Lascaux is wetter than 93% of mainland French towns: 1,131 mm of rain a year
July afternoons average 25.6°C. Rain peaks in November and eases off in July. By January nights alone, it runs colder than 75% of mainland French towns. Waterproofs come out on about 134 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Lubersac station, 8.4 km north.
A year in Lascaux at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Lubersac station.
What a year in Lascaux feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lubersac.
About 1,131 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 39 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 Saint-Yrieix la Pe
A frosty town: 53 frosts and 61 days of 25°C a year
On about 53 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 61 days a year reach 25°C, and 15 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lubersac: 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 Lubersac
Lubersac is 8.4 km north of Lascaux. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Lascaux itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Lubersac (19121002) |
| Distance from the town | 8.4 km north |
| Station altitude | 390 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 362 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Yrieix la Pe, 22 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 Lascaux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lascaux | Lubersac | 25.6°C | 1.0°C | 1,131 mm |
| Objat 9.1 km | Voutezac | 27.6°C 2°C warmer | −0.1°C 1.1°C colder | 1,014 mm |
| Allassac 12 km | Voutezac | 27.6°C 2°C warmer | −0.1°C 1.1°C colder | 1,014 mm |
| Donzenac 17 km | Voutezac | 27.6°C 2°C warmer | −0.1°C 1.1°C colder | 1,014 mm |
| Uzerche 18 km | Uzerche | 25.0°C 0.6°C cooler | 1.7°C 0.7°C milder | 1,098 mm |
| Ussac 20 km | Brive | 27.9°C 2.3°C warmer | 1.3°C about the same | 904 mm |
| Saint-Pantaléon-de-Larche 23 km | Brive | 27.9°C 2.3°C warmer | 1.3°C about the same | 904 mm |
Lascaux weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Lubersac station; sunshine at Saint-Yrieix la Pe.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.9°C | 1.0°C | 4.5°C | 103 mm | 83 |
| February | 9.3°C | 0.7°C | 5.0°C | 83 mm | 114 |
| March | 13.3°C | 3.1°C | 8.2°C | 85 mm | 160 |
| April | 16.1°C | 5.0°C | 10.6°C | 103 mm | 187 |
| May | 20.0°C | 8.3°C | 14.1°C | 98 mm | 219 |
| June | 23.5°C | 11.5°C | 17.5°C | 87 mm | 242 |
| July | 25.6°C | 13.1°C | 19.3°C | 68 mm | 262 |
| August | 25.7°C | 13.1°C | 19.4°C | 78 mm | 242 |
| September | 21.9°C | 9.9°C | 15.9°C | 87 mm | 214 |
| October | 17.3°C | 7.7°C | 12.5°C | 105 mm | 147 |
| November | 11.5°C | 3.8°C | 7.7°C | 117 mm | 91 |
| December | 8.7°C | 1.6°C | 5.2°C | 116 mm | 89 |
| Year | 16.7°C | 6.6°C | 11.7°C | 1,131 mm | 2,050 |
Where Lascaux’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Lubersac, 8.4 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, Saint-Yrieix la Pe, 22 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 Lascaux’s climate
How warm does Lascaux get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.7°C. About 61 days a year reach 25°C, more than 51% of mainland French towns, and about 15 reach 30°C.
How cold does Lascaux get in winter?
February nights average 0.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 53 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Lascaux get?
About 1,131 mm a year, more than 93% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (117 mm) and July the driest (68 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Yrieix la Pe (22 km away), averages 2,050 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Lascaux itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Lascaux, Lubersac, 8.4 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 LUBERSAC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Lascaux →
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