More rain falls on Sourniac than on 93% of mainland French towns: 1,129 mm a year
High summer brings afternoon highs near 24.3°C. Wet weather is most frequent in November and least in February. By frosts alone, it ranks colder than 85% of mainland French towns. The heating season runs November to April: each of those months averages under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Mauriac station, 6.7 km south-west.
A year in Sourniac at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Mauriac station.
What a year in Sourniac feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Mauriac.
About 1,129 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 39 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 4th wettest of 5 towns of 2,500+ in Cantal.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Marcenat
A frosty town: 64 frosts and 48 days of 25°C a year
On about 64 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 7 days it stays below freezing all day. About 48 days a year reach 25°C, and 10 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Mauriac: 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 Mauriac
Mauriac is 6.7 km south-west of Sourniac. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Sourniac itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Mauriac (15120005) |
| Distance from the town | 6.7 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 674 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 686 m |
| Period | 1995–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Marcenat, 39 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 Sourniac 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 Cantal.
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.
Sourniac weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Mauriac station; sunshine at Marcenat.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.5°C | 0.0°C | 3.2°C | 87 mm | 107 |
| February | 7.5°C | −0.3°C | 3.6°C | 74 mm | 131 |
| March | 11.5°C | 2.1°C | 6.8°C | 89 mm | 165 |
| April | 14.5°C | 4.4°C | 9.5°C | 109 mm | 170 |
| May | 18.1°C | 7.7°C | 12.9°C | 107 mm | 188 |
| June | 22.4°C | 11.0°C | 16.7°C | 87 mm | 230 |
| July | 24.3°C | 12.6°C | 18.5°C | 81 mm | 250 |
| August | 24.2°C | 12.5°C | 18.4°C | 85 mm | 219 |
| September | 20.5°C | 9.4°C | 14.9°C | 91 mm | 188 |
| October | 16.3°C | 7.3°C | 11.8°C | 101 mm | 148 |
| November | 10.1°C | 3.0°C | 6.6°C | 121 mm | 102 |
| December | 7.3°C | 0.7°C | 4.0°C | 101 mm | 100 |
| Year | 15.3°C | 5.9°C | 10.6°C | 1,129 mm | 1,997 |
Where Sourniac’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Mauriac, 6.7 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1995–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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, Marcenat, 39 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 Cantal.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Sourniac’s climate
How warm does Sourniac get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.3°C. About 48 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 72% of mainland French towns, and about 10 reach 30°C.
How cold does Sourniac get in winter?
February nights average −0.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 64 nights a year, and about 7 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Sourniac get?
About 1,129 mm a year, more than 93% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (121 mm) and February the driest (74 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Marcenat (39 km away), averages 1,997 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Sourniac itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Sourniac, Mauriac, 6.7 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 MAURIAC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Sourniac →
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.