Bernouil gets more frosts than 77% of mainland French towns
July afternoons average 26.1°C. Only 25°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. The heating season runs November to March: each of those months averages under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Ligny-le-Châtel station, 13 km west.
A year in Bernouil at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Ligny-le-Châtel station.
What a year in Bernouil feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Ligny-le-Châtel.
About 773 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and March the driest. About 23 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd wettest of 19 towns of 2,500+ in Yonne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Troyes-Barberey
A frosty town: 56 frosts and 62 days of 25°C a year
On about 56 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 62 days a year reach 25°C, and 19 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Ligny-le-Châtel: 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 Ligny-le-Châtel
Ligny-le-Châtel is 13 km west of Bernouil. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Bernouil itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Ligny-le-Châtel (89227001) |
| Distance from the town | 13 km west |
| Station altitude | 155 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 213 m |
| Period | 1991–2016 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 8.3 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Troyes-Barberey, 48 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 Bernouil 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 Yonne.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernouil | Ligny-le-Châtel | 26.1°C | 1.0°C | 773 mm |
| Tonnerre 7.8 km | Chablis | 27.2°C 1.1°C warmer | 0.6°C about the same | 740 mm |
| Saint-Florentin 17 km | same station | 26.1°C about the same | 1.0°C about the same | 773 mm |
| Brienon-sur-Armançon 23 km | same station | 26.1°C about the same | 1.0°C about the same | 773 mm |
| Monéteau 24 km | Aillant | 27.5°C 1.4°C warmer | 0.3°C 0.7°C colder | 727 mm |
| Auxerre 27 km | Aillant | 27.5°C 1.4°C warmer | 0.3°C 0.7°C colder | 727 mm |
| Appoigny 28 km | Aillant | 27.5°C 1.4°C warmer | 0.3°C 0.7°C colder | 727 mm |
Bernouil weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Ligny-le-Châtel station; sunshine at Troyes-Barberey.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.7°C | 1.0°C | 3.9°C | 63 mm | 63 |
| February | 8.0°C | 0.8°C | 4.4°C | 57 mm | 90 |
| March | 12.6°C | 2.9°C | 7.8°C | 56 mm | 148 |
| April | 16.2°C | 5.1°C | 10.6°C | 64 mm | 190 |
| May | 20.2°C | 8.7°C | 14.5°C | 74 mm | 216 |
| June | 23.8°C | 11.7°C | 17.8°C | 59 mm | 231 |
| July | 26.1°C | 13.7°C | 19.9°C | 60 mm | 242 |
| August | 26.0°C | 13.4°C | 19.7°C | 62 mm | 232 |
| September | 21.5°C | 10.3°C | 15.9°C | 61 mm | 186 |
| October | 16.6°C | 7.7°C | 12.1°C | 75 mm | 125 |
| November | 10.5°C | 4.1°C | 7.3°C | 70 mm | 70 |
| December | 7.1°C | 1.6°C | 4.4°C | 74 mm | 57 |
| Year | 16.3°C | 6.8°C | 11.5°C | 773 mm | 1,851 |
Where Bernouil’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Ligny-le-Châtel, 13 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1991–2016, 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, Troyes-Barberey, 48 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 Yonne.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Bernouil’s climate
How warm does Bernouil get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.1°C. About 62 days a year reach 25°C, more than 51% of mainland French towns, and about 19 reach 30°C.
How cold does Bernouil get in winter?
February nights average 0.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 56 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Bernouil get?
About 773 mm a year, more than 54% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (75 mm) and March the driest (56 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Troyes-Barberey (48 km away), averages 1,851 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Bernouil itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Bernouil, Ligny-le-Châtel, 13 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 LIGNY-LE-CHATEL, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Bernouil →
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.