Châtel-Censoir gets more frosts than 78% of mainland French towns
Sunny July days climb to about 26.4°C. Rain peaks in October and eases off in March. The heating season runs November to March: each of those months averages under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Merry-sur-Yonne station, 4.6 km north-west.
A year in Châtel-Censoir at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Merry-sur-Yonne station.
What a year in Châtel-Censoir feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Merry-sur-Yonne.
About 777 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and March the driest. About 23 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 19 towns of 2,500+ in Yonne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Nevers-Marzy
A frosty town: 58 frosts and 63 days of 25°C a year
On about 58 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 63 days a year reach 25°C, and 21 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Merry-sur-Yonne: 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 Merry-sur-Yonne
Merry-sur-Yonne is 4.6 km north-west of Châtel-Censoir. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Châtel-Censoir itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Merry-sur-Yonne (89253001) |
| Distance from the town | 4.6 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 225 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 142 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Nevers-Marzy, 71 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 Châtel-Censoir 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.
Châtel-Censoir weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Merry-sur-Yonne station; sunshine at Nevers-Marzy.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.5°C | 0.8°C | 3.7°C | 63 mm | 63 |
| February | 8.0°C | 0.7°C | 4.4°C | 56 mm | 91 |
| March | 12.4°C | 2.9°C | 7.7°C | 55 mm | 154 |
| April | 16.0°C | 5.0°C | 10.5°C | 65 mm | 181 |
| May | 19.8°C | 8.6°C | 14.2°C | 72 mm | 205 |
| June | 23.7°C | 11.9°C | 17.8°C | 64 mm | 226 |
| July | 26.4°C | 13.8°C | 20.1°C | 60 mm | 245 |
| August | 26.2°C | 13.7°C | 20.0°C | 57 mm | 236 |
| September | 21.6°C | 10.2°C | 15.9°C | 58 mm | 189 |
| October | 16.4°C | 7.8°C | 12.1°C | 78 mm | 123 |
| November | 10.5°C | 4.0°C | 7.2°C | 75 mm | 72 |
| December | 7.1°C | 1.6°C | 4.4°C | 76 mm | 59 |
| Year | 16.2°C | 6.8°C | 11.5°C | 777 mm | 1,844 |
Where Châtel-Censoir’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Merry-sur-Yonne, 4.6 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, 71 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 Châtel-Censoir’s climate
How warm does Châtel-Censoir get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.4°C. About 63 days a year reach 25°C, more than 54% of mainland French towns, and about 21 reach 30°C.
How cold does Châtel-Censoir get in winter?
February nights average 0.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 58 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Châtel-Censoir get?
About 777 mm a year, more than 55% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (78 mm) and March the driest (55 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Nevers-Marzy (71 km away), averages 1,844 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Châtel-Censoir itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Châtel-Censoir, Merry-sur-Yonne, 4.6 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 MERRY-SUR-YONNE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Châtel-Censoir →
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.