Frost comes to Tresnay more often than to 91% of mainland French towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 27.4°C. May is the wettest month, March the driest. Warm afternoons come more often than in 71% of mainland French towns. Plan time outside for May, June and September, when highs sit at 21–25°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Lurcy-Lévis station, 20 km west.
A year in Tresnay at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Lurcy-Lévis station.
What a year in Tresnay feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lurcy-Lévis.
About 794 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and March the driest. About 22 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 7th 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: 71 frosts and 80 days of 25°C a year
On about 71 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 80 days a year reach 25°C, and 29 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lurcy-Lévis: 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 Lurcy-Lévis
Lurcy-Lévis is 20 km west of Tresnay. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Tresnay itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Lurcy-Lévis (03155001) |
| Distance from the town | 20 km west |
| Station altitude | 205 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 201 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 17 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Lurcy-Lévis Sa, 19 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 Tresnay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tresnay | Lurcy-Lévis | 27.4°C | 0.3°C | 794 mm |
| Avermes 15 km | Yzeure | 27.0°C about the same | 0.8°C 0.5°C milder | 796 mm |
| Moulins 19 km | Yzeure | 27.0°C about the same | 0.8°C 0.5°C milder | 796 mm |
| Yzeure 20 km | Yzeure | 27.0°C about the same | 0.8°C 0.5°C milder | 796 mm |
| Decize 25 km | Yzeure | 27.0°C about the same | 0.8°C 0.5°C milder | 796 mm |
| Sancoins 25 km | Sancoins | 27.5°C about the same | 0.4°C about the same | 801 mm |
| Imphy 26 km | Nevers-Marzy | 26.0°C 1.4°C cooler | 0.6°C about the same | 784 mm |
Tresnay weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Lurcy-Lévis station; sunshine at Lurcy-Lévis Sa.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.7°C | 0.3°C | 4.0°C | 65 mm | 72 |
| February | 9.5°C | −0.1°C | 4.7°C | 57 mm | 102 |
| March | 14.0°C | 1.7°C | 7.8°C | 52 mm | 162 |
| April | 17.3°C | 4.1°C | 10.7°C | 69 mm | 195 |
| May | 21.0°C | 8.1°C | 14.6°C | 82 mm | 213 |
| June | 24.9°C | 11.7°C | 18.3°C | 67 mm | 246 |
| July | 27.4°C | 13.3°C | 20.4°C | 54 mm | 255 |
| August | 27.7°C | 12.9°C | 20.3°C | 63 mm | 237 |
| September | 23.2°C | 9.2°C | 16.2°C | 64 mm | 197 |
| October | 17.8°C | 7.0°C | 12.4°C | 70 mm | 130 |
| November | 11.7°C | 3.2°C | 7.5°C | 77 mm | 80 |
| December | 8.1°C | 0.9°C | 4.5°C | 75 mm | 67 |
| Year | 17.5°C | 6.0°C | 11.8°C | 794 mm | 1,955 |
Where Tresnay’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Lurcy-Lévis, 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, 19 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 Tresnay’s climate
How warm does Tresnay get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.7°C. About 80 days a year reach 25°C, more than 71% of mainland French towns, and about 29 reach 30°C.
How cold does Tresnay get in winter?
February nights average −0.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 71 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Tresnay get?
About 794 mm a year, more than 59% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (82 mm) and March the driest (52 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Lurcy-Lévis Sa (19 km away), averages 1,955 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Tresnay itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Tresnay, Lurcy-Lévis, 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 LURCY-LEVIS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Tresnay →
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.