Cussac-sur-Loire is among the frostiest of mainland French towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 24.9°C. In July, afternoons here are cooler than in 73% of mainland French towns. Expect the heaviest rain in May and the lightest in February. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or more, come about 100 times a year.
Figures from Météo-France’s Solignac-sur-Lo station, 2 km south-east.
A year in Cussac-sur-Loire at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Solignac-sur-Lo station.
What a year in Cussac-sur-Loire feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Solignac-sur-Lo.
About 760 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 22 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 10th wettest of 24 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Loire.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Le Puy-Loudes
A frosty town: 96 frosts and 51 days of 25°C a year
On about 96 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 16 days it stays below freezing all day. About 51 days a year reach 25°C, and 12 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Solignac-sur-Lo: 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 Solignac-sur-Lo
Solignac-sur-Lo is 2 km south-east of Cussac-sur-Loire. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Cussac-sur-Loire itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Solignac-sur-Lo (43241002) |
| Distance from the town | 2 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 832 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 839 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Le Puy-Loudes, 13 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 Cussac-sur-Loire 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 Haute-Loire.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cussac-sur-Loire | Solignac-sur-Lo | 24.9°C | −2.0°C | 760 mm |
| Coubon 4.2 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 1.3°C warmer | −1.3°C 0.7°C milder | 632 mm |
| Vals-près-le-Puy 4.5 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 1.3°C warmer | −1.3°C 0.7°C milder | 632 mm |
| Le Puy-en-Velay 5.8 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 1.3°C warmer | −1.3°C 0.7°C milder | 632 mm |
| Espaly-Saint-Marcel 6.4 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 1.3°C warmer | −1.3°C 0.7°C milder | 632 mm |
| Brives-Charensac 7.9 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 1.3°C warmer | −1.3°C 0.7°C milder | 632 mm |
| Chadrac 8.4 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 1.3°C warmer | −1.3°C 0.7°C milder | 632 mm |
Cussac-sur-Loire weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Solignac-sur-Lo station; sunshine at Le Puy-Loudes.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.0°C | −2.0°C | 1.5°C | 45 mm | 89 |
| February | 6.3°C | −2.0°C | 2.1°C | 32 mm | 112 |
| March | 10.5°C | 0.2°C | 5.3°C | 37 mm | 168 |
| April | 13.6°C | 2.5°C | 8.0°C | 64 mm | 171 |
| May | 17.8°C | 6.1°C | 12.0°C | 90 mm | 195 |
| June | 22.1°C | 9.6°C | 15.9°C | 79 mm | 225 |
| July | 24.9°C | 11.3°C | 18.1°C | 61 mm | 264 |
| August | 24.7°C | 11.1°C | 17.9°C | 74 mm | 245 |
| September | 19.8°C | 8.0°C | 13.9°C | 74 mm | 185 |
| October | 14.8°C | 5.6°C | 10.2°C | 79 mm | 128 |
| November | 8.8°C | 1.5°C | 5.1°C | 79 mm | 88 |
| December | 5.7°C | −1.2°C | 2.2°C | 45 mm | 83 |
| Year | 14.5°C | 4.2°C | 9.3°C | 760 mm | 1,952 |
Where Cussac-sur-Loire’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Solignac-sur-Lo, 2 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, Le Puy-Loudes, 13 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 Haute-Loire.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Cussac-sur-Loire’s climate
How warm does Cussac-sur-Loire get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.9°C. About 51 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 68% of mainland French towns, and about 12 reach 30°C.
How cold does Cussac-sur-Loire get in winter?
January nights average −2.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 96 nights a year, and about 16 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Cussac-sur-Loire get?
About 760 mm a year, more than 52% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (90 mm) and February the driest (32 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Le Puy-Loudes (13 km away), averages 1,952 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Cussac-sur-Loire itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Cussac-sur-Loire, Solignac-sur-Lo, 2 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 SOLIGNAC-SUR-LO, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Cussac-sur-Loire →
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