Wet weather: 1,011 mm a year falls on Pierre-Buffière, more than on 88% of mainland French towns
July afternoons average 26.2°C. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 25°C. About 51 nights a year bring a frost, 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, 13 km west.
A year in Pierre-Buffière at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Nexon station.
What a year in Pierre-Buffière 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 13 km west of Pierre-Buffière. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Pierre-Buffière itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Nexon (87106001) |
| Distance from the town | 13 km west |
| Station altitude | 336 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 293 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Yrieix la Pe, 22 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 Pierre-Buffière 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre-Buffière | Nexon | 26.2°C | 1.2°C | 1,011 mm |
| Boisseuil 8.7 km | same station | 26.2°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 1,011 mm |
| Feytiat 13 km | same station | 26.2°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 1,011 mm |
| Nexon 13 km | same station | 26.2°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 1,011 mm |
| Condat-sur-Vienne 14 km | same station | 26.2°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 1,011 mm |
| Bosmie-l'Aiguille 15 km | same station | 26.2°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 1,011 mm |
| Panazol 16 km | Limoges-Bellegarde | 24.2°C 2°C cooler | 1.9°C 0.7°C milder | 1,018 mm |
Pierre-Buffière 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 Pierre-Buffière’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Nexon, 13 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, 22 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.
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Questions about Pierre-Buffière’s climate
How warm does Pierre-Buffière 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 Pierre-Buffière 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 Pierre-Buffière 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 (22 km away), averages 2,050 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Pierre-Buffière itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Pierre-Buffière, Nexon, 13 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 Pierre-Buffière →
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