Ice on the ground: Précy-sur-Vrin sees more frosts than 92% of mainland French towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 27.5°C on average. None of the 19 towns of 2,500+ in Yonne has warmer July afternoons. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 28°C. Central heating does most of its work from November to March, in months below 10°C on average.
Figures from Météo-France’s Aillant station, 14 km south-east.
A year in Précy-sur-Vrin at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Aillant station.
What a year in Précy-sur-Vrin feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Aillant.
About 727 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and March the driest. About 19 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 7th 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: 72 frosts and 76 days of 25°C a year
On about 72 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 5 days it stays below freezing all day. About 76 days a year reach 25°C, and 26 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Aillant: 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 Aillant
Aillant is 14 km south-east of Précy-sur-Vrin. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Précy-sur-Vrin itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Aillant (89003001) |
| Distance from the town | 14 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 124 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 139 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 4.6 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Troyes-Barberey, 70 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 Précy-sur-Vrin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Précy-sur-Vrin | Aillant | 27.5°C | 0.3°C | 727 mm |
| Montholon 12 km | same station | 27.5°C about the same | 0.3°C about the same | 727 mm |
| Joigny 12 km | same station | 27.5°C about the same | 0.3°C about the same | 727 mm |
| Villeneuve-sur-Yonne 13 km | Sens | 26.5°C 1°C cooler | 1.7°C 1.4°C milder | 645 mm |
| Charny Orée de Puisaye 14 km | Grandchamp | 25.8°C 1.7°C cooler | 1.2°C 0.9°C milder | 759 mm |
| Courtenay 14 km | Savigny/Clairis | 25.6°C 1.9°C cooler | 1.4°C 1.1°C milder | 732 mm |
| Migennes 21 km | same station | 27.5°C about the same | 0.3°C about the same | 727 mm |
Précy-sur-Vrin weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Aillant station; sunshine at Troyes-Barberey.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.1°C | 0.3°C | 3.7°C | 63 mm | 63 |
| February | 8.8°C | 0.0°C | 4.4°C | 55 mm | 90 |
| March | 13.2°C | 1.7°C | 7.5°C | 54 mm | 148 |
| April | 17.0°C | 3.7°C | 10.4°C | 57 mm | 190 |
| May | 21.0°C | 7.5°C | 14.2°C | 67 mm | 216 |
| June | 24.8°C | 10.9°C | 17.9°C | 55 mm | 231 |
| July | 27.5°C | 12.8°C | 20.1°C | 55 mm | 242 |
| August | 27.3°C | 12.5°C | 19.9°C | 57 mm | 232 |
| September | 22.7°C | 9.0°C | 15.9°C | 58 mm | 186 |
| October | 17.3°C | 6.7°C | 12.0°C | 70 mm | 125 |
| November | 11.1°C | 3.2°C | 7.1°C | 68 mm | 70 |
| December | 7.6°C | 1.0°C | 4.3°C | 71 mm | 57 |
| Year | 17.1°C | 5.8°C | 11.5°C | 727 mm | 1,851 |
Where Précy-sur-Vrin’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Aillant, 14 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, 70 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 Précy-sur-Vrin’s climate
How warm does Précy-sur-Vrin get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.5°C. About 76 days a year reach 25°C, more than 68% of mainland French towns, and about 26 reach 30°C.
How cold does Précy-sur-Vrin get in winter?
February nights average 0.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 72 nights a year, and about 5 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Précy-sur-Vrin get?
About 727 mm a year, less than 61% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (71 mm) and March the driest (54 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Troyes-Barberey (70 km away), averages 1,851 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Précy-sur-Vrin itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Précy-sur-Vrin, Aillant, 14 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 AILLANT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Précy-sur-Vrin →
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.