More rain falls on Linards than on 93% of mainland French towns: 1,130 mm a year
The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at 1.6°C on average. Winter and summer sit 24°C apart. By July afternoons alone, it runs cooler than 75% of mainland French towns. Plan for rain on about 135 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-Yrieix la Pe station, 31 km south-west; at that distance they describe the area more than the town.
A year in Linards at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Yrieix la Pe station.
What a year in Linards feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Yrieix la Pe.
About 1,130 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 39 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 Bourganeuf
42 frosts and 51 days of 25°C a year
On about 42 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 51 days a year reach 25°C, and 11 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Yrieix la Pe: 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 Saint-Yrieix la Pe
Saint-Yrieix la Pe is 31 km south-west of Linards. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Linards itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Yrieix la Pe (87187003) |
| Distance from the town | 31 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 404 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 418 m |
| Period | 1994–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 10 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Bourganeuf, 31 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 Linards 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linards | Saint-Yrieix la Pe | 24.8°C | 1.6°C | 1,130 mm |
| Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat 15 km | Limoges-Bellegarde | 24.2°C 0.6°C cooler | 1.9°C about the same | 1,018 mm |
| Boisseuil 18 km | Nexon | 26.2°C 1.4°C warmer | 1.2°C about the same | 1,011 mm |
| Feytiat 20 km | Nexon | 26.2°C 1.4°C warmer | 1.2°C about the same | 1,011 mm |
| Saint-Just-le-Martel 21 km | Nantiat | 25.4°C 0.6°C warmer | 1.7°C about the same | 1,100 mm |
| Panazol 23 km | Limoges-Bellegarde | 24.2°C 0.6°C cooler | 1.9°C about the same | 1,018 mm |
| Saint-Priest-Taurion 24 km | Nantiat | 25.4°C 0.6°C warmer | 1.7°C about the same | 1,100 mm |
Linards weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Yrieix la Pe station; sunshine at Bourganeuf.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.4°C | 1.6°C | 4.5°C | 114 mm | 66 |
| February | 8.6°C | 1.4°C | 5.0°C | 93 mm | 96 |
| March | 12.4°C | 3.6°C | 8.0°C | 92 mm | 147 |
| April | 15.4°C | 5.7°C | 10.6°C | 104 mm | 178 |
| May | 19.0°C | 9.0°C | 14.0°C | 101 mm | 201 |
| June | 22.8°C | 12.3°C | 17.6°C | 78 mm | 224 |
| July | 24.8°C | 13.9°C | 19.3°C | 62 mm | 259 |
| August | 24.9°C | 13.8°C | 19.3°C | 75 mm | 235 |
| September | 21.1°C | 10.8°C | 16.0°C | 75 mm | 195 |
| October | 16.8°C | 8.6°C | 12.7°C | 91 mm | 131 |
| November | 10.9°C | 4.4°C | 7.7°C | 122 mm | 78 |
| December | 8.2°C | 2.0°C | 5.1°C | 123 mm | 73 |
| Year | 16.0°C | 7.3°C | 11.7°C | 1,130 mm | 1,882 |
Where Linards’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Yrieix la Pe, 31 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1994–2020, 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, Bourganeuf, 31 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 Linards’s climate
How warm does Linards get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.9°C. About 51 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 68% of mainland French towns, and about 11 reach 30°C.
How cold does Linards get in winter?
February nights average 1.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 42 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Linards get?
About 1,130 mm a year, more than 93% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (123 mm) and July the driest (62 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Bourganeuf (31 km away), averages 1,882 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Linards itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Linards, Saint-Yrieix la Pe, 31 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 ST YRIEIX LA PE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Linards →
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.