Rainfall in Le Vigen tops that of 88% of mainland French towns: 1,011 mm a year
Midsummer highs settle at about 26.2°C. Wet weather is most frequent in December and least in July. Frost is common: about 51 nights a year drop below freezing, more than in 71% of mainland French towns. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from November to March, which average under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Nexon station, 12 km south-west.
A year in Le Vigen at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Nexon station.
What a year in Le Vigen 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 Limoges-Bellegarde
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 12 km south-west of Le Vigen. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Le Vigen itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Nexon (87106001) |
| Distance from the town | 12 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 336 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 292 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Limoges-Bellegarde, 14 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 Le Vigen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Vigen | Nexon | 26.2°C | 1.2°C | 1,011 mm |
| Boisseuil 3.3 km | same station | 26.2°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 1,011 mm |
| Condat-sur-Vienne 5.2 km | same station | 26.2°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 1,011 mm |
| Feytiat 5.9 km | same station | 26.2°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 1,011 mm |
| Bosmie-l'Aiguille 6.9 km | same station | 26.2°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 1,011 mm |
| Isle 7.9 km | Limoges-Bellegarde | 24.2°C 2°C cooler | 1.9°C 0.7°C milder | 1,018 mm |
| Panazol 8.5 km | Limoges-Bellegarde | 24.2°C 2°C cooler | 1.9°C 0.7°C milder | 1,018 mm |
Le Vigen weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Nexon station; sunshine at Limoges-Bellegarde.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.8°C | 1.2°C | 4.5°C | 96 mm | 80 |
| February | 9.3°C | 0.9°C | 5.1°C | 77 mm | 104 |
| March | 13.5°C | 3.3°C | 8.4°C | 75 mm | 158 |
| April | 16.4°C | 5.3°C | 10.8°C | 94 mm | 173 |
| May | 20.3°C | 8.8°C | 14.5°C | 83 mm | 206 |
| June | 24.0°C | 12.2°C | 18.1°C | 79 mm | 224 |
| July | 26.2°C | 13.7°C | 19.9°C | 59 mm | 244 |
| August | 26.3°C | 13.6°C | 20.0°C | 65 mm | 237 |
| September | 22.1°C | 10.2°C | 16.2°C | 77 mm | 198 |
| October | 17.3°C | 8.3°C | 12.8°C | 85 mm | 135 |
| November | 11.4°C | 4.1°C | 7.8°C | 110 mm | 86 |
| December | 8.5°C | 2.0°C | 5.2°C | 110 mm | 79 |
| Year | 16.9°C | 7.0°C | 11.9°C | 1,011 mm | 1,922 |
Where Le Vigen’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Nexon, 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, 14 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 Le Vigen’s climate
How warm does Le Vigen 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 Le Vigen 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 Le Vigen 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, Limoges-Bellegarde (14 km away), averages 1,922 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Le Vigen itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Le Vigen, Nexon, 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 NEXON, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Le Vigen →
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