Rainfall in Aubazines tops that of 92% of mainland French towns: 1,098 mm a year
Deep winter brings January lows near 1.7°C. A year here swings 23°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Its July afternoons stay fresher than in 72% of mainland French towns. Gritters and ice scrapers earn their keep on roughly 38 nights a year below 0°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Uzerche station, 25 km north; at that distance they describe the area more than the town.
A year in Aubazines at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Uzerche station.
What a year in Aubazines feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Uzerche.
About 1,098 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 38 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 5th wettest of 13 towns of 2,500+ in Corrèze.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Brive
38 frosts and 55 days of 25°C a year
On about 38 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 55 days a year reach 25°C, and 13 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Uzerche: 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 Uzerche
Uzerche is 25 km north of Aubazines. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Aubazines itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Uzerche (19276006) |
| Distance from the town | 25 km north |
| Station altitude | 422 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 478 m |
| Period | 1996–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 8.1 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Brive, 17 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 Aubazines 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 Corrèze.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aubazines | Uzerche | 25.0°C | 1.7°C | 1,098 mm |
| Malemort 8.2 km | Brive | 27.9°C 2.9°C warmer | 1.3°C about the same | 904 mm |
| Cosnac 9.3 km | Brive | 27.9°C 2.9°C warmer | 1.3°C about the same | 904 mm |
| Tulle 11 km | Tulle | 27.2°C 2.2°C warmer | 0.5°C 1.2°C colder | 1,236 mm |
| Brive-la-Gaillarde 12 km | Brive | 27.9°C 2.9°C warmer | 1.3°C about the same | 904 mm |
| Ussac 13 km | Brive | 27.9°C 2.9°C warmer | 1.3°C about the same | 904 mm |
| Donzenac 13 km | Voutezac | 27.6°C 2.6°C warmer | −0.1°C 1.8°C colder | 1,014 mm |
Aubazines weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Uzerche station; sunshine at Brive.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.6°C | 1.7°C | 4.6°C | 96 mm | 85 |
| February | 8.9°C | 1.7°C | 5.3°C | 79 mm | 114 |
| March | 12.8°C | 4.2°C | 8.5°C | 89 mm | 168 |
| April | 15.8°C | 6.5°C | 11.1°C | 110 mm | 185 |
| May | 19.3°C | 9.8°C | 14.5°C | 100 mm | 217 |
| June | 23.0°C | 13.0°C | 18.0°C | 82 mm | 243 |
| July | 25.0°C | 14.5°C | 19.7°C | 74 mm | 264 |
| August | 25.1°C | 14.5°C | 19.8°C | 79 mm | 249 |
| September | 21.6°C | 11.6°C | 16.6°C | 76 mm | 203 |
| October | 17.1°C | 9.1°C | 13.1°C | 91 mm | 141 |
| November | 11.2°C | 4.8°C | 8.0°C | 116 mm | 89 |
| December | 8.5°C | 2.5°C | 5.5°C | 107 mm | 78 |
| Year | 16.3°C | 7.8°C | 12.1°C | 1,098 mm | 2,037 |
Where Aubazines’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Uzerche, 25 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1996–2020, 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, Brive, 17 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 Corrèze.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Aubazines’s climate
How warm does Aubazines get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.1°C. About 55 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 62% of mainland French towns, and about 13 reach 30°C.
How cold does Aubazines get in winter?
January nights average 1.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 38 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Aubazines get?
About 1,098 mm a year, more than 92% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (116 mm) and July the driest (74 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Brive (17 km away), averages 2,037 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Aubazines itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Aubazines, Uzerche, 25 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 UZERCHE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Aubazines →
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.