Frosty mornings in Pougues-les-Eaux outnumber those of 81% of mainland French towns
July afternoons average 27.3°C. None of the 13 towns of 2,500+ in Nièvre has warmer July afternoons. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 27°C. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from November to March, which average under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Varennes-Boulor station, 2.9 km east.
A year in Pougues-les-Eaux at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Varennes-Boulor station.
What a year in Pougues-les-Eaux feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Varennes-Boulor.
About 855 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and March the driest. About 25 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 3rd 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: 60 frosts and 74 days of 25°C a year
On about 60 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 74 days a year reach 25°C, and 26 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Varennes-Boulor: 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 Varennes-Boulor
Varennes-Boulor is 2.9 km east of Pougues-les-Eaux. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Pougues-les-Eaux itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Varennes-Boulor (58303002) |
| Distance from the town | 2.9 km east |
| Station altitude | 208 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 204 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Nevers-Marzy, 8.4 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 Pougues-les-Eaux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pougues-les-Eaux | Varennes-Boulor | 27.3°C | 0.8°C | 855 mm |
| Garchizy 4.1 km | Nevers-Marzy | 26.0°C 1.3°C cooler | 0.6°C about the same | 784 mm |
| Fourchambault 6.3 km | Nevers-Marzy | 26.0°C 1.3°C cooler | 0.6°C about the same | 784 mm |
| Varennes-Vauzelles 7.2 km | same station | 27.3°C about the same | 0.8°C about the same | 855 mm |
| Guérigny 7.5 km | Guérigny | 27.0°C about the same | 0.5°C about the same | 911 mm |
| Coulanges-lès-Nevers 9.1 km | same station | 27.3°C about the same | 0.8°C about the same | 855 mm |
| Marzy 9.6 km | Nevers-Marzy | 26.0°C 1.3°C cooler | 0.6°C about the same | 784 mm |
Pougues-les-Eaux weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Varennes-Boulor station; sunshine at Nevers-Marzy.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.1°C | 0.8°C | 4.0°C | 75 mm | 63 |
| February | 8.9°C | 0.6°C | 4.7°C | 63 mm | 91 |
| March | 13.7°C | 2.6°C | 8.1°C | 60 mm | 154 |
| April | 17.4°C | 4.9°C | 11.2°C | 72 mm | 181 |
| May | 21.2°C | 8.8°C | 15.0°C | 78 mm | 205 |
| June | 25.1°C | 12.1°C | 18.6°C | 64 mm | 226 |
| July | 27.3°C | 13.8°C | 20.6°C | 60 mm | 245 |
| August | 27.1°C | 13.5°C | 20.3°C | 67 mm | 236 |
| September | 22.3°C | 10.1°C | 16.2°C | 64 mm | 189 |
| October | 17.0°C | 7.8°C | 12.4°C | 82 mm | 123 |
| November | 10.9°C | 3.8°C | 7.4°C | 86 mm | 72 |
| December | 7.5°C | 1.4°C | 4.4°C | 84 mm | 59 |
| Year | 17.1°C | 6.7°C | 11.9°C | 855 mm | 1,844 |
Where Pougues-les-Eaux’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Varennes-Boulor, 2.9 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, Nevers-Marzy, 8.4 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 Pougues-les-Eaux’s climate
How warm does Pougues-les-Eaux get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.3°C. About 74 days a year reach 25°C, more than 67% of mainland French towns, and about 26 reach 30°C.
How cold does Pougues-les-Eaux 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 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Pougues-les-Eaux get?
About 855 mm a year, more than 71% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (86 mm) and March the driest (60 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Nevers-Marzy (8.4 km away), averages 1,844 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Pougues-les-Eaux itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Pougues-les-Eaux, Varennes-Boulor, 2.9 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 VARENNES-BOULOR, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Pougues-les-Eaux →
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