Ice on the ground: Lainsecq sees more frosts than 89% of mainland French towns
Sunny July days climb to about 25.5°C. Of all months, December brings the most rain and August the least. None of the 19 towns of 2,500+ in Yonne gets more rain. Radiators earn their keep from November to April, the months that average under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Fargeau station, 13 km north-west.
A year in Lainsecq at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Fargeau station.
What a year in Lainsecq feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Fargeau.
About 870 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and August the driest. About 26 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: 67 frosts and 54 days of 25°C a year
On about 67 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 54 days a year reach 25°C, and 14 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Fargeau: 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 Saint-Fargeau
Saint-Fargeau is 13 km north-west of Lainsecq. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Lainsecq itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Fargeau (89273001) |
| Distance from the town | 13 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 258 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 291 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Nevers-Marzy, 62 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 Lainsecq 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, each with its own matched station.
Lainsecq weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Fargeau station; sunshine at Nevers-Marzy.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.5°C | 0.6°C | 3.5°C | 76 mm | 63 |
| February | 8.0°C | 0.3°C | 4.1°C | 64 mm | 91 |
| March | 12.1°C | 2.0°C | 7.1°C | 65 mm | 154 |
| April | 15.6°C | 4.1°C | 9.9°C | 68 mm | 181 |
| May | 19.4°C | 7.8°C | 13.6°C | 76 mm | 205 |
| June | 23.2°C | 11.1°C | 17.1°C | 69 mm | 226 |
| July | 25.5°C | 12.7°C | 19.1°C | 68 mm | 245 |
| August | 25.4°C | 12.5°C | 18.9°C | 63 mm | 236 |
| September | 21.2°C | 9.4°C | 15.3°C | 70 mm | 189 |
| October | 16.4°C | 7.2°C | 11.8°C | 83 mm | 123 |
| November | 10.3°C | 3.4°C | 6.9°C | 82 mm | 72 |
| December | 7.1°C | 1.2°C | 4.2°C | 87 mm | 59 |
| Year | 15.9°C | 6.0°C | 11.0°C | 870 mm | 1,844 |
Where Lainsecq’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Fargeau, 13 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, 62 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 Lainsecq’s climate
How warm does Lainsecq get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.5°C. About 54 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 64% of mainland French towns, and about 14 reach 30°C.
How cold does Lainsecq get in winter?
February nights average 0.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 67 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Lainsecq get?
About 870 mm a year, more than 74% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (87 mm) and August the driest (63 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Nevers-Marzy (62 km away), averages 1,844 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Lainsecq itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Lainsecq, Saint-Fargeau, 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 ST FARGEAU_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Lainsecq →
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.