Ice on the ground: Yssandon sees more frosts than 93% of mainland French towns
Expect July afternoons of about 27.6°C. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 28°C. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 88% of mainland French towns. Comfortable outdoor weather, highs of 22–26°C, belongs to May, June and September.
Figures from Météo-France’s Voutezac station, 8.7 km north.
A year in Yssandon at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Voutezac station.
What a year in Yssandon feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Voutezac.
About 1,014 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 34 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 6th wettest of 13 towns of 2,500+ in Corrèze.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Brive
A frosty town: 76 frosts and 87 days of 25°C a year
On about 76 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 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 Voutezac: 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 Voutezac
Voutezac is 8.7 km north of Yssandon. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Yssandon itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Voutezac (19288004) |
| Distance from the town | 8.7 km north |
| Station altitude | 124 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 236 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Brive, 9.5 km away |
Yssandon sits 112 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Yssandon to run about 0.7°C cooler 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 Yssandon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yssandon | Voutezac | 27.6°C | −0.1°C | 1,014 mm |
| Objat 6.8 km | same station | 27.6°C about the same | −0.1°C about the same | 1,014 mm |
| Saint-Pantaléon-de-Larche 8.4 km | Brive | 27.9°C about the same | 1.3°C 1.4°C milder | 904 mm |
| Allassac 8.6 km | same station | 27.6°C about the same | −0.1°C about the same | 1,014 mm |
| Ussac 10 km | Brive | 27.9°C about the same | 1.3°C 1.4°C milder | 904 mm |
| Terrasson-Lavilledieu 11 km | Brive | 27.9°C about the same | 1.3°C 1.4°C milder | 904 mm |
| Donzenac 11 km | same station | 27.6°C about the same | −0.1°C about the same | 1,014 mm |
Yssandon weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Voutezac station; sunshine at Brive.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.4°C | −0.1°C | 4.7°C | 93 mm | 85 |
| February | 11.2°C | −0.4°C | 5.4°C | 73 mm | 114 |
| March | 15.2°C | 1.7°C | 8.5°C | 74 mm | 168 |
| April | 18.1°C | 4.4°C | 11.3°C | 94 mm | 185 |
| May | 22.1°C | 8.1°C | 15.1°C | 90 mm | 217 |
| June | 25.7°C | 11.6°C | 18.6°C | 78 mm | 243 |
| July | 27.6°C | 12.8°C | 20.2°C | 64 mm | 264 |
| August | 27.8°C | 12.2°C | 20.0°C | 74 mm | 249 |
| September | 24.0°C | 8.8°C | 16.4°C | 78 mm | 203 |
| October | 19.5°C | 6.5°C | 13.0°C | 91 mm | 141 |
| November | 13.3°C | 2.7°C | 8.0°C | 101 mm | 89 |
| December | 10.0°C | 0.4°C | 5.2°C | 105 mm | 78 |
| Year | 18.7°C | 5.7°C | 12.2°C | 1,014 mm | 2,037 |
Where Yssandon’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Voutezac, 8.7 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1992–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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, 9.5 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 Yssandon’s climate
How warm does Yssandon get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.8°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 Yssandon get in winter?
February nights average −0.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 76 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Yssandon get?
About 1,014 mm a year, more than 88% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (105 mm) and July the driest (64 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Brive (9.5 km away), averages 2,037 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Yssandon itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Yssandon, Voutezac, 8.7 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 VOUTEZAC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Yssandon →
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.