Wet weather: 1,011 mm a year falls on Saint-Paul, more than on 88% of mainland French towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 26.2°C on average. Frosty nights outnumber those of 71% of mainland French towns. Rain peaks in December and eases off in July. Waterproofs come out on about 136 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Nexon station, 21 km south-west.
A year in Saint-Paul at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Nexon station.
What a year in Saint-Paul 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 Limoges-Bellegarde
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 21 km south-west of Saint-Paul. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Paul itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Nexon (87106001) |
| Distance from the town | 21 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 336 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 328 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 16 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Limoges-Bellegarde, 24 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-Paul 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-Paul | Nexon | 26.2°C | 1.2°C | 1,011 mm |
| Boisseuil 8.6 km | same station | 26.2°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 1,011 mm |
| Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat 10 km | Limoges-Bellegarde | 24.2°C 2°C cooler | 1.9°C 0.7°C milder | 1,018 mm |
| Feytiat 10 km | same station | 26.2°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 1,011 mm |
| Saint-Just-le-Martel 12 km | Nantiat | 25.4°C 0.8°C cooler | 1.7°C 0.5°C milder | 1,100 mm |
| Panazol 14 km | Limoges-Bellegarde | 24.2°C 2°C cooler | 1.9°C 0.7°C milder | 1,018 mm |
| Le Palais-sur-Vienne 16 km | Limoges-Bellegarde | 24.2°C 2°C cooler | 1.9°C 0.7°C milder | 1,018 mm |
Saint-Paul weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Nexon station; sunshine at Limoges-Bellegarde.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.8°C | 1.2°C | 4.5°C | 96 mm | 80 |
| February | 9.3°C | 0.9°C | 5.1°C | 77 mm | 104 |
| March | 13.5°C | 3.3°C | 8.4°C | 75 mm | 158 |
| April | 16.4°C | 5.3°C | 10.8°C | 94 mm | 173 |
| May | 20.3°C | 8.8°C | 14.5°C | 83 mm | 206 |
| June | 24.0°C | 12.2°C | 18.1°C | 79 mm | 224 |
| July | 26.2°C | 13.7°C | 19.9°C | 59 mm | 244 |
| August | 26.3°C | 13.6°C | 20.0°C | 65 mm | 237 |
| September | 22.1°C | 10.2°C | 16.2°C | 77 mm | 198 |
| October | 17.3°C | 8.3°C | 12.8°C | 85 mm | 135 |
| November | 11.4°C | 4.1°C | 7.8°C | 110 mm | 86 |
| December | 8.5°C | 2.0°C | 5.2°C | 110 mm | 79 |
| Year | 16.9°C | 7.0°C | 11.9°C | 1,011 mm | 1,922 |
Where Saint-Paul’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Nexon, 21 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, Limoges-Bellegarde, 24 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-Paul’s climate
How warm does Saint-Paul 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 Saint-Paul 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 Saint-Paul 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, Limoges-Bellegarde (24 km away), averages 1,922 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Paul itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Paul, Nexon, 21 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 Saint-Paul →
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