Few mainland French towns get more rain than Chenailler-Mascheix: 1,432 mm a year
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near 0.3°C. By frosts alone, it ranks colder than 83% of mainland French towns. Expect the heaviest rain in December and the lightest in July. Homes need heating from November to April, the months averaging under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Camps station, 15 km south-east.
A year in Chenailler-Mascheix at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Camps station.
What a year in Chenailler-Mascheix feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Camps.
About 1,432 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 51 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 13 towns of 2,500+ in Corrèze.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Brive
A frosty town: 62 frosts and 56 days of 25°C a year
On about 62 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 56 days a year reach 25°C, and 14 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Camps: 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 Camps
Camps is 15 km south-east of Chenailler-Mascheix. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Chenailler-Mascheix itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Camps (19034001) |
| Distance from the town | 15 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 519 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 456 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 10 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Brive, 29 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 Chenailler-Mascheix 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chenailler-Mascheix | Camps | 25.1°C | 0.3°C | 1,432 mm |
| Argentat-sur-Dordogne 10 km | Argentat | 28.4°C 3.3°C warmer | 0.4°C about the same | 1,146 mm |
| Cosnac 21 km | Brive | 27.9°C 2.8°C warmer | 1.3°C 1°C milder | 904 mm |
| Saint-Céré 23 km | Argentat | 28.4°C 3.3°C warmer | 0.4°C about the same | 1,146 mm |
| Malemort 23 km | Brive | 27.9°C 2.8°C warmer | 1.3°C 1°C milder | 904 mm |
| Tulle 24 km | Tulle | 27.2°C 2.1°C warmer | 0.5°C about the same | 1,236 mm |
| Brive-la-Gaillarde 26 km | Brive | 27.9°C 2.8°C warmer | 1.3°C 1°C milder | 904 mm |
Chenailler-Mascheix weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Camps station; sunshine at Brive.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.5°C | 0.3°C | 3.9°C | 132 mm | 85 |
| February | 8.7°C | 0.0°C | 4.3°C | 110 mm | 114 |
| March | 12.6°C | 2.4°C | 7.5°C | 114 mm | 168 |
| April | 15.2°C | 4.6°C | 9.9°C | 129 mm | 185 |
| May | 19.1°C | 8.0°C | 13.5°C | 132 mm | 217 |
| June | 22.9°C | 11.1°C | 17.0°C | 109 mm | 243 |
| July | 25.1°C | 12.7°C | 18.9°C | 86 mm | 264 |
| August | 25.3°C | 12.8°C | 19.0°C | 88 mm | 249 |
| September | 21.2°C | 9.6°C | 15.4°C | 109 mm | 203 |
| October | 16.7°C | 7.4°C | 12.1°C | 125 mm | 141 |
| November | 11.1°C | 3.3°C | 7.2°C | 149 mm | 89 |
| December | 8.4°C | 0.9°C | 4.6°C | 151 mm | 78 |
| Year | 16.1°C | 6.1°C | 11.1°C | 1,432 mm | 2,037 |
Where Chenailler-Mascheix’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Camps, 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, Brive, 29 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 Chenailler-Mascheix’s climate
How warm does Chenailler-Mascheix get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.3°C. About 56 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 59% of mainland French towns, and about 14 reach 30°C.
How cold does Chenailler-Mascheix get in winter?
February nights average 0.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 62 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Chenailler-Mascheix get?
About 1,432 mm a year, more than 98% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (151 mm) and July the driest (86 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Brive (29 km away), averages 2,037 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Chenailler-Mascheix itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Chenailler-Mascheix, Camps, 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 CAMPS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Chenailler-Mascheix →
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.