Ice on the ground: Saint-Bonnet-de-Bellac sees more frosts than 81% of mainland French towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 26.5°C on average. Temperatures cover 26°C across the year, low to high. Of the 23 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Vienne, it is the driest. Radiators earn their keep from November to March, the months that average under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Le Dorat station, 12 km north-east.
A year in Saint-Bonnet-de-Bellac at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Le Dorat station.
What a year in Saint-Bonnet-de-Bellac feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Le Dorat.
About 913 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 29 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 23rd wettest of 23 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Vienne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Montmorillon
A frosty town: 61 frosts and 71 days of 25°C a year
On about 61 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 71 days a year reach 25°C, and 23 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Le Dorat: 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 Le Dorat
Le Dorat is 12 km north-east of Saint-Bonnet-de-Bellac. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Bonnet-de-Bellac itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Le Dorat (87059001) |
| Distance from the town | 12 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 222 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 186 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Montmorillon, 29 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 Saint-Bonnet-de-Bellac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Bonnet-de-Bellac | Le Dorat | 26.5°C | 1.6°C | 913 mm |
| Bellac 9.1 km | same station | 26.5°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 913 mm |
| Oradour-sur-Glane 27 km | Saint-Junien | 25.4°C 1.1°C cooler | 1.8°C about the same | 957 mm |
| Confolens 28 km | Saulgond | 26.0°C 0.5°C cooler | 2.3°C 0.7°C milder | 889 mm |
Saint-Bonnet-de-Bellac weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Le Dorat station; sunshine at Montmorillon.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.6°C | 1.6°C | 5.1°C | 84 mm | 71 |
| February | 9.8°C | 0.7°C | 5.2°C | 68 mm | 104 |
| March | 13.9°C | 2.7°C | 8.3°C | 67 mm | 160 |
| April | 16.6°C | 4.7°C | 10.6°C | 76 mm | 191 |
| May | 20.7°C | 8.4°C | 14.5°C | 83 mm | 216 |
| June | 24.2°C | 11.5°C | 17.8°C | 71 mm | 234 |
| July | 26.5°C | 13.0°C | 19.8°C | 54 mm | 259 |
| August | 26.8°C | 12.8°C | 19.8°C | 63 mm | 237 |
| September | 22.7°C | 9.4°C | 16.1°C | 70 mm | 205 |
| October | 18.0°C | 7.9°C | 12.9°C | 90 mm | 136 |
| November | 12.4°C | 3.9°C | 8.2°C | 94 mm | 81 |
| December | 9.0°C | 1.9°C | 5.4°C | 93 mm | 76 |
| Year | 17.4°C | 6.5°C | 12.0°C | 913 mm | 1,969 |
Where Saint-Bonnet-de-Bellac’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Le Dorat, 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, Montmorillon, 29 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 Saint-Bonnet-de-Bellac’s climate
How warm does Saint-Bonnet-de-Bellac get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.8°C. About 71 days a year reach 25°C, more than 66% of mainland French towns, and about 23 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Bonnet-de-Bellac get in winter?
February nights average 0.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 61 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Bonnet-de-Bellac get?
About 913 mm a year, more than 79% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (94 mm) and July the driest (54 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Montmorillon (29 km away), averages 1,969 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Bonnet-de-Bellac itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Bonnet-de-Bellac, Le Dorat, 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 LE DORAT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Bonnet-de-Bellac →
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