Frosty mornings in Saint-Privé outnumber those of 89% of mainland French towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 25.5°C. Only 25°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Of the 19 towns of 2,500+ in Yonne, it is the wettest. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or more, come about 131 times a year.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-Fargeau station, 12 km south-east.
A year in Saint-Privé at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Fargeau station.
What a year in Saint-Privé 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 Avord
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 12 km south-east of Saint-Privé. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Privé itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Fargeau (89273001) |
| Distance from the town | 12 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 258 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 208 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 4 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Avord, 76 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 Saint-Privé 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Privé | Saint-Fargeau | 25.5°C | 0.6°C | 870 mm |
| Briare 21 km | Nogent-sur-V. | 26.2°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.2°C 0.6°C milder | 739 mm |
| Châtillon-sur-Loire 22 km | Vailly | 27.1°C 1.6°C warmer | 0.4°C about the same | 793 mm |
| Toucy 22 km | Grandchamp | 25.8°C about the same | 1.2°C 0.6°C milder | 759 mm |
| Charny Orée de Puisaye 23 km | Grandchamp | 25.8°C about the same | 1.2°C 0.6°C milder | 759 mm |
| Nogent-sur-Vernisson 26 km | Nogent-sur-V. | 26.2°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.2°C 0.6°C milder | 739 mm |
| Gien 28 km | Nogent-sur-V. | 26.2°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.2°C 0.6°C milder | 739 mm |
Saint-Privé weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Fargeau station; sunshine at Avord.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.5°C | 0.6°C | 3.5°C | 76 mm | 65 |
| February | 8.0°C | 0.3°C | 4.1°C | 64 mm | 88 |
| March | 12.1°C | 2.0°C | 7.1°C | 65 mm | 150 |
| April | 15.6°C | 4.1°C | 9.9°C | 68 mm | 178 |
| May | 19.4°C | 7.8°C | 13.6°C | 76 mm | 208 |
| June | 23.2°C | 11.1°C | 17.1°C | 69 mm | 225 |
| July | 25.5°C | 12.7°C | 19.1°C | 68 mm | 238 |
| August | 25.4°C | 12.5°C | 18.9°C | 63 mm | 231 |
| September | 21.2°C | 9.4°C | 15.3°C | 70 mm | 185 |
| 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 | 73 |
| December | 7.1°C | 1.2°C | 4.2°C | 87 mm | 61 |
| Year | 15.9°C | 6.0°C | 11.0°C | 870 mm | 1,824 |
Where Saint-Privé’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Fargeau, 12 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, Avord, 76 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 Saint-Privé’s climate
How warm does Saint-Privé 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 Saint-Privé 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 Saint-Privé 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, Avord (76 km away), averages 1,824 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Privé itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Privé, Saint-Fargeau, 12 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 Saint-Privé →
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