Chalon-sur-Saône weather in January

In January, Chalon-sur-Saône sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 77 mm of precipitation across 12.4 wet days and about 8.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 6°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 24 min at the start of January to 9 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Chalon-sur-Saône's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chalon-sur-Saône's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
77 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
8 h 42 min
8:28 AM – 5:12 PM
Cloud cover
73%
10th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.5
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.7 µg/m³ · 2019

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 6°C through the month.

A typical January day in Chalon-sur-Saône reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
161
261
361
461
561
661
761
861
961
1061
1161
1261
1361
1461
1561
1661
1761
1861
1961
2061
2161
2261
2361
2461
2560
2660
2760
2860
2960
3060
3160

How January really feels in Chalon-sur-Saône

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Chalon-sur-Saône weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7712.428.80.5
Feb / 6410.72.2101.2
Mar12° / 6511.20.711.63.3
Apr16° / 7911.60.113.34.8
May20° / 10°9112.8014.85.8
Jun24° / 14°6911.3015.66.6
Jul27° / 16°679.9015.36.7
Aug26° / 15°70100146.8
Sep22° / 12°819.3012.46.6
Oct16° / 9511.7010.64.8
Nov10° / 1011319.22.1
Dec / 8813.41.88.40.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22476
32476
42575
52575
62575
72575
82575
92674
102674
112674
122773
132872
142872
152872
162872
172971
183070
192971
202971
212971
222971
232971
242872
252872
262872
272971
282971
292971
303169
313268

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Chalon-sur-Saône gets around 77 mm of rain and snow over 12.4 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 40% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1437
2437
3436
4436
5436
6426
7426
8426
9416
10416
11406
12406
13406
14406
15406
16406
17406
18406
19406
20396
21397
22397
23397
24397
25397
26397
27387
28387
29388
30388
31388

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
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2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 24 min at the start of January to 9 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:32 AM to 8:15 AM, and sunset from 4:56 PM to 5:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.48:324:56
28.48:324:57
38.48:324:58
48.48:324:58
58.58:324:59
68.58:315:00
78.58:315:01
88.58:315:02
98.58:315:04
108.68:315:05
118.68:305:06
128.68:305:07
138.68:295:08
148.78:295:09
158.78:285:11
168.78:285:12
178.88:275:13
188.88:275:14
198.88:265:16
208.98:255:17
218.98:255:18
228.98:245:20
239.08:235:21
249.08:225:22
259.08:215:24
269.18:205:25
279.18:195:27
289.28:195:28
299.28:175:30
309.28:165:31
319.38:155:33

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.98 kWh/m² to a high of 5.96 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.19 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
21.0Dim
31.0Dim
41.0Dim
51.0Dim
61.0Dim
71.0Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.1Dim
111.1Dim
121.1Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.2Dim
161.2Dim
171.2Dim
181.2Dim
191.2Dim
201.3Dim
211.3Dim
221.3Dim
231.3Dim
241.4Dim
251.4Dim
261.4Dim
271.4Dim
281.5Dim
291.5Dim
301.5Dim
311.6Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Chalon-sur-Saône?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.5
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Chalon-sur-Saône.

What to pack for Chalon-sur-Saône in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Chalon-sur-Saône sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Chalon-sur-Saône in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chalon-sur-Saône 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Chalon-sur-Saône?

Chalon-sur-Saône sits at 46.8°N, 4.9°E, 179 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Beaune, 27 km away.

Topography around Chalon-sur-Saône

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Chalon-sur-Saône.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chalon-sur-Saône has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 181 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 335 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 926 m.

The land around Chalon-sur-Saône is covered by artificial surfaces (44%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, trees (36%), cropland (33%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (38%), grassland (37%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
335 m
80 km
926 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Beaune 27 km · Saint-Leu 27 km · Le Creusot 33 km · Montceau-les-Mines 39 km · Autun 46 km · Mâcon 52 km · Lons-le-Saunier 55 km · Chenôve 58 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
Roman Catholic 47%none 33%Muslim 4%Protestant 2%

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 Chalon-sur-Saône (46.7811°, 4.8537°, elevation 179 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).