Rainfall in Cieux tops that of 92% of mainland French towns: 1,100 mm a year
In January the night’s low is typically 1.7°C. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 66% of mainland French towns. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 24°C. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings come into their own from May to October, with highs of 17–26°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Nantiat station, 11 km east.
A year in Cieux at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Nantiat station.
What a year in Cieux feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Nantiat.
About 1,100 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 37 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd wettest of 23 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Vienne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Limoges-Bellegarde
47 frosts and 59 days of 25°C a year
On about 47 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 59 days a year reach 25°C, and 17 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Nantiat: 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 Nantiat
Nantiat is 11 km east of Cieux. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Cieux itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Nantiat (87103002) |
| Distance from the town | 11 km east |
| Station altitude | 335 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 322 m |
| Period | 1996–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Limoges-Bellegarde, 18 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 Cieux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cieux | Nantiat | 25.4°C | 1.7°C | 1,100 mm |
| Oradour-sur-Glane 6.2 km | Saint-Junien | 25.4°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 957 mm |
| Saint-Junien 15 km | Saint-Junien | 25.4°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 957 mm |
| Bellac 15 km | Le Dorat | 26.5°C 1.1°C warmer | 1.6°C about the same | 913 mm |
| Verneuil-sur-Vienne 17 km | Limoges-Bellegarde | 24.2°C 1.2°C cooler | 1.9°C about the same | 1,018 mm |
| Couzeix 19 km | Limoges-Bellegarde | 24.2°C 1.2°C cooler | 1.9°C about the same | 1,018 mm |
| Aixe-sur-Vienne 22 km | Nexon | 26.2°C 0.8°C warmer | 1.2°C 0.5°C colder | 1,011 mm |
Cieux weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Nantiat station; sunshine at Limoges-Bellegarde.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.8°C | 1.7°C | 4.7°C | 106 mm | 80 |
| February | 9.1°C | 1.4°C | 5.3°C | 86 mm | 104 |
| March | 13.1°C | 3.5°C | 8.3°C | 93 mm | 158 |
| April | 16.2°C | 5.8°C | 11.0°C | 98 mm | 173 |
| May | 19.6°C | 9.0°C | 14.3°C | 100 mm | 206 |
| June | 23.4°C | 12.2°C | 17.8°C | 83 mm | 224 |
| July | 25.4°C | 13.5°C | 19.5°C | 63 mm | 244 |
| August | 25.8°C | 13.6°C | 19.7°C | 73 mm | 237 |
| September | 22.2°C | 10.7°C | 16.5°C | 68 mm | 198 |
| October | 17.4°C | 8.8°C | 13.1°C | 95 mm | 135 |
| November | 11.4°C | 4.6°C | 8.0°C | 118 mm | 86 |
| December | 8.6°C | 2.3°C | 5.4°C | 118 mm | 79 |
| Year | 16.7°C | 7.3°C | 12.0°C | 1,100 mm | 1,922 |
Where Cieux’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Nantiat, 11 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1996–2020, 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, Limoges-Bellegarde, 18 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 Cieux’s climate
How warm does Cieux get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.8°C. About 59 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 53% of mainland French towns, and about 17 reach 30°C.
How cold does Cieux get in winter?
February nights average 1.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 47 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Cieux get?
About 1,100 mm a year, more than 92% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (118 mm) and July the driest (63 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Limoges-Bellegarde (18 km away), averages 1,922 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Cieux itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Cieux, Nantiat, 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 NANTIAT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Cieux →
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