Le Chastang sits near the top of mainland French towns for rain, with 1,432 mm a year
In January the night’s low is typically 0.3°C. Frosty nights outnumber those of 83% of mainland French towns. Wet weather is most frequent in December and least in July. Frost greets about 62 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
Figures from Météo-France’s Camps station, 29 km south-east: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in Le Chastang at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Camps station.
What a year in Le Chastang 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 29 km south-east of Le Chastang. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Le Chastang itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Camps (19034001) |
| Distance from the town | 29 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 519 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 497 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 7.6 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Brive, 21 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 Le Chastang 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Chastang | Camps | 25.1°C | 0.3°C | 1,432 mm |
| Tulle 11 km | Tulle | 27.2°C 2.1°C warmer | 0.5°C about the same | 1,236 mm |
| Malemort 13 km | Brive | 27.9°C 2.8°C warmer | 1.3°C 1°C milder | 904 mm |
| Cosnac 13 km | Brive | 27.9°C 2.8°C warmer | 1.3°C 1°C milder | 904 mm |
| Brive-la-Gaillarde 17 km | Brive | 27.9°C 2.8°C warmer | 1.3°C 1°C milder | 904 mm |
| Ussac 17 km | Brive | 27.9°C 2.8°C warmer | 1.3°C 1°C milder | 904 mm |
| Donzenac 18 km | Voutezac | 27.6°C 2.5°C warmer | −0.1°C about the same | 1,014 mm |
Le Chastang 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 Le Chastang’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Camps, 29 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, 21 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 Le Chastang’s climate
How warm does Le Chastang 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 Le Chastang 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 Le Chastang 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 (21 km away), averages 2,037 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Le Chastang itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Le Chastang, Camps, 29 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 Le Chastang →
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.