Few mainland French towns get more rain than Cussac: 1,190 mm a year
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 25.7°C on average. Expect the heaviest rain in December and the lightest in July. Frost is common: about 59 nights a year drop below freezing, more than in 79% of mainland French towns. Waterproofs come out on about 140 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Champagnac la R station, 4 km east.
A year in Cussac at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Champagnac la R station.
What a year in Cussac feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Champagnac la R.
About 1,190 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 42 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 Montembœuf
A frosty town: 59 frosts and 63 days of 25°C a year
On about 59 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 63 days a year reach 25°C, and 17 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Champagnac la R: 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 Champagnac la R
Champagnac la R is 4 km east of Cussac. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Cussac itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Champagnac la R (87034001) |
| Distance from the town | 4 km east |
| Station altitude | 340 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 346 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Montembœuf, 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 Cussac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cussac | Champagnac la R | 25.7°C | 1.2°C | 1,190 mm |
| Rochechouart 14 km | Rochechouart | 26.1°C about the same | 2.0°C 0.8°C milder | 964 mm |
| Saint-Junien 22 km | Saint-Junien | 25.4°C about the same | 1.8°C 0.6°C milder | 957 mm |
| Nontron 24 km | Montembœuf | 25.5°C about the same | 3.0°C 1.8°C milder | 972 mm |
| Aixe-sur-Vienne 25 km | Nexon | 26.2°C 0.5°C warmer | 1.2°C about the same | 1,011 mm |
| Nexon 26 km | Nexon | 26.2°C 0.5°C warmer | 1.2°C about the same | 1,011 mm |
| Verneuil-sur-Vienne 27 km | Limoges-Bellegarde | 24.2°C 1.5°C cooler | 1.9°C 0.7°C milder | 1,018 mm |
Cussac weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Champagnac la R station; sunshine at Montembœuf.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.0°C | 1.2°C | 4.6°C | 120 mm | 78 |
| February | 9.4°C | 0.7°C | 5.0°C | 95 mm | 117 |
| March | 13.4°C | 2.7°C | 8.0°C | 92 mm | 162 |
| April | 16.1°C | 4.5°C | 10.3°C | 101 mm | 192 |
| May | 19.9°C | 7.8°C | 13.8°C | 94 mm | 216 |
| June | 23.4°C | 10.9°C | 17.1°C | 88 mm | 241 |
| July | 25.7°C | 12.2°C | 19.0°C | 63 mm | 258 |
| August | 26.1°C | 12.0°C | 19.0°C | 80 mm | 230 |
| September | 22.1°C | 9.1°C | 15.6°C | 84 mm | 209 |
| October | 17.4°C | 7.6°C | 12.5°C | 105 mm | 142 |
| November | 11.6°C | 3.9°C | 7.7°C | 130 mm | 96 |
| December | 8.7°C | 1.8°C | 5.2°C | 137 mm | 87 |
| Year | 16.8°C | 6.2°C | 11.5°C | 1,190 mm | 2,026 |
Where Cussac’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Champagnac la R, 4 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, Montembœuf, 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 Cussac’s climate
How warm does Cussac get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.1°C. About 63 days a year reach 25°C, more than 53% of mainland French towns, and about 17 reach 30°C.
How cold does Cussac get in winter?
February nights average 0.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 59 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Cussac get?
About 1,190 mm a year, more than 96% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (137 mm) and July the driest (63 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Montembœuf (26 km away), averages 2,026 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Cussac itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Cussac, Champagnac la R, 4 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 CHAMPAGNAC LA R, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Cussac →
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.