Wet weather: 1,018 mm a year falls on Bonnac-la-Côte, more than on 88% of mainland French towns
In January the night’s low is typically 1.9°C. November is the wettest month, July the driest. In July, afternoons here are cooler than in 81% of mainland French towns. Central heating does most of its work from November to March, in months below 10°C on average.
Figures from Météo-France’s Limoges-Bellegarde station, 12 km south-west.
A year in Bonnac-la-Côte at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Limoges-Bellegarde station.
What a year in Bonnac-la-Côte feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Limoges-Bellegarde.
About 1,018 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 33 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 6th wettest of 23 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Vienne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Limoges-Bellegarde
35 frosts and 45 days of 25°C a year
On about 35 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 5 days it stays below freezing all day. About 45 days a year reach 25°C, and 9 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Limoges-Bellegarde: 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 Limoges-Bellegarde
Limoges-Bellegarde is 12 km south-west of Bonnac-la-Côte. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Bonnac-la-Côte itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Limoges-Bellegarde (87085006) |
| Distance from the town | 12 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 402 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 420 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 11 km |
| 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 Bonnac-la-Côte 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnac-la-Côte | Limoges-Bellegarde | 24.2°C | 1.9°C | 1,018 mm |
| Rilhac-Rancon 5.3 km | Nantiat | 25.4°C 1.2°C warmer | 1.7°C about the same | 1,100 mm |
| Couzeix 8.3 km | same station | 24.2°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 1,018 mm |
| Le Palais-sur-Vienne 8.7 km | same station | 24.2°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 1,018 mm |
| Ambazac 8.8 km | same station | 24.2°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 1,018 mm |
| Saint-Priest-Taurion 10 km | Nantiat | 25.4°C 1.2°C warmer | 1.7°C about the same | 1,100 mm |
| Limoges 12 km | same station | 24.2°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 1,018 mm |
Bonnac-la-Côte weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Limoges-Bellegarde station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.2°C | 1.9°C | 4.6°C | 91 mm | 80 |
| February | 8.4°C | 1.7°C | 5.1°C | 75 mm | 104 |
| March | 12.1°C | 4.3°C | 8.2°C | 78 mm | 158 |
| April | 14.8°C | 6.4°C | 10.6°C | 88 mm | 173 |
| May | 18.5°C | 9.8°C | 14.1°C | 93 mm | 206 |
| June | 22.0°C | 13.0°C | 17.5°C | 80 mm | 224 |
| July | 24.2°C | 14.7°C | 19.5°C | 63 mm | 244 |
| August | 24.4°C | 14.8°C | 19.6°C | 72 mm | 237 |
| September | 20.6°C | 11.9°C | 16.2°C | 75 mm | 198 |
| October | 16.2°C | 9.2°C | 12.7°C | 94 mm | 135 |
| November | 10.7°C | 5.0°C | 7.8°C | 106 mm | 86 |
| December | 7.9°C | 2.6°C | 5.3°C | 105 mm | 79 |
| Year | 15.6°C | 7.9°C | 11.8°C | 1,018 mm | 1,922 |
Where Bonnac-la-Côte’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Limoges-Bellegarde, 12 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, 12 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 Bonnac-la-Côte’s climate
How warm does Bonnac-la-Côte get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.4°C. About 45 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 75% of mainland French towns, and about 9 reach 30°C.
How cold does Bonnac-la-Côte get in winter?
February nights average 1.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 35 nights a year, and about 5 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Bonnac-la-Côte get?
About 1,018 mm a year, more than 88% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (106 mm) and July the driest (63 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Limoges-Bellegarde (12 km away), averages 1,922 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Bonnac-la-Côte itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Bonnac-la-Côte, Limoges-Bellegarde, 12 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 LIMOGES-BELLEGARDE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Bonnac-la-Côte →
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.