Châlus is wetter than 94% of mainland French towns: 1,160 mm of rain a year
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 24.7°C. Its July afternoons stay fresher than in 76% of mainland French towns. Rain peaks in December and eases off in July. Frost greets about 40 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
Figures from Météo-France’s Châlus station, 1 km south.
A year in Châlus at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Châlus station.
What a year in Châlus feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Châlus.
About 1,160 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 41 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 23 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Vienne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Saint-Yrieix la Pe
40 frosts and 52 days of 25°C a year
On about 40 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 52 days a year reach 25°C, and 11 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Châlus: 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 Châlus
Châlus is 1 km south of Châlus. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Châlus itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Châlus (87032004) |
| Distance from the town | 1 km south |
| Station altitude | 403 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 371 m |
| Period | 1995–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Yrieix la Pe, 26 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 Châlus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châlus | Châlus | 24.7°C | 1.8°C | 1,160 mm |
| Nexon 17 km | Nexon | 26.2°C 1.5°C warmer | 1.2°C 0.6°C colder | 1,011 mm |
| Aixe-sur-Vienne 21 km | Nexon | 26.2°C 1.5°C warmer | 1.2°C 0.6°C colder | 1,011 mm |
| Bosmie-l'Aiguille 22 km | Nexon | 26.2°C 1.5°C warmer | 1.2°C 0.6°C colder | 1,011 mm |
| Rochechouart 23 km | Rochechouart | 26.1°C 1.4°C warmer | 2.0°C about the same | 964 mm |
| Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche 24 km | Saint-Yrieix la Pe | 24.8°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 1,130 mm |
| Verneuil-sur-Vienne 25 km | Limoges-Bellegarde | 24.2°C 0.5°C cooler | 1.9°C about the same | 1,018 mm |
Châlus weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Châlus station; sunshine at Saint-Yrieix la Pe.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.3°C | 1.8°C | 4.6°C | 124 mm | 83 |
| February | 8.5°C | 1.6°C | 5.0°C | 97 mm | 114 |
| March | 12.5°C | 3.9°C | 8.2°C | 97 mm | 160 |
| April | 15.6°C | 6.1°C | 10.9°C | 103 mm | 187 |
| May | 19.0°C | 9.3°C | 14.2°C | 94 mm | 219 |
| June | 22.9°C | 12.5°C | 17.7°C | 81 mm | 242 |
| July | 24.7°C | 14.0°C | 19.3°C | 60 mm | 262 |
| August | 24.9°C | 14.1°C | 19.5°C | 73 mm | 242 |
| September | 21.4°C | 11.3°C | 16.4°C | 69 mm | 214 |
| October | 16.8°C | 9.1°C | 12.9°C | 100 mm | 147 |
| November | 10.8°C | 4.7°C | 7.8°C | 128 mm | 91 |
| December | 8.1°C | 2.4°C | 5.2°C | 135 mm | 89 |
| Year | 16.0°C | 7.6°C | 11.8°C | 1,160 mm | 2,050 |
Where Châlus’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Châlus, 1 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1995–2020, 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, Saint-Yrieix la Pe, 26 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 Châlus’s climate
How warm does Châlus get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.9°C. About 52 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 66% of mainland French towns, and about 11 reach 30°C.
How cold does Châlus get in winter?
February nights average 1.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 40 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Châlus get?
About 1,160 mm a year, more than 94% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (135 mm) and July the driest (60 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Yrieix la Pe (26 km away), averages 2,050 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Châlus itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Châlus, Châlus, 1 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 CHALUS_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Châlus →
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