Le Creusot in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Le Creusot sees average daytime highs around 16°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 213 mm of precipitation over about 35 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 10°C in early March to 21°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Le Creusot's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Le Creusot's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
16°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
7°C
Precipitation
213 mm
35 wet days
Avg wind
11 km/h
Travel score
4.5
2nd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Le Creusot in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 10°C in early March to 21°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Le Creusot reaches about 16°C and drops to 7°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

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How spring really feels in Le Creusot

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 9 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
9
wind chill below the day's low

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

Le Creusot weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7211.928.80.4
Feb / 6010.52101.1
Mar12° / 60110.811.63.1
Apr16° / 7111.30.113.34.7
May20° / 10°8112.4014.85.8
Jun24° / 13°6310.9015.66.6
Jul26° / 15°589.5015.36.8
Aug26° / 15°599.50146.9
Sep21° / 12°699012.46.6
Oct16° / 8511.3010.64.8
Nov10° / 9212.40.99.22.0
Dec / 8212.81.88.40.6

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Le Creusot gets around 213 mm of rain and snow over 35 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 11 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min in early March to 15 h 18 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.5 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Le Creusot?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
1.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Le Creusot for sightseeing.

What to pack for Le Creusot in Spring

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

In spring, Le Creusot sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 35 days see rain.

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UV index in Le Creusot in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Le Creusot 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
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Le Creusot?

Le Creusot sits at 46.8°N, 4.4°E, 367 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Saint-Leu, 11 km away.

Topography around Le Creusot

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Le Creusot.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Le Creusot has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 225 m around an average of 391 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 459 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 841 m.

The land around Le Creusot is covered by trees (47%), grassland (28%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%), trees (33%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
225 m
16 km
459 m
80 km
841 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Spring weather nearby: Saint-Leu 11 km · Montceau-les-Mines 16 km · Autun 18 km · Chalon-sur-Saône 33 km · Beaune 40 km · Mâcon 63 km · Chenôve 70 km · Dijon 72 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 Le Creusot (46.8071°, 4.4163°, elevation 367 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.