Frosty mornings in Giry outnumber those of 89% of mainland French towns
High summer brings afternoon highs near 26.2°C. None of the 13 towns of 2,500+ in Nièvre gets more rain. A year here swings 26°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Garden chairs stay out from June to September, the months with highs of 21–26°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Prémery station, 5.9 km south.
A year in Giry at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Prémery station.
What a year in Giry 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 5.9 km south of Giry. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Giry itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Prémery (58218006) |
| Distance from the town | 5.9 km south |
| Station altitude | 260 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 305 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Nevers-Marzy, 31 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 Giry 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.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giry | Prémery | 26.2°C | 0.5°C | 911 mm |
| Guérigny 19 km | Guérigny | 27.0°C 0.8°C warmer | 0.5°C about the same | 911 mm |
| La Charité-sur-Loire 26 km | Varennes-Boulor | 27.3°C 1.1°C warmer | 0.8°C about the same | 855 mm |
| Coulanges-lès-Nevers 28 km | Varennes-Boulor | 27.3°C 1.1°C warmer | 0.8°C about the same | 855 mm |
| Varennes-Vauzelles 28 km | Varennes-Boulor | 27.3°C 1.1°C warmer | 0.8°C about the same | 855 mm |
| Clamecy 29 km | Merry-sur-Yonne | 26.4°C about the same | 0.8°C about the same | 777 mm |
| Garchizy 29 km | Nevers-Marzy | 26.0°C about the same | 0.6°C about the same | 784 mm |
Giry 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 Giry’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Prémery, 5.9 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, 31 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 Giry’s climate
How warm does Giry 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 Giry 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 Giry 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 (31 km away), averages 1,844 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Giry itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Giry, Prémery, 5.9 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 Giry →
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.