More rain falls on Beynac than on 88% of mainland French towns: 1,011 mm a year
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 26.2°C on average. About 51 nights a year bring a frost, more than in 71% of mainland French towns. A year here swings 25°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings come into their own from May to October, with highs of 17–26°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Nexon station, 9.8 km south.
A year in Beynac at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Nexon station.
What a year in Beynac feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Nexon.
About 1,011 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 35 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 14th 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: 51 frosts and 68 days of 25°C a year
On about 51 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 68 days a year reach 25°C, and 20 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Nexon: 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 Nexon
Nexon is 9.8 km south of Beynac. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Beynac itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Nexon (87106001) |
| Distance from the town | 9.8 km south |
| Station altitude | 336 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 300 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Limoges-Bellegarde, 11 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 Beynac 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beynac | Nexon | 26.2°C | 1.2°C | 1,011 mm |
| Bosmie-l'Aiguille 2.8 km | same station | 26.2°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 1,011 mm |
| Aixe-sur-Vienne 4.1 km | same station | 26.2°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 1,011 mm |
| Isle 5.5 km | Limoges-Bellegarde | 24.2°C 2°C cooler | 1.9°C 0.7°C milder | 1,018 mm |
| Condat-sur-Vienne 6.3 km | same station | 26.2°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 1,011 mm |
| Verneuil-sur-Vienne 9.3 km | Limoges-Bellegarde | 24.2°C 2°C cooler | 1.9°C 0.7°C milder | 1,018 mm |
| Nexon 10 km | same station | 26.2°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 1,011 mm |
Beynac weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Nexon station; sunshine at Limoges-Bellegarde.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.8°C | 1.2°C | 4.5°C | 96 mm | 80 |
| February | 9.3°C | 0.9°C | 5.1°C | 77 mm | 104 |
| March | 13.5°C | 3.3°C | 8.4°C | 75 mm | 158 |
| April | 16.4°C | 5.3°C | 10.8°C | 94 mm | 173 |
| May | 20.3°C | 8.8°C | 14.5°C | 83 mm | 206 |
| June | 24.0°C | 12.2°C | 18.1°C | 79 mm | 224 |
| July | 26.2°C | 13.7°C | 19.9°C | 59 mm | 244 |
| August | 26.3°C | 13.6°C | 20.0°C | 65 mm | 237 |
| September | 22.1°C | 10.2°C | 16.2°C | 77 mm | 198 |
| October | 17.3°C | 8.3°C | 12.8°C | 85 mm | 135 |
| November | 11.4°C | 4.1°C | 7.8°C | 110 mm | 86 |
| December | 8.5°C | 2.0°C | 5.2°C | 110 mm | 79 |
| Year | 16.9°C | 7.0°C | 11.9°C | 1,011 mm | 1,922 |
Where Beynac’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Nexon, 9.8 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, Limoges-Bellegarde, 11 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 Beynac’s climate
How warm does Beynac get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.3°C. About 68 days a year reach 25°C, more than 59% of mainland French towns, and about 20 reach 30°C.
How cold does Beynac get in winter?
February nights average 0.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 51 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Beynac get?
About 1,011 mm a year, more than 88% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (110 mm) and July the driest (59 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Limoges-Bellegarde (11 km away), averages 1,922 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Beynac itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Beynac, Nexon, 9.8 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 NEXON, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Beynac →
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