Rainfall in Pailly trails that of 86% of mainland French towns: 636 mm a year
The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at 1.3°C on average. About 53 nights a year bring a frost, more than in 74% of mainland French towns. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 25°C. Central heating does most of its work from November to March, in months below 10°C on average.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Bouy-sur-Orvin station, 17 km north-east.
A year in Pailly at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Bouy-sur-Orvin station.
What a year in Pailly feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bouy-sur-Orvin.
About 636 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and March the driest. About 15 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 20th 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: 53 frosts and 57 days of 25°C a year
On about 53 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 57 days a year reach 25°C, and 17 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bouy-sur-Orvin: 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 Bouy-sur-Orvin
Bouy-sur-Orvin is 17 km north-east of Pailly. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Pailly itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Bouy-sur-Orvin (10057001) |
| Distance from the town | 17 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 102 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 125 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Troyes-Barberey, 52 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 Pailly 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.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pailly | Bouy-sur-Orvin | 26.3°C | 1.3°C | 636 mm |
| Pont-sur-Yonne 12 km | La Brosse-Mx | 26.4°C about the same | 2.0°C 0.7°C milder | 653 mm |
| Saint-Clément 15 km | Sens | 26.5°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 645 mm |
| Sens 17 km | Sens | 26.5°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 645 mm |
| Paron 19 km | Sens | 26.5°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 645 mm |
| Villeneuve-la-Guyard 19 km | La Brosse-Mx | 26.4°C about the same | 2.0°C 0.7°C milder | 653 mm |
| Donnemarie-Dontilly 21 km | La Brosse-Mx | 26.4°C about the same | 2.0°C 0.7°C milder | 653 mm |
Pailly weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Bouy-sur-Orvin station; sunshine at Troyes-Barberey.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.5°C | 1.3°C | 3.9°C | 48 mm | 63 |
| February | 7.9°C | 1.1°C | 4.5°C | 45 mm | 90 |
| March | 12.2°C | 2.8°C | 7.5°C | 44 mm | 148 |
| April | 16.0°C | 4.6°C | 10.3°C | 49 mm | 190 |
| May | 19.7°C | 8.3°C | 14.0°C | 59 mm | 216 |
| June | 23.4°C | 11.1°C | 17.2°C | 57 mm | 231 |
| July | 26.3°C | 13.2°C | 19.8°C | 50 mm | 242 |
| August | 26.0°C | 13.3°C | 19.6°C | 59 mm | 232 |
| September | 21.6°C | 10.3°C | 16.0°C | 50 mm | 186 |
| October | 16.2°C | 7.8°C | 12.0°C | 61 mm | 125 |
| November | 10.4°C | 4.3°C | 7.3°C | 54 mm | 70 |
| December | 7.1°C | 2.0°C | 4.6°C | 59 mm | 57 |
| Year | 16.1°C | 6.7°C | 11.4°C | 636 mm | 1,851 |
Where Pailly’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Bouy-sur-Orvin, 17 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, Troyes-Barberey, 52 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 Pailly’s climate
How warm does Pailly get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.3°C. About 57 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 57% of mainland French towns, and about 17 reach 30°C.
How cold does Pailly get in winter?
February nights average 1.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 53 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Pailly get?
About 636 mm a year, less than 86% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (61 mm) and March the driest (44 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Troyes-Barberey (52 km away), averages 1,851 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Pailly itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Pailly, Bouy-sur-Orvin, 17 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 BOUY-SUR-ORVIN, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Pailly →
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.