Perroy gets more frosts than 83% of mainland French towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 26.6°C. Expect the heaviest rain in May and the lightest in February. Of the 13 towns of 2,500+ in Nièvre, it is the driest. Central heating does most of its work from November to March, in months below 10°C on average.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Léré station, 21 km west.
A year in Perroy at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Léré station.
What a year in Perroy feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Léré.
About 711 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 19 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 13th 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: 62 frosts and 68 days of 25°C a year
On about 62 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 68 days a year reach 25°C, and 20 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Léré: 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 Léré
Léré is 21 km west of Perroy. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Perroy itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Léré (18125004) |
| Distance from the town | 21 km west |
| Station altitude | 139 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 204 m |
| Period | 1997–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Nevers-Marzy, 45 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 Perroy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perroy | Léré | 26.6°C | 0.8°C | 711 mm |
| Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire 17 km | same station | 26.6°C about the same | 0.8°C about the same | 711 mm |
| La Charité-sur-Loire 27 km | Varennes-Boulor | 27.3°C 0.7°C warmer | 0.8°C about the same | 855 mm |
| Clamecy 28 km | Merry-sur-Yonne | 26.4°C about the same | 0.8°C about the same | 777 mm |
Perroy weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Léré station; sunshine at Nevers-Marzy.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.4°C | 0.8°C | 4.1°C | 56 mm | 63 |
| February | 9.0°C | 0.5°C | 4.8°C | 48 mm | 91 |
| March | 13.2°C | 2.4°C | 7.8°C | 50 mm | 154 |
| April | 16.9°C | 4.4°C | 10.7°C | 58 mm | 181 |
| May | 20.5°C | 8.1°C | 14.3°C | 67 mm | 205 |
| June | 24.5°C | 11.4°C | 18.0°C | 55 mm | 226 |
| July | 26.6°C | 13.0°C | 19.8°C | 62 mm | 245 |
| August | 26.6°C | 12.7°C | 19.6°C | 59 mm | 236 |
| September | 22.7°C | 9.3°C | 16.0°C | 59 mm | 189 |
| October | 17.6°C | 7.2°C | 12.4°C | 65 mm | 123 |
| November | 11.4°C | 3.6°C | 7.5°C | 66 mm | 72 |
| December | 8.0°C | 1.3°C | 4.6°C | 64 mm | 59 |
| Year | 17.0°C | 6.2°C | 11.6°C | 711 mm | 1,844 |
Where Perroy’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Léré, 21 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, 45 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 Perroy’s climate
How warm does Perroy get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.6°C. About 68 days a year reach 25°C, more than 60% of mainland French towns, and about 20 reach 30°C.
How cold does Perroy get in winter?
February nights average 0.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 62 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Perroy get?
About 711 mm a year, less than 65% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (67 mm) and February the driest (48 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Nevers-Marzy (45 km away), averages 1,844 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Perroy itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Perroy, Léré, 21 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 LERE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Perroy →
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.