Varetz gets more frosts than 78% of mainland French towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 27.9°C. Warm days come often: about 87 a year reach 25°C, more than in 78% of mainland French towns. The rainiest month is April; the driest is February. For walks and days out, May, June, September and October bring highs of 19–26°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Brive station, 5.8 km south-east.
A year in Varetz at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Brive station.
What a year in Varetz feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Brive.
About 904 mm of rain a year
April is the wettest month and February the driest. About 29 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 9th wettest of 13 towns of 2,500+ in Corrèze.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Brive
A frosty town: 58 frosts and 87 days of 25°C a year
On about 58 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 87 days a year reach 25°C, and 32 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Brive: 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 Brive
Brive is 5.8 km south-east of Varetz. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Varetz itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Brive (19031008) |
| Distance from the town | 5.8 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 115 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 119 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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 Varetz 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varetz | Brive | 27.9°C | 1.3°C | 904 mm |
| Saint-Pantaléon-de-Larche 5.6 km | same station | 27.9°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 904 mm |
| Ussac 5.9 km | same station | 27.9°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 904 mm |
| Allassac 7.1 km | Voutezac | 27.6°C about the same | −0.1°C 1.4°C colder | 1,014 mm |
| Donzenac 7.6 km | Voutezac | 27.6°C about the same | −0.1°C 1.4°C colder | 1,014 mm |
| Brive-la-Gaillarde 8 km | same station | 27.9°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 904 mm |
| Objat 8.1 km | Voutezac | 27.6°C about the same | −0.1°C 1.4°C colder | 1,014 mm |
Varetz weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Brive station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.6°C | 1.3°C | 5.4°C | 74 mm | 85 |
| February | 11.4°C | 0.8°C | 6.1°C | 60 mm | 114 |
| March | 15.4°C | 3.1°C | 9.2°C | 66 mm | 168 |
| April | 18.1°C | 5.6°C | 11.9°C | 88 mm | 185 |
| May | 22.0°C | 9.2°C | 15.6°C | 87 mm | 217 |
| June | 25.7°C | 12.6°C | 19.2°C | 78 mm | 243 |
| July | 27.9°C | 14.3°C | 21.1°C | 63 mm | 264 |
| August | 27.9°C | 14.0°C | 21.0°C | 67 mm | 249 |
| September | 24.0°C | 10.6°C | 17.3°C | 73 mm | 203 |
| October | 19.4°C | 8.3°C | 13.9°C | 80 mm | 141 |
| November | 13.4°C | 4.3°C | 8.8°C | 85 mm | 89 |
| December | 10.1°C | 1.7°C | 5.9°C | 83 mm | 78 |
| Year | 18.7°C | 7.2°C | 12.9°C | 904 mm | 2,037 |
Where Varetz’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Brive, 5.8 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, Brive, 5.8 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 Varetz’s climate
How warm does Varetz get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.9°C. About 87 days a year reach 25°C, more than 78% of mainland French towns, and about 32 reach 30°C.
How cold does Varetz get in winter?
February nights average 0.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 58 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Varetz get?
About 904 mm a year, more than 77% of mainland French towns. April is the wettest month (88 mm) and February the driest (60 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Brive (5.8 km away), averages 2,037 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Varetz itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Varetz, Brive, 5.8 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 BRIVE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Varetz →
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.