Ice on the ground: Thury sees more frosts than 93% of mainland French towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 25.2°C on average. Winter and summer sit 26°C apart. Its July afternoons stay fresher than in 68% of mainland French towns. Plan for rain on about 123 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Arnay station, 10 km north.
A year in Thury at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Arnay station.
What a year in Thury feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Arnay.
About 800 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 23 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 11th wettest of 21 towns of 2,500+ in Côte-d'Or.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Autun
A frosty town: 75 frosts and 51 days of 25°C a year
On about 75 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 9 days it stays below freezing all day. About 51 days a year reach 25°C, and 15 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Arnay: a frost is a night of 0°C or below, a summer day (jour d’été) 25°C or more, a hot day (forte chaleur) 30°C or more.
The Météo-France station at Arnay
Arnay is 10 km north of Thury. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Thury itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Arnay (21567001) |
| Distance from the town | 10 km north |
| Station altitude | 396 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 384 m |
| Period | 1996–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Autun, 21 km away |
TownRatings matches each commune to one station with at least 24 years of temperature and rain records: the nearest, counting every 100 m of height difference as 10 km, never across the sea.
How Thury compares
Against the 4,385 towns of 2,500 or more in mainland France, each read from its own matched station. The dots are the other towns of 2,500+ in Côte-d'Or.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 2,500+ within 29 km, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thury | Arnay | 25.2°C | −0.6°C | 800 mm |
| Autun 19 km | Autun | 25.9°C 0.7°C warmer | −0.3°C about the same | 857 mm |
| Chagny 22 km | Chalon-Champfo | 26.7°C 1.5°C warmer | −0.2°C about the same | 737 mm |
| Beaune 24 km | Savigny lès Bea | 26.8°C 1.6°C warmer | 0.3°C 0.9°C milder | 753 mm |
| Le Breuil 26 km | Saint-Symphorien-de-Marmagne | 26.3°C 1.1°C warmer | 0.0°C 0.6°C milder | 974 mm |
| Le Creusot 27 km | Saint-Symphorien-de-Marmagne | 26.3°C 1.1°C warmer | 0.0°C 0.6°C milder | 974 mm |
Thury weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Arnay station; sunshine at Autun.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.5°C | −0.6°C | 2.5°C | 64 mm | 67 |
| February | 7.3°C | −0.5°C | 3.4°C | 52 mm | 103 |
| March | 11.6°C | 1.6°C | 6.6°C | 55 mm | 162 |
| April | 15.4°C | 4.1°C | 9.7°C | 65 mm | 197 |
| May | 19.0°C | 7.7°C | 13.4°C | 79 mm | 209 |
| June | 23.4°C | 11.0°C | 17.2°C | 64 mm | 245 |
| July | 25.2°C | 12.6°C | 18.9°C | 69 mm | 262 |
| August | 25.1°C | 12.3°C | 18.7°C | 65 mm | 228 |
| September | 20.9°C | 8.9°C | 14.9°C | 57 mm | 192 |
| October | 15.9°C | 6.3°C | 11.1°C | 74 mm | 124 |
| November | 9.7°C | 2.6°C | 6.1°C | 83 mm | 72 |
| December | 6.1°C | 0.1°C | 3.1°C | 73 mm | 59 |
| Year | 15.4°C | 5.5°C | 10.5°C | 800 mm | 1,918 |
Where Thury’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Arnay, 10 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1996–2020, where its record is shorter).
- Which station: among stations with at least 24 of the 30 years of temperature and rain, the nearest to the commune’s population-weighted center, counting each 100 m of height difference as 10 km; mainland towns use mainland stations and each overseas département its own.
- Altitudes: the town’s from IGN’s RGE ALTI® at its population-weighted center; the station’s from Météo-France.
- Sunshine: the nearest station with at least 10 years of sunshine records, Autun, 21 km away.
- Comparisons: every town of 2,500 or more in mainland France, read the same way; the dots are the towns of 2,500+ in Côte-d'Or.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Thury’s climate
How warm does Thury get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.2°C. About 51 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 67% of mainland French towns, and about 15 reach 30°C.
How cold does Thury get in winter?
January nights average −0.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 75 nights a year, and about 9 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Thury get?
About 800 mm a year, more than 60% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (83 mm) and February the driest (52 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Autun (21 km away), averages 1,918 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Thury itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Thury, Arnay, 10 km away. France publishes its climate normals by station, not by commune; a valley, a hill or the sea can make a difference over a few kilometers.
Where do these figures come from?
Météo-France’s fiches climatologiques: 30-year averages (1991–2020) for each of its long-running stations, published as open data since 2024. They are normals, not a forecast.
Source: Météo-France, fiches climatologiques, 1991–2020 statistics (station ARNAY_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Thury →
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.