More rain falls on La Meyze than on 88% of mainland French towns: 1,011 mm a year
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 26.2°C. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 25°C. Frost is common: about 51 nights a year drop below freezing, more than in 71% of mainland French towns. Expect about 51 frosty starts a year, nights when the air falls below freezing.
Figures from Météo-France’s Nexon station, 7.9 km north.
A year in La Meyze at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Nexon station.
What a year in La Meyze 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 Saint-Yrieix la Pe
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 7.9 km north of La Meyze. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in La Meyze itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Nexon (87106001) |
| Distance from the town | 7.9 km north |
| Station altitude | 336 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 360 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Yrieix la Pe, 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 La Meyze 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Meyze | Nexon | 26.2°C | 1.2°C | 1,011 mm |
| Nexon 7.6 km | same station | 26.2°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 1,011 mm |
| Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche 11 km | Saint-Yrieix la Pe | 24.8°C 1.4°C cooler | 1.6°C about the same | 1,130 mm |
| Bosmie-l'Aiguille 18 km | same station | 26.2°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 1,011 mm |
| Boisseuil 20 km | same station | 26.2°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 1,011 mm |
| Condat-sur-Vienne 20 km | same station | 26.2°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 1,011 mm |
| Aixe-sur-Vienne 22 km | same station | 26.2°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 1,011 mm |
La Meyze weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Nexon station; sunshine at Saint-Yrieix la Pe.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.8°C | 1.2°C | 4.5°C | 96 mm | 83 |
| February | 9.3°C | 0.9°C | 5.1°C | 77 mm | 114 |
| March | 13.5°C | 3.3°C | 8.4°C | 75 mm | 160 |
| April | 16.4°C | 5.3°C | 10.8°C | 94 mm | 187 |
| May | 20.3°C | 8.8°C | 14.5°C | 83 mm | 219 |
| June | 24.0°C | 12.2°C | 18.1°C | 79 mm | 242 |
| July | 26.2°C | 13.7°C | 19.9°C | 59 mm | 262 |
| August | 26.3°C | 13.6°C | 20.0°C | 65 mm | 242 |
| September | 22.1°C | 10.2°C | 16.2°C | 77 mm | 214 |
| October | 17.3°C | 8.3°C | 12.8°C | 85 mm | 147 |
| November | 11.4°C | 4.1°C | 7.8°C | 110 mm | 91 |
| December | 8.5°C | 2.0°C | 5.2°C | 110 mm | 89 |
| Year | 16.9°C | 7.0°C | 11.9°C | 1,011 mm | 2,050 |
Where La Meyze’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Nexon, 7.9 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, Saint-Yrieix la Pe, 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 La Meyze’s climate
How warm does La Meyze 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 La Meyze 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 La Meyze 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, Saint-Yrieix la Pe (11 km away), averages 2,050 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for La Meyze itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to La Meyze, Nexon, 7.9 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 La Meyze →
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