Wet weather: 1,018 mm a year falls on Masléon, more than on 88% of mainland French towns
Expect July afternoons of about 24.2°C. By July afternoons alone, it runs cooler than 81% of mainland French towns. Of all months, November brings the most rain and July the least. Windscreens need scraping on about 35 mornings a year, the nights the air drops below 0°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Limoges-Bellegarde station, 32 km west; at that distance they describe the area more than the town.
A year in Masléon at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Limoges-Bellegarde station.
What a year in Masléon feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Limoges-Bellegarde.
About 1,018 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 33 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 6th wettest of 23 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Vienne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Bourganeuf
35 frosts and 45 days of 25°C a year
On about 35 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 5 days it stays below freezing all day. About 45 days a year reach 25°C, and 9 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Limoges-Bellegarde: 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 Limoges-Bellegarde
Limoges-Bellegarde is 32 km west of Masléon. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Masléon itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Limoges-Bellegarde (87085006) |
| Distance from the town | 32 km west |
| Station altitude | 402 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 377 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 11 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Bourganeuf, 23 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 Masléon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masléon | Limoges-Bellegarde | 24.2°C | 1.9°C | 1,018 mm |
| Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat 9.6 km | same station | 24.2°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 1,018 mm |
| Saint-Just-le-Martel 17 km | Nantiat | 25.4°C 1.2°C warmer | 1.7°C about the same | 1,100 mm |
| Boisseuil 18 km | Nexon | 26.2°C 2°C warmer | 1.2°C 0.7°C colder | 1,011 mm |
| Saint-Priest-Taurion 19 km | Nantiat | 25.4°C 1.2°C warmer | 1.7°C about the same | 1,100 mm |
| Feytiat 19 km | Nexon | 26.2°C 2°C warmer | 1.2°C 0.7°C colder | 1,011 mm |
| Panazol 22 km | same station | 24.2°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 1,018 mm |
Masléon weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Limoges-Bellegarde station; sunshine at Bourganeuf.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.2°C | 1.9°C | 4.6°C | 91 mm | 66 |
| February | 8.4°C | 1.7°C | 5.1°C | 75 mm | 96 |
| March | 12.1°C | 4.3°C | 8.2°C | 78 mm | 147 |
| April | 14.8°C | 6.4°C | 10.6°C | 88 mm | 178 |
| May | 18.5°C | 9.8°C | 14.1°C | 93 mm | 201 |
| June | 22.0°C | 13.0°C | 17.5°C | 80 mm | 224 |
| July | 24.2°C | 14.7°C | 19.5°C | 63 mm | 259 |
| August | 24.4°C | 14.8°C | 19.6°C | 72 mm | 235 |
| September | 20.6°C | 11.9°C | 16.2°C | 75 mm | 195 |
| October | 16.2°C | 9.2°C | 12.7°C | 94 mm | 131 |
| November | 10.7°C | 5.0°C | 7.8°C | 106 mm | 78 |
| December | 7.9°C | 2.6°C | 5.3°C | 105 mm | 73 |
| Year | 15.6°C | 7.9°C | 11.8°C | 1,018 mm | 1,882 |
Where Masléon’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Limoges-Bellegarde, 32 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, Bourganeuf, 23 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 Masléon’s climate
How warm does Masléon get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.4°C. About 45 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 75% of mainland French towns, and about 9 reach 30°C.
How cold does Masléon get in winter?
February nights average 1.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 35 nights a year, and about 5 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Masléon get?
About 1,018 mm a year, more than 88% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (106 mm) and July the driest (63 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Bourganeuf (23 km away), averages 1,882 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Masléon itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Masléon, Limoges-Bellegarde, 32 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 LIMOGES-BELLEGARDE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Masléon →
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