Saint-Parize-en-Viry gets more frosts than 81% of mainland French towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 27.0°C. Summer afternoons here are warmer than in 68% of mainland French towns. Temperatures cover 27°C across the year, low to high. An umbrella earns its place on about 123 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Yzeure station, 20 km south.
A year in Saint-Parize-en-Viry at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Yzeure station.
What a year in Saint-Parize-en-Viry 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 20 km south of Saint-Parize-en-Viry. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Parize-en-Viry itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Yzeure (03321001) |
| Distance from the town | 20 km south |
| Station altitude | 242 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 217 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Lurcy-Lévis Sa, 31 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 Saint-Parize-en-Viry 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Parize-en-Viry | Yzeure | 27.0°C | 0.8°C | 796 mm |
| Decize 11 km | same station | 27.0°C about the same | 0.8°C about the same | 796 mm |
| La Machine 17 km | Ourouer | 25.9°C 1.1°C cooler | 0.8°C about the same | 889 mm |
| Avermes 19 km | same station | 27.0°C about the same | 0.8°C about the same | 796 mm |
| Imphy 20 km | Nevers-Marzy | 26.0°C 1°C cooler | 0.6°C about the same | 784 mm |
| Yzeure 22 km | same station | 27.0°C about the same | 0.8°C about the same | 796 mm |
| Moulins 22 km | same station | 27.0°C about the same | 0.8°C about the same | 796 mm |
Saint-Parize-en-Viry 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 Saint-Parize-en-Viry’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Yzeure, 20 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, 31 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-Parize-en-Viry’s climate
How warm does Saint-Parize-en-Viry 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 Saint-Parize-en-Viry 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 Saint-Parize-en-Viry 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 (31 km away), averages 1,955 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Parize-en-Viry itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Parize-en-Viry, Yzeure, 20 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 Saint-Parize-en-Viry →
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