Lucenay-lès-Aix gets more frosts than 81% of mainland French towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 27.0°C on average. In July, afternoons here are warmer than in 68% of mainland French towns. Of all months, November brings the most rain and February the least. Long walks are most pleasant from May to July and September, when afternoons reach 21–27°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Yzeure station, 18 km south-west.
A year in Lucenay-lès-Aix at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Yzeure station.
What a year in Lucenay-lès-Aix feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Yzeure.
About 796 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 23 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 6th wettest of 13 towns of 2,500+ in Nièvre.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Lurcy-Lévis Sa
A frosty town: 60 frosts and 72 days of 25°C a year
On about 60 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 72 days a year reach 25°C, and 25 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Yzeure: 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 Yzeure
Yzeure is 18 km south-west of Lucenay-lès-Aix. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Lucenay-lès-Aix itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Yzeure (03321001) |
| Distance from the town | 18 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 242 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 228 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Lurcy-Lévis Sa, 41 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 Lucenay-lès-Aix 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. Where a neighbor uses the same station its figures are the same: the differences you’d feel over a few kilometers aren’t in the normals.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucenay-lès-Aix | Yzeure | 27.0°C | 0.8°C | 796 mm |
| Decize 13 km | same station | 27.0°C about the same | 0.8°C about the same | 796 mm |
| Avermes 19 km | same station | 27.0°C about the same | 0.8°C about the same | 796 mm |
| Yzeure 19 km | same station | 27.0°C about the same | 0.8°C about the same | 796 mm |
| Moulins 20 km | same station | 27.0°C about the same | 0.8°C about the same | 796 mm |
| La Machine 21 km | Ourouer | 25.9°C 1.1°C cooler | 0.8°C about the same | 889 mm |
| Bourbon-Lancy 23 km | Diou | 27.2°C about the same | 0.9°C about the same | 819 mm |
Lucenay-lès-Aix weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Yzeure station; sunshine at Lurcy-Lévis Sa.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.1°C | 0.8°C | 3.9°C | 60 mm | 72 |
| February | 8.6°C | 0.6°C | 4.6°C | 50 mm | 102 |
| March | 13.2°C | 2.7°C | 8.0°C | 52 mm | 162 |
| April | 16.8°C | 4.9°C | 10.9°C | 65 mm | 195 |
| May | 20.6°C | 8.9°C | 14.7°C | 81 mm | 213 |
| June | 24.6°C | 12.4°C | 18.5°C | 71 mm | 246 |
| July | 27.0°C | 14.2°C | 20.6°C | 68 mm | 255 |
| August | 27.1°C | 13.9°C | 20.5°C | 64 mm | 237 |
| September | 22.4°C | 10.2°C | 16.3°C | 68 mm | 197 |
| October | 17.0°C | 7.8°C | 12.4°C | 71 mm | 130 |
| November | 11.0°C | 3.8°C | 7.4°C | 83 mm | 80 |
| December | 7.6°C | 1.3°C | 4.5°C | 65 mm | 67 |
| Year | 16.9°C | 6.8°C | 11.9°C | 796 mm | 1,955 |
Where Lucenay-lès-Aix’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Yzeure, 18 km away: statistics for 1991–2020.
- 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, Lurcy-Lévis Sa, 41 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 Lucenay-lès-Aix’s climate
How warm does Lucenay-lès-Aix get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.1°C. About 72 days a year reach 25°C, more than 66% of mainland French towns, and about 25 reach 30°C.
How cold does Lucenay-lès-Aix get in winter?
February nights average 0.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 60 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Lucenay-lès-Aix get?
About 796 mm a year, more than 59% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (83 mm) and February the driest (50 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Lurcy-Lévis Sa (41 km away), averages 1,955 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Lucenay-lès-Aix itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Lucenay-lès-Aix, Yzeure, 18 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 YZEURE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Lucenay-lès-Aix →
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.