Montceau-les-Mines in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Montceau-les-Mines sees average daytime highs around 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 212 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 24% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
16°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
6°C
Precipitation
212 mm
35 wet days
Avg wind
11 km/h
Travel score
4.5
2nd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Montceau-les-Mines 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 Montceau-les-Mines reaches about 16°C and drops to 6°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

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How spring really feels in Montceau-les-Mines

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.

Montceau-les-Mines 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 / 7612.128.80.4
Feb / 6210.62.3101.1
Mar12° / 63110.911.63.1
Apr16° / 7111.30.213.34.6
May19° / 10°7912.4014.85.7
Jun23° / 13°6011015.66.6
Jul26° / 15°549.3015.36.8
Aug26° / 15°559.50146.9
Sep21° / 12°679.1012.46.5
Oct16° / 8211.4010.64.7
Nov10° / 9112.50.99.22.0
Dec / 8612.71.98.40.6

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Montceau-les-Mines gets around 212 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 Montceau-les-Mines?

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 Montceau-les-Mines for sightseeing.

What to pack for Montceau-les-Mines in Spring

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

In spring, Montceau-les-Mines sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 35 days see rain.

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UV index in Montceau-les-Mines in Spring

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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 Montceau-les-Mines 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 Montceau-les-Mines?

Montceau-les-Mines sits at 46.7°N, 4.4°E, 312 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Saint-Leu, 12 km away.

Topography around Montceau-les-Mines

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Montceau-les-Mines.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Montceau-les-Mines has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 307 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 436 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 914 m.

The land around Montceau-les-Mines is covered by trees (33%), grassland (32%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, grassland (60%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (45%), trees (32%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
118 m
16 km
436 m
80 km
914 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Spring weather nearby: Saint-Leu 12 km · Le Creusot 16 km · Autun 32 km · Chalon-sur-Saône 39 km · Mâcon 53 km · Beaune 54 km · Roanne 74 km · Moulins 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
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 Montceau-les-Mines (46.6667°, 4.3667°, elevation 312 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.