Rainfall in Rancon tops that of 75% of mainland French towns: 880 mm a year
Sunny July days climb to about 25.7°C. Frosty nights outnumber those of 64% of mainland French towns. Expect the heaviest rain in November and the lightest in July. Waterproofs come out on about 128 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Magnac-Laval station, 8.4 km north.
A year in Rancon at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Magnac-Laval station.
What a year in Rancon feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Magnac-Laval.
About 880 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 28 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 24th wettest of 23 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Vienne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Limoges-Bellegarde
46 frosts and 58 days of 25°C a year
On about 46 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 58 days a year reach 25°C, and 16 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Magnac-Laval: 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 Magnac-Laval
Magnac-Laval is 8.4 km north of Rancon. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Rancon itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Magnac-Laval (87089003) |
| Distance from the town | 8.4 km north |
| Station altitude | 246 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 203 m |
| Period | 1995–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Limoges-Bellegarde, 30 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 Rancon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rancon | Magnac-Laval | 25.7°C | 2.1°C | 880 mm |
| Bellac 10 km | Le Dorat | 26.5°C 0.8°C warmer | 1.6°C 0.5°C colder | 913 mm |
| Bessines-sur-Gartempe 14 km | Nantiat | 25.4°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 1,100 mm |
| Oradour-sur-Glane 26 km | Saint-Junien | 25.4°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 957 mm |
| La Souterraine 26 km | La Souterraine | 24.8°C 0.9°C cooler | 1.5°C 0.6°C colder | 1,031 mm |
| Ambazac 26 km | Limoges-Bellegarde | 24.2°C 1.5°C cooler | 1.9°C about the same | 1,018 mm |
| Rilhac-Rancon 28 km | Nantiat | 25.4°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 1,100 mm |
Rancon weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Magnac-Laval station; sunshine at Limoges-Bellegarde.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.1°C | 2.1°C | 5.1°C | 79 mm | 80 |
| February | 9.1°C | 1.6°C | 5.3°C | 66 mm | 104 |
| March | 12.8°C | 3.5°C | 8.2°C | 68 mm | 158 |
| April | 15.9°C | 5.5°C | 10.7°C | 76 mm | 173 |
| May | 19.5°C | 8.9°C | 14.2°C | 88 mm | 206 |
| June | 23.5°C | 12.2°C | 17.8°C | 61 mm | 224 |
| July | 25.7°C | 13.5°C | 19.6°C | 57 mm | 244 |
| August | 25.8°C | 13.5°C | 19.7°C | 63 mm | 237 |
| September | 22.1°C | 10.4°C | 16.2°C | 63 mm | 198 |
| October | 17.5°C | 8.9°C | 13.2°C | 82 mm | 135 |
| November | 11.7°C | 4.7°C | 8.2°C | 89 mm | 86 |
| December | 8.7°C | 2.5°C | 5.6°C | 88 mm | 79 |
| Year | 16.7°C | 7.3°C | 12.0°C | 880 mm | 1,922 |
Where Rancon’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Magnac-Laval, 8.4 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1995–2020, 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, Limoges-Bellegarde, 30 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 Rancon’s climate
How warm does Rancon get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.8°C. About 58 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 56% of mainland French towns, and about 16 reach 30°C.
How cold does Rancon get in winter?
February nights average 1.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 46 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Rancon get?
About 880 mm a year, more than 75% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (89 mm) and July the driest (57 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Limoges-Bellegarde (30 km away), averages 1,922 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Rancon itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Rancon, Magnac-Laval, 8.4 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 MAGNAC-LAVAL, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Rancon →
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.