Ice on the ground: Saxi-Bourdon sees more frosts than 81% of mainland French towns
July afternoons average 25.9°C. Its yearly rainfall tops that of 77% of mainland French towns. Temperatures cover 25°C across the year, low to high. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from November to March, which average under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Ourouer station, 14 km west.
A year in Saxi-Bourdon at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Ourouer station.
What a year in Saxi-Bourdon feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Ourouer.
About 889 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 27 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd 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 60 days of 25°C a year
On about 60 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 7 days it stays below freezing all day. About 60 days a year reach 25°C, and 18 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Ourouer: 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 Ourouer
Ourouer is 14 km west of Saxi-Bourdon. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saxi-Bourdon itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Ourouer (58204001) |
| Distance from the town | 14 km west |
| Station altitude | 262 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 282 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Nevers-Marzy, 29 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 Saxi-Bourdon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saxi-Bourdon | Ourouer | 25.9°C | 0.8°C | 889 mm |
| La Machine 18 km | same station | 25.9°C about the same | 0.8°C about the same | 889 mm |
| Imphy 22 km | Nevers-Marzy | 26.0°C about the same | 0.6°C about the same | 784 mm |
| Guérigny 22 km | Guérigny | 27.0°C 1.1°C warmer | 0.5°C about the same | 911 mm |
| Coulanges-lès-Nevers 24 km | Varennes-Boulor | 27.3°C 1.4°C warmer | 0.8°C about the same | 855 mm |
| Decize 26 km | Yzeure | 27.0°C 1.1°C warmer | 0.8°C about the same | 796 mm |
| Nevers 26 km | Nevers-Marzy | 26.0°C about the same | 0.6°C about the same | 784 mm |
Saxi-Bourdon weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Ourouer station; sunshine at Nevers-Marzy.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.4°C | 0.8°C | 3.6°C | 80 mm | 63 |
| February | 7.9°C | 0.5°C | 4.2°C | 68 mm | 91 |
| March | 12.4°C | 2.8°C | 7.6°C | 63 mm | 154 |
| April | 15.9°C | 4.9°C | 10.4°C | 76 mm | 181 |
| May | 19.6°C | 8.5°C | 14.0°C | 75 mm | 205 |
| June | 23.4°C | 11.8°C | 17.6°C | 67 mm | 226 |
| July | 25.9°C | 13.7°C | 19.8°C | 56 mm | 245 |
| August | 25.8°C | 13.6°C | 19.7°C | 67 mm | 236 |
| September | 21.1°C | 10.3°C | 15.7°C | 68 mm | 189 |
| October | 15.9°C | 7.7°C | 11.8°C | 85 mm | 123 |
| November | 10.1°C | 3.7°C | 6.9°C | 92 mm | 72 |
| December | 6.8°C | 1.3°C | 4.1°C | 93 mm | 59 |
| Year | 15.9°C | 6.6°C | 11.3°C | 889 mm | 1,844 |
Where Saxi-Bourdon’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Ourouer, 14 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, 29 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 Saxi-Bourdon’s climate
How warm does Saxi-Bourdon get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.9°C. About 60 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 50% of mainland French towns, and about 18 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saxi-Bourdon get in winter?
February nights average 0.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 60 nights a year, and about 7 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saxi-Bourdon get?
About 889 mm a year, more than 77% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (93 mm) and July the driest (56 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Nevers-Marzy (29 km away), averages 1,844 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saxi-Bourdon itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saxi-Bourdon, Ourouer, 14 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 OUROUER, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saxi-Bourdon →
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.