Less rain falls on Thorigny-sur-Oreuse than on 84% of mainland French towns: 645 mm a year
Nights in January average 1.7°C. Of all months, October brings the most rain and March the least. Frost is common: about 47 nights a year drop below freezing, more than in 65% of mainland French towns. Radiators earn their keep from November to March, the months that average under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Sens station, 15 km south-west.
A year in Thorigny-sur-Oreuse at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Sens station.
What a year in Thorigny-sur-Oreuse feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Sens.
About 645 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and March the driest. About 16 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 16th wettest of 19 towns of 2,500+ in Yonne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Troyes-Barberey
47 frosts and 63 days of 25°C a year
On about 47 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 63 days a year reach 25°C, and 18 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Sens: 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 Sens
Sens is 15 km south-west of Thorigny-sur-Oreuse. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Thorigny-sur-Oreuse itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Sens (89387002) |
| Distance from the town | 15 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 70 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 101 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Troyes-Barberey, 48 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 Thorigny-sur-Oreuse 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thorigny-sur-Oreuse | Sens | 26.5°C | 1.7°C | 645 mm |
| Saint-Clément 10 km | same station | 26.5°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 645 mm |
| Sens 12 km | same station | 26.5°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 645 mm |
| Pont-sur-Yonne 13 km | La Brosse-Mx | 26.4°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 653 mm |
| Paron 15 km | same station | 26.5°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 645 mm |
| Villeneuve-la-Guyard 24 km | La Brosse-Mx | 26.4°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 653 mm |
| Villeneuve-sur-Yonne 24 km | same station | 26.5°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 645 mm |
Thorigny-sur-Oreuse weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Sens station; sunshine at Troyes-Barberey.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.2°C | 1.7°C | 4.4°C | 51 mm | 63 |
| February | 8.7°C | 1.4°C | 5.1°C | 48 mm | 90 |
| March | 12.9°C | 3.3°C | 8.1°C | 46 mm | 148 |
| April | 16.5°C | 5.3°C | 10.9°C | 53 mm | 190 |
| May | 20.2°C | 9.1°C | 14.7°C | 60 mm | 216 |
| June | 23.8°C | 12.2°C | 18.0°C | 52 mm | 231 |
| July | 26.5°C | 14.0°C | 20.2°C | 56 mm | 242 |
| August | 26.4°C | 13.7°C | 20.1°C | 48 mm | 232 |
| September | 22.1°C | 10.5°C | 16.3°C | 51 mm | 186 |
| October | 17.1°C | 8.1°C | 12.6°C | 63 mm | 125 |
| November | 11.1°C | 4.6°C | 7.9°C | 56 mm | 70 |
| December | 7.7°C | 2.3°C | 5.0°C | 62 mm | 57 |
| Year | 16.7°C | 7.2°C | 11.9°C | 645 mm | 1,851 |
Where Thorigny-sur-Oreuse’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Sens, 15 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, 48 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 Thorigny-sur-Oreuse’s climate
How warm does Thorigny-sur-Oreuse get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.5°C. About 63 days a year reach 25°C, more than 53% of mainland French towns, and about 18 reach 30°C.
How cold does Thorigny-sur-Oreuse get in winter?
February nights average 1.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 47 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Thorigny-sur-Oreuse get?
About 645 mm a year, less than 84% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (63 mm) and March the driest (46 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Troyes-Barberey (48 km away), averages 1,851 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Thorigny-sur-Oreuse itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Thorigny-sur-Oreuse, Sens, 15 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 SENS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Thorigny-sur-Oreuse →
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