No extremes in Gurcy-le-Châtel: its weather tracks the middle of mainland French towns
A typical January night drops to 1.3°C and a July afternoon reaches 25.3°C; 704 mm of rain falls in a year. Of all months, December brings the most rain and March the least. Days of 25°C are scarce: about 48 a year, fewer than in 72% of mainland French towns. Plan time outside from May to September, when highs sit at 19–25°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Nangis station, 15 km north-west.
A year in Gurcy-le-Châtel at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Nangis station.
What a year in Gurcy-le-Châtel feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Nangis.
About 704 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and March the driest. About 18 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 61st wettest of 116 towns of 2,500+ in Seine-et-Marne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Melun
A frosty town: 50 frosts and 48 days of 25°C a year
On about 50 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 48 days a year reach 25°C, and 12 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Nangis: 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 Nangis
Nangis is 15 km north-west of Gurcy-le-Châtel. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Gurcy-le-Châtel itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Nangis (77211001) |
| Distance from the town | 15 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 128 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 130 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Melun, 34 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 Gurcy-le-Châtel 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 Seine-et-Marne.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gurcy-le-Châtel | Nangis | 25.3°C | 1.3°C | 704 mm |
| Donnemarie-Dontilly 3.1 km | La Brosse-Mx | 26.4°C 1.1°C warmer | 2.0°C 0.7°C milder | 653 mm |
| Saint-Germain-Laval 11 km | La Brosse-Mx | 26.4°C 1.1°C warmer | 2.0°C 0.7°C milder | 653 mm |
| Nangis 11 km | same station | 25.3°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 704 mm |
| Montereau-Fault-Yonne 13 km | La Brosse-Mx | 26.4°C 1.1°C warmer | 2.0°C 0.7°C milder | 653 mm |
| Cannes-Écluse 14 km | La Brosse-Mx | 26.4°C 1.1°C warmer | 2.0°C 0.7°C milder | 653 mm |
| Villeneuve-la-Guyard 15 km | La Brosse-Mx | 26.4°C 1.1°C warmer | 2.0°C 0.7°C milder | 653 mm |
Gurcy-le-Châtel weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Nangis station; sunshine at Melun.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.5°C | 1.3°C | 3.9°C | 57 mm | 60 |
| February | 7.9°C | 1.4°C | 4.6°C | 53 mm | 83 |
| March | 11.9°C | 3.0°C | 7.5°C | 51 mm | 143 |
| April | 15.5°C | 5.0°C | 10.3°C | 55 mm | 188 |
| May | 19.4°C | 8.5°C | 13.9°C | 65 mm | 216 |
| June | 22.8°C | 11.4°C | 17.1°C | 54 mm | 226 |
| July | 25.3°C | 13.2°C | 19.3°C | 55 mm | 235 |
| August | 25.2°C | 13.0°C | 19.1°C | 58 mm | 225 |
| September | 21.0°C | 10.1°C | 15.5°C | 56 mm | 180 |
| October | 16.0°C | 7.8°C | 11.9°C | 66 mm | 119 |
| November | 10.3°C | 4.3°C | 7.3°C | 63 mm | 68 |
| December | 7.1°C | 2.1°C | 4.6°C | 72 mm | 54 |
| Year | 15.7°C | 6.8°C | 11.3°C | 704 mm | 1,798 |
Where Gurcy-le-Châtel’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Nangis, 15 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1992–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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, Melun, 34 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 Seine-et-Marne.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Gurcy-le-Châtel’s climate
How warm does Gurcy-le-Châtel get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.3°C. About 48 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 72% of mainland French towns, and about 12 reach 30°C.
How cold does Gurcy-le-Châtel get in winter?
January nights average 1.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 50 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Gurcy-le-Châtel get?
About 704 mm a year, less than 67% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (72 mm) and March the driest (51 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Melun (34 km away), averages 1,798 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Gurcy-le-Châtel itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Gurcy-le-Châtel, Nangis, 15 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 NANGIS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Gurcy-le-Châtel →
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