Hardly any mainland French towns wake to more frost than Saint-Fréjoux
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 25.0°C. Rain peaks in November and eases off in July. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 94% of mainland French towns. Homes need heating from November to April, the months averaging under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Ussel-Lamartine station, 3.5 km west.
A year in Saint-Fréjoux at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Ussel-Lamartine station.
What a year in Saint-Fréjoux feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Ussel-Lamartine.
About 1,156 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 38 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 3rd wettest of 13 towns of 2,500+ in Corrèze.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Chastreix
A frosty town: 99 frosts and 56 days of 25°C a year
On about 99 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 5 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 Ussel-Lamartine: 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 Ussel-Lamartine
Ussel-Lamartine is 3.5 km west of Saint-Fréjoux. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Fréjoux itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Ussel-Lamartine (19275001) |
| Distance from the town | 3.5 km west |
| Station altitude | 654 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 700 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Chastreix, 32 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 Saint-Fréjoux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Fréjoux | Ussel-Lamartine | 25.0°C | −1.6°C | 1,156 mm |
| Ussel 4.2 km | same station | 25.0°C about the same | −1.6°C about the same | 1,156 mm |
Saint-Fréjoux weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Ussel-Lamartine station; sunshine at Chastreix.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.0°C | −1.6°C | 2.7°C | 100 mm | 98 |
| February | 8.2°C | −2.0°C | 3.1°C | 83 mm | 118 |
| March | 12.2°C | 0.2°C | 6.2°C | 81 mm | 153 |
| April | 15.0°C | 2.3°C | 8.7°C | 105 mm | 167 |
| May | 19.0°C | 5.9°C | 12.5°C | 100 mm | 171 |
| June | 22.7°C | 9.4°C | 16.1°C | 90 mm | 196 |
| July | 25.0°C | 11.0°C | 18.0°C | 80 mm | 229 |
| August | 25.0°C | 10.6°C | 17.8°C | 83 mm | 212 |
| September | 20.8°C | 7.3°C | 14.0°C | 94 mm | 177 |
| October | 16.4°C | 4.9°C | 10.6°C | 100 mm | 138 |
| November | 10.6°C | 1.4°C | 6.0°C | 123 mm | 87 |
| December | 7.6°C | −1.0°C | 3.3°C | 118 mm | 92 |
| Year | 15.8°C | 4.0°C | 9.9°C | 1,156 mm | 1,837 |
Where Saint-Fréjoux’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Ussel-Lamartine, 3.5 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, Chastreix, 32 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 Saint-Fréjoux’s climate
How warm does Saint-Fréjoux get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.0°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 Saint-Fréjoux get in winter?
February nights average −2.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 99 nights a year, and about 5 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Fréjoux get?
About 1,156 mm a year, more than 94% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (123 mm) and July the driest (80 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Chastreix (32 km away), averages 1,837 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Fréjoux itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Fréjoux, Ussel-Lamartine, 3.5 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 USSEL-LAMARTINE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Fréjoux →
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.