | 63 | 8.1 | 0 | 15.2 | 7.0 |
| Aug | 27° / 16° | 64 | 8.2 | 0 | 14 | 7.1 |
| Sep | 22° / 13° | 86 | 9.6 | 0 | 12.3 | 6.8 |
| Oct | 17° / 10° | 102 | 11.2 | 0.1 | 10.7 | 5.1 |
| Nov | 11° / 5° | 118 | 13.3 | 1.2 | 9.2 | 2.4 |
| Dec | 7° / 2° | 111 | 13.7 | 2.2 | 8.5 | 1.0 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Bourg-en-Bresse gets around 295 mm of rain and snow over 38 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 11 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 8 h 42 min in early December to 10 h 42 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 1.5 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit Bourg-en-Bresse?
Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bourg-en-Bresse.
What to pack for Bourg-en-Bresse in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Bourg-en-Bresse sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 38 days see rain.
UV index in Bourg-en-Bresse in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bourg-en-Bresse peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Low | Moderate | High | High | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 2 | Low |
| Mar | 4 | Moderate |
| Apr | 5 | High |
| May | 6 | High |
| Jun | 7 | Very high |
| Jul | 8 | Very high |
| Aug | 7 | High |
| Sep | 5 | Moderate |
| Oct | 3 | Moderate |
| Nov | 2 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Where is Bourg-en-Bresse?
Bourg-en-Bresse sits at 46.2°N, 5.2°E, 231 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Mâcon, 33 km away.
Topography around Bourg-en-Bresse
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bourg-en-Bresse.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Bourg-en-Bresse has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 237 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 436 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,554 m.
The land around Bourg-en-Bresse is covered by artificial surfaces (46%), grassland (25%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, trees (36%), grassland (30%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.
France travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 2
- Exercise Increased Caution
- Power plugs
- Type C / E
- 230 V · 50 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 77% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $48,986
- 2025
- Happiness
- 6.6 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 100%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 1.3
- per 100k, 2023
- Road deaths
- 5.1
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- High
- World Bank
- English
- Moderate
- EF EPI 539
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bourg-en-Bresse (46.2057°, 5.2258°, elevation 231 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.