Climate of Lyon

The climate of Lyon and the Rhone is semi-continental with alternating influences of Mediterranean climate, continental and oceanic.

Springs and falls are very pleasant.

Summer can be sweltering with temperatures up to 30 degrees.

Winters are harsh, marked by sometimes heavy frosts and snowfalls that can go up to 10 cm which invariably cause huge traffic jams !

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Here is a table of monthly average recorded in Lyon (in degrees Celsius):

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