Epiry gets more frosts than 89% of mainland French towns
July afternoons average 26.2°C. None of the 13 towns of 2,500+ in Nièvre gets more rain. Rain peaks in November and eases off in July. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from November to March, when means dip under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Prémery station, 27 km west: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in Epiry at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Prémery station.
What a year in Epiry 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 Autun
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 27 km west of Epiry. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Epiry itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Prémery (58218006) |
| Distance from the town | 27 km west |
| Station altitude | 260 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 272 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 14 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Autun, 47 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 Epiry 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.
Epiry weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Prémery station; sunshine at Autun.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.9°C | 0.5°C | 3.7°C | 83 mm | 67 |
| February | 8.2°C | 0.2°C | 4.2°C | 71 mm | 103 |
| March | 12.4°C | 1.9°C | 7.2°C | 68 mm | 162 |
| April | 16.0°C | 4.0°C | 10.0°C | 77 mm | 197 |
| May | 19.8°C | 7.6°C | 13.7°C | 74 mm | 209 |
| June | 23.8°C | 10.9°C | 17.4°C | 67 mm | 245 |
| July | 26.2°C | 12.6°C | 19.4°C | 64 mm | 262 |
| August | 25.8°C | 12.4°C | 19.1°C | 65 mm | 228 |
| September | 21.4°C | 9.1°C | 15.3°C | 72 mm | 192 |
| October | 16.7°C | 7.2°C | 11.9°C | 81 mm | 124 |
| 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 | 1,918 |
Where Epiry’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Prémery, 27 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, Autun, 47 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 Epiry’s climate
How warm does Epiry 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 Epiry 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 Epiry 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, Autun (47 km away), averages 1,918 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Epiry itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Epiry, Prémery, 27 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 Epiry →
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