Frost comes to Narcy more often than to 90% of mainland French towns
High summer brings afternoon highs near 27.0°C. The rainiest month is November; the driest is March. Of the 13 towns of 2,500+ in Nièvre, it is the wettest. For walks and days out, the stretch from May to September brings highs of 21–27°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Guérigny station, 17 km south-east.
A year in Narcy at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Guérigny station.
What a year in Narcy feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Guérigny.
About 911 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and March the driest. About 26 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: 68 frosts and 73 days of 25°C a year
On about 68 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 73 days a year reach 25°C, and 26 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Guérigny: 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 Guérigny
Guérigny is 17 km south-east of Narcy. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Narcy itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Guérigny (58131001) |
| Distance from the town | 17 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 205 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 187 m |
| Period | 1997–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Nevers-Marzy, 26 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 Narcy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narcy | Guérigny | 27.0°C | 0.5°C | 911 mm |
| La Charité-sur-Loire 7.2 km | Varennes-Boulor | 27.3°C about the same | 0.8°C about the same | 855 mm |
| Guérigny 18 km | same station | 27.0°C about the same | 0.5°C about the same | 911 mm |
| Garchizy 21 km | Nevers-Marzy | 26.0°C 1°C cooler | 0.6°C about the same | 784 mm |
| Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire 23 km | Léré | 26.6°C about the same | 0.8°C about the same | 711 mm |
| Fourchambault 23 km | Nevers-Marzy | 26.0°C 1°C cooler | 0.6°C about the same | 784 mm |
| Varennes-Vauzelles 24 km | Varennes-Boulor | 27.3°C about the same | 0.8°C about the same | 855 mm |
Narcy weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Guérigny station; sunshine at Nevers-Marzy.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.3°C | 0.5°C | 3.9°C | 79 mm | 63 |
| February | 8.9°C | 0.1°C | 4.5°C | 69 mm | 91 |
| March | 13.4°C | 2.1°C | 7.8°C | 63 mm | 154 |
| April | 17.3°C | 4.6°C | 10.9°C | 74 mm | 181 |
| May | 20.8°C | 8.2°C | 14.5°C | 80 mm | 205 |
| June | 24.9°C | 11.6°C | 18.3°C | 67 mm | 226 |
| July | 27.0°C | 13.1°C | 20.0°C | 66 mm | 245 |
| August | 26.9°C | 12.7°C | 19.8°C | 69 mm | 236 |
| September | 22.8°C | 9.5°C | 16.2°C | 71 mm | 189 |
| October | 17.5°C | 7.2°C | 12.4°C | 87 mm | 123 |
| November | 11.3°C | 3.4°C | 7.4°C | 94 mm | 72 |
| December | 7.8°C | 1.1°C | 4.5°C | 92 mm | 59 |
| Year | 17.2°C | 6.2°C | 11.7°C | 911 mm | 1,844 |
Where Narcy’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Guérigny, 17 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1997–2020, 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, 26 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 Narcy’s climate
How warm does Narcy get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.0°C. About 73 days a year reach 25°C, more than 67% of mainland French towns, and about 26 reach 30°C.
How cold does Narcy get in winter?
February nights average 0.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 68 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Narcy get?
About 911 mm a year, more than 78% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (94 mm) and March the driest (63 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Nevers-Marzy (26 km away), averages 1,844 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Narcy itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Narcy, Guérigny, 17 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 GUERIGNY, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Narcy →
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