Frosty mornings in Saint-Vérain outnumber those of 89% of mainland French towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 25.5°C on average. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on 74% of mainland French towns. The rainiest month is December; the driest is August. Plan for rain on about 131 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-Fargeau station, 17 km north-east.
A year in Saint-Vérain at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Fargeau station.
What a year in Saint-Vérain feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Fargeau.
About 870 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and August the driest. About 26 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: 67 frosts and 54 days of 25°C a year
On about 67 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 54 days a year reach 25°C, and 14 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Fargeau: 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-Fargeau
Saint-Fargeau is 17 km north-east of Saint-Vérain. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Vérain itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Fargeau (89273001) |
| Distance from the town | 17 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 258 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 279 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 12 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Nevers-Marzy, 54 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-Vérain 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-Vérain | Saint-Fargeau | 25.5°C | 0.6°C | 870 mm |
| Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire 12 km | Léré | 26.6°C 1.1°C warmer | 0.8°C about the same | 711 mm |
| Châtillon-sur-Loire 25 km | Vailly | 27.1°C 1.6°C warmer | 0.4°C about the same | 793 mm |
Saint-Vérain weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Fargeau station; sunshine at Nevers-Marzy.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.5°C | 0.6°C | 3.5°C | 76 mm | 63 |
| February | 8.0°C | 0.3°C | 4.1°C | 64 mm | 91 |
| March | 12.1°C | 2.0°C | 7.1°C | 65 mm | 154 |
| April | 15.6°C | 4.1°C | 9.9°C | 68 mm | 181 |
| May | 19.4°C | 7.8°C | 13.6°C | 76 mm | 205 |
| June | 23.2°C | 11.1°C | 17.1°C | 69 mm | 226 |
| July | 25.5°C | 12.7°C | 19.1°C | 68 mm | 245 |
| August | 25.4°C | 12.5°C | 18.9°C | 63 mm | 236 |
| September | 21.2°C | 9.4°C | 15.3°C | 70 mm | 189 |
| October | 16.4°C | 7.2°C | 11.8°C | 83 mm | 123 |
| November | 10.3°C | 3.4°C | 6.9°C | 82 mm | 72 |
| December | 7.1°C | 1.2°C | 4.2°C | 87 mm | 59 |
| Year | 15.9°C | 6.0°C | 11.0°C | 870 mm | 1,844 |
Where Saint-Vérain’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Fargeau, 17 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, 54 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-Vérain’s climate
How warm does Saint-Vérain get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.5°C. About 54 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 64% of mainland French towns, and about 14 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Vérain get in winter?
February nights average 0.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 67 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Vérain get?
About 870 mm a year, more than 74% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (87 mm) and August the driest (63 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Nevers-Marzy (54 km away), averages 1,844 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Vérain itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Vérain, Saint-Fargeau, 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 ST FARGEAU_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Vérain →
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