Hardly any mainland French towns wake to more frost than Saint-Brisson
Midsummer highs settle at about 24.9°C. Of the 13 towns of 2,500+ in Nièvre, it is the wettest. Of all months, December brings the most rain and August the least. Plan time outside from June to September, when highs sit at 20–25°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Léger-Vauban station, 10 km north.
A year in Saint-Brisson at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Léger-Vauban station.
What a year in Saint-Brisson feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Léger-Vauban.
About 1,148 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and August the driest. About 39 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 Autun
A frosty town: 82 frosts and 50 days of 25°C a year
On about 82 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 9 days it stays below freezing all day. About 50 days a year reach 25°C, and 13 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Léger-Vauban: 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 Saint-Léger-Vauban
Saint-Léger-Vauban is 10 km north of Saint-Brisson. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Brisson itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Léger-Vauban (89349001) |
| Distance from the town | 10 km north |
| Station altitude | 464 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 633 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 6.4 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Autun, 35 km away |
Saint-Brisson sits 169 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Saint-Brisson to run about 1.1°C cooler than these figures.
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 Saint-Brisson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Brisson | Saint-Léger-Vauban | 24.9°C | −0.6°C | 1,148 mm |
| Avallon 28 km | Merry-sur-Yonne | 26.4°C 1.5°C warmer | 0.8°C 1.4°C milder | 777 mm |
Saint-Brisson weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Léger-Vauban station; sunshine at Autun.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.8°C | −0.6°C | 2.6°C | 116 mm | 67 |
| February | 7.1°C | −1.0°C | 3.1°C | 93 mm | 103 |
| March | 11.5°C | 1.0°C | 6.2°C | 90 mm | 162 |
| April | 15.2°C | 3.2°C | 9.2°C | 90 mm | 197 |
| May | 18.9°C | 6.9°C | 12.9°C | 99 mm | 209 |
| June | 22.7°C | 10.1°C | 16.4°C | 76 mm | 245 |
| July | 24.9°C | 11.7°C | 18.3°C | 84 mm | 262 |
| August | 24.7°C | 11.8°C | 18.3°C | 74 mm | 228 |
| September | 20.2°C | 8.7°C | 14.5°C | 85 mm | 192 |
| October | 15.2°C | 6.5°C | 10.9°C | 103 mm | 124 |
| November | 9.7°C | 2.6°C | 6.2°C | 111 mm | 72 |
| December | 6.3°C | 0.3°C | 3.3°C | 128 mm | 59 |
| Year | 15.2°C | 5.1°C | 10.2°C | 1,148 mm | 1,918 |
Where Saint-Brisson’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Léger-Vauban, 10 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, Autun, 35 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 Saint-Brisson’s climate
How warm does Saint-Brisson get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.9°C. About 50 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 69% of mainland French towns, and about 13 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Brisson get in winter?
February nights average −1.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 82 nights a year, and about 9 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Brisson get?
About 1,148 mm a year, more than 94% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (128 mm) and August the driest (74 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Autun (35 km away), averages 1,918 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Brisson itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Brisson, Saint-Léger-Vauban, 10 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 ST LEGER VAUBAN, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Brisson →
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