Hardly any mainland French towns collect more rain than Tarnac: 1,339 mm a year
Expect July afternoons of about 22.2°C. Its July afternoons stay fresher than in 95% of mainland French towns. Temperatures cover 24°C across the year, low to high. For walks and days out, the stretch from June to September brings highs of 19–22°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Peyrelevade station, 9 km east.
A year in Tarnac at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Peyrelevade station.
What a year in Tarnac feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Peyrelevade.
About 1,339 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and August the driest. About 49 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 Bourganeuf
A frosty town: 81 frosts and 31 days of 25°C a year
On about 81 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 13 days it stays below freezing all day. About 31 days a year reach 25°C, and 4 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Peyrelevade: 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 Peyrelevade
Peyrelevade is 9 km east of Tarnac. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Tarnac itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Peyrelevade (19164001) |
| Distance from the town | 9 km east |
| Station altitude | 827 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 704 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Bourganeuf, 34 km away |
Tarnac sits 123 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect Tarnac to run about 0.8°C warmer than these figures.
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 Tarnac 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.
Tarnac weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Peyrelevade station; sunshine at Bourganeuf.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.4°C | −0.9°C | 2.2°C | 123 mm | 66 |
| February | 6.1°C | −1.3°C | 2.4°C | 103 mm | 96 |
| March | 9.8°C | 1.0°C | 5.4°C | 103 mm | 147 |
| April | 12.6°C | 2.9°C | 7.7°C | 124 mm | 178 |
| May | 16.4°C | 6.5°C | 11.5°C | 116 mm | 201 |
| June | 20.1°C | 9.8°C | 14.9°C | 98 mm | 224 |
| July | 22.2°C | 11.3°C | 16.8°C | 92 mm | 259 |
| August | 22.4°C | 11.4°C | 16.9°C | 89 mm | 235 |
| September | 18.5°C | 8.4°C | 13.4°C | 103 mm | 195 |
| October | 14.3°C | 6.2°C | 10.3°C | 108 mm | 131 |
| November | 8.8°C | 2.1°C | 5.5°C | 141 mm | 78 |
| December | 6.2°C | 0.0°C | 3.1°C | 139 mm | 73 |
| Year | 13.6°C | 4.8°C | 9.2°C | 1,339 mm | 1,882 |
Where Tarnac’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Peyrelevade, 9 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, Bourganeuf, 34 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 Tarnac’s climate
How warm does Tarnac get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.4°C. About 31 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 91% of mainland French towns, and about 4 reach 30°C.
How cold does Tarnac get in winter?
February nights average −1.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 81 nights a year, and about 13 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Tarnac get?
About 1,339 mm a year, more than 98% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (141 mm) and August the driest (89 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Bourganeuf (34 km away), averages 1,882 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Tarnac itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Tarnac, Peyrelevade, 9 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 PEYRELEVADE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Tarnac →
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.