Ice on the ground: Bellac sees more frosts than 81% of mainland French towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 26.5°C. None of the 23 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Vienne gets less rain. Rain peaks in November and eases off in July. Homes need heating from November to March, the months averaging under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Le Dorat station, 11 km north.
A year in Bellac at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Le Dorat station.
What a year in Bellac feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Le Dorat.
About 913 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 29 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 23rd wettest of 23 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Vienne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Limoges-Bellegarde
A frosty town: 61 frosts and 71 days of 25°C a year
On about 61 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 71 days a year reach 25°C, and 23 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Le Dorat: 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 Le Dorat
Le Dorat is 11 km north of Bellac. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Bellac itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Le Dorat (87059001) |
| Distance from the town | 11 km north |
| Station altitude | 222 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 247 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Limoges-Bellegarde, 30 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 Bellac 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-Vienne.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellac | Le Dorat | 26.5°C | 1.6°C | 913 mm |
| Oradour-sur-Glane 21 km | Saint-Junien | 25.4°C 1.1°C cooler | 1.8°C about the same | 957 mm |
| Bessines-sur-Gartempe 24 km | Nantiat | 25.4°C 1.1°C cooler | 1.7°C about the same | 1,100 mm |
| Saint-Junien 28 km | Saint-Junien | 25.4°C 1.1°C cooler | 1.8°C about the same | 957 mm |
Bellac weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Le Dorat station; sunshine at Limoges-Bellegarde.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.6°C | 1.6°C | 5.1°C | 84 mm | 80 |
| February | 9.8°C | 0.7°C | 5.2°C | 68 mm | 104 |
| March | 13.9°C | 2.7°C | 8.3°C | 67 mm | 158 |
| April | 16.6°C | 4.7°C | 10.6°C | 76 mm | 173 |
| May | 20.7°C | 8.4°C | 14.5°C | 83 mm | 206 |
| June | 24.2°C | 11.5°C | 17.8°C | 71 mm | 224 |
| July | 26.5°C | 13.0°C | 19.8°C | 54 mm | 244 |
| August | 26.8°C | 12.8°C | 19.8°C | 63 mm | 237 |
| September | 22.7°C | 9.4°C | 16.1°C | 70 mm | 198 |
| October | 18.0°C | 7.9°C | 12.9°C | 90 mm | 135 |
| November | 12.4°C | 3.9°C | 8.2°C | 94 mm | 86 |
| December | 9.0°C | 1.9°C | 5.4°C | 93 mm | 79 |
| Year | 17.4°C | 6.5°C | 12.0°C | 913 mm | 1,922 |
Where Bellac’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Le Dorat, 11 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, Limoges-Bellegarde, 30 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-Vienne.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Bellac’s climate
How warm does Bellac get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.8°C. About 71 days a year reach 25°C, more than 66% of mainland French towns, and about 23 reach 30°C.
How cold does Bellac get in winter?
February nights average 0.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 61 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Bellac get?
About 913 mm a year, more than 79% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (94 mm) and July the driest (54 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Limoges-Bellegarde (30 km away), averages 1,922 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Bellac itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Bellac, Le Dorat, 11 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 LE DORAT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Bellac →
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.