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Best Time for Burgundy: Wine & Abbeys
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Sweet spot: March, April, May. Computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.
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- Harvest on the Côte d'Or — the vineyard lanes buzz, cellar doors pour the new vintage's predecessors, and the vines turn gold through October.
- Green vines, empty caveaux and long evenings — the Hospices' glazed roof photographs best in low morning sun before the coaches arrive.
| Month | Low | High | Rain | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1.6°C | 4.3°C | 61 mm | 8.7 h | ❄ |
| February | −1.7°C | 5.9°C | 48 mm | 10.0 h | ❄ |
| March | 0.9°C | 10.5°C | 58 mm | 11.6 h | ❄ |
| April | 4.4°C | 15.0°C | 60 mm | 13.4 h | |
| May | 8.4°C | 18.7°C | 80 mm | 14.9 h | |
| June | 12.3°C | 23.2°C | 69 mm | 15.7 h | |
| July | 14.2°C | 25.4°C | 68 mm | 15.3 h | |
| August | 13.5°C | 25.1°C | 74 mm | 14.0 h | |
| September | 9.7°C | 20.9°C | 54 mm | 12.3 h | |
| October | 6.3°C | 15.7°C | 79 mm | 10.6 h | |
| November | 2.2°C | 9.2°C | 79 mm | 9.1 h | |
| December | −0.6°C | 5.0°C | 73 mm | 8.3 h | ❄ |