More rain falls on Pierrefitte than on 92% of mainland French towns: 1,098 mm a year
January nights here settle around 1.7°C. Its July afternoons stay fresher than in 72% of mainland French towns. Temperatures cover 23°C across the year, low to high. Windscreens need scraping on about 38 mornings a year, the nights the air drops below 0°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Uzerche station, 7.5 km south-west.
A year in Pierrefitte at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Uzerche station.
What a year in Pierrefitte 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 Saint-Yrieix la Pe
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 7.5 km south-west of Pierrefitte. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Pierrefitte itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Uzerche (19276006) |
| Distance from the town | 7.5 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 422 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 402 m |
| Period | 1996–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Yrieix la Pe, 33 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 Pierrefitte 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. 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.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierrefitte | Uzerche | 25.0°C | 1.7°C | 1,098 mm |
| Uzerche 6.6 km | same station | 25.0°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 1,098 mm |
| Tulle 20 km | Tulle | 27.2°C 2.2°C warmer | 0.5°C 1.2°C colder | 1,236 mm |
| Allassac 24 km | Voutezac | 27.6°C 2.6°C warmer | −0.1°C 1.8°C colder | 1,014 mm |
| Donzenac 24 km | Voutezac | 27.6°C 2.6°C warmer | −0.1°C 1.8°C colder | 1,014 mm |
| Objat 26 km | Voutezac | 27.6°C 2.6°C warmer | −0.1°C 1.8°C colder | 1,014 mm |
| Ussac 29 km | Brive | 27.9°C 2.9°C warmer | 1.3°C about the same | 904 mm |
Pierrefitte weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Uzerche station; sunshine at Saint-Yrieix la Pe.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.6°C | 1.7°C | 4.6°C | 96 mm | 83 |
| 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 | 160 |
| April | 15.8°C | 6.5°C | 11.1°C | 110 mm | 187 |
| May | 19.3°C | 9.8°C | 14.5°C | 100 mm | 219 |
| June | 23.0°C | 13.0°C | 18.0°C | 82 mm | 242 |
| July | 25.0°C | 14.5°C | 19.7°C | 74 mm | 262 |
| August | 25.1°C | 14.5°C | 19.8°C | 79 mm | 242 |
| September | 21.6°C | 11.6°C | 16.6°C | 76 mm | 214 |
| October | 17.1°C | 9.1°C | 13.1°C | 91 mm | 147 |
| November | 11.2°C | 4.8°C | 8.0°C | 116 mm | 91 |
| December | 8.5°C | 2.5°C | 5.5°C | 107 mm | 89 |
| Year | 16.3°C | 7.8°C | 12.1°C | 1,098 mm | 2,050 |
Where Pierrefitte’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Uzerche, 7.5 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, Saint-Yrieix la Pe, 33 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 Pierrefitte’s climate
How warm does Pierrefitte 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 Pierrefitte 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 Pierrefitte 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, Saint-Yrieix la Pe (33 km away), averages 2,050 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Pierrefitte itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Pierrefitte, Uzerche, 7.5 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 Pierrefitte →
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