Soursac sits near the top of mainland French towns for rain, with 1,319 mm a year
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near 0.2°C. By January nights alone, it runs colder than 82% of mainland French towns. A year here swings 24°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Waterproofs come out on about 135 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Marcillac station, 13 km west.
A year in Soursac at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Marcillac station.
What a year in Soursac feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Marcillac.
About 1,319 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and August the driest. About 48 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd wettest of 13 towns of 2,500+ in Corrèze.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Aurillac
A frosty town: 61 frosts and 49 days of 25°C a year
On about 61 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 5 days it stays below freezing all day. About 49 days a year reach 25°C, and 9 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Marcillac: 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 Marcillac
Marcillac is 13 km west of Soursac. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Soursac itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Marcillac (19125001) |
| Distance from the town | 13 km west |
| Station altitude | 598 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 550 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 8.4 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Aurillac, 44 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 Soursac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soursac | Marcillac | 24.3°C | 0.2°C | 1,319 mm |
| Mauriac 11 km | Mauriac | 24.3°C about the same | 0.0°C about the same | 1,129 mm |
| Égletons 20 km | Égletons | 24.2°C about the same | −0.2°C about the same | 1,429 mm |
| Argentat-sur-Dordogne 27 km | Argentat | 28.4°C 4.1°C warmer | 0.4°C about the same | 1,146 mm |
Soursac weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Marcillac station; sunshine at Aurillac.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.9°C | 0.2°C | 3.6°C | 120 mm | 105 |
| February | 8.2°C | 0.0°C | 4.1°C | 100 mm | 127 |
| March | 12.1°C | 2.5°C | 7.3°C | 101 mm | 176 |
| April | 14.7°C | 4.5°C | 9.6°C | 116 mm | 185 |
| May | 18.6°C | 7.9°C | 13.2°C | 113 mm | 211 |
| June | 22.2°C | 11.0°C | 16.6°C | 99 mm | 244 |
| July | 24.3°C | 12.8°C | 18.5°C | 83 mm | 272 |
| August | 24.4°C | 12.8°C | 18.6°C | 83 mm | 258 |
| September | 20.4°C | 9.7°C | 15.1°C | 106 mm | 211 |
| October | 16.0°C | 7.3°C | 11.7°C | 118 mm | 153 |
| November | 10.6°C | 3.3°C | 6.9°C | 140 mm | 104 |
| December | 7.8°C | 1.1°C | 4.4°C | 139 mm | 100 |
| Year | 15.5°C | 6.1°C | 10.8°C | 1,319 mm | 2,146 |
Where Soursac’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Marcillac, 13 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, Aurillac, 44 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 Soursac’s climate
How warm does Soursac get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.4°C. About 49 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 70% of mainland French towns, and about 9 reach 30°C.
How cold does Soursac get in winter?
February nights average 0.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 61 nights a year, and about 5 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Soursac get?
About 1,319 mm a year, more than 98% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (140 mm) and August the driest (83 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Aurillac (44 km away), averages 2,146 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Soursac itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Soursac, Marcillac, 13 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 MARCILLAC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Soursac →
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.