Ussel sits near the top of mainland French towns for frosts
Midsummer highs settle at about 25.0°C. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 94% of mainland French towns. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 27°C. The heating season runs November to April: each of those months averages under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Ussel-Lamartine station, 1.1 km north-east.
A year in Ussel at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Ussel-Lamartine station.
What a year in Ussel 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 1.1 km north-east of Ussel. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Ussel itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Ussel-Lamartine (19275001) |
| Distance from the town | 1.1 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 654 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 618 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Chastreix, 36 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 Ussel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ussel | Ussel-Lamartine | 25.0°C | −1.6°C | 1,156 mm |
| Égletons 26 km | Égletons | 24.2°C 0.8°C cooler | −0.2°C 1.4°C milder | 1,429 mm |
Ussel 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 Ussel’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Ussel-Lamartine, 1.1 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, 36 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 Ussel’s climate
How warm does Ussel 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 Ussel 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 Ussel 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 (36 km away), averages 1,837 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Ussel itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Ussel, Ussel-Lamartine, 1.1 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 Ussel →
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