Ice on the ground: Corvol-d'Embernard sees more frosts than 89% of mainland French towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 26.2°C. Of all months, November brings the most rain and July the least. None of the 13 towns of 2,500+ in Nièvre gets more rain. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings come into their own from June to September, with highs of 21–26°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Prémery station, 14 km south.
A year in Corvol-d'Embernard at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Prémery station.
What a year in Corvol-d'Embernard feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Prémery.
About 911 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 28 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 13 towns of 2,500+ in Nièvre.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Nevers-Marzy
A frosty town: 67 frosts and 59 days of 25°C a year
On about 67 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 59 days a year reach 25°C, and 18 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Prémery: 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 Prémery
Prémery is 14 km south of Corvol-d'Embernard. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Corvol-d'Embernard itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Prémery (58218006) |
| Distance from the town | 14 km south |
| Station altitude | 260 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 259 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Nevers-Marzy, 39 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 Corvol-d'Embernard 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 Nièvre.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 2,500+ within 29 km, each with its own matched station.
Corvol-d'Embernard weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Prémery station; sunshine at Nevers-Marzy.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.9°C | 0.5°C | 3.7°C | 83 mm | 63 |
| February | 8.2°C | 0.2°C | 4.2°C | 71 mm | 91 |
| March | 12.4°C | 1.9°C | 7.2°C | 68 mm | 154 |
| April | 16.0°C | 4.0°C | 10.0°C | 77 mm | 181 |
| May | 19.8°C | 7.6°C | 13.7°C | 74 mm | 205 |
| June | 23.8°C | 10.9°C | 17.4°C | 67 mm | 226 |
| July | 26.2°C | 12.6°C | 19.4°C | 64 mm | 245 |
| August | 25.8°C | 12.4°C | 19.1°C | 65 mm | 236 |
| September | 21.4°C | 9.1°C | 15.3°C | 72 mm | 189 |
| October | 16.7°C | 7.2°C | 11.9°C | 81 mm | 123 |
| November | 10.7°C | 3.5°C | 7.1°C | 95 mm | 72 |
| December | 7.4°C | 1.2°C | 4.3°C | 94 mm | 59 |
| Year | 16.3°C | 5.9°C | 11.1°C | 911 mm | 1,844 |
Where Corvol-d'Embernard’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Prémery, 14 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1992–2020, 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, Nevers-Marzy, 39 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 Nièvre.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Corvol-d'Embernard’s climate
How warm does Corvol-d'Embernard get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.2°C. About 59 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 54% of mainland French towns, and about 18 reach 30°C.
How cold does Corvol-d'Embernard get in winter?
February nights average 0.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 67 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Corvol-d'Embernard get?
About 911 mm a year, more than 79% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (95 mm) and July the driest (64 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Nevers-Marzy (39 km away), averages 1,844 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Corvol-d'Embernard itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Corvol-d'Embernard, Prémery, 14 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 PREMERY, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Corvol-d'Embernard →
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