Rainfall in Sussac tops that of 92% of mainland French towns: 1,098 mm a year
Deep winter brings January lows near 1.7°C. Wet weather is most frequent in November and least in July. By July afternoons alone, it runs cooler than 72% of mainland French towns. Comfortable outdoor weather lasts from May to October, with highs of 17–25°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Uzerche station, 30 km south: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in Sussac at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Uzerche station.
What a year in Sussac feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Uzerche.
About 1,098 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 38 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
38 frosts and 55 days of 25°C a year
On about 38 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 55 days a year reach 25°C, and 13 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Uzerche: 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 Uzerche
Uzerche is 30 km south of Sussac. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Sussac itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Uzerche (19276006) |
| Distance from the town | 30 km south |
| Station altitude | 422 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 447 m |
| Period | 1996–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 8.9 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Bourganeuf, 32 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 Sussac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sussac | Uzerche | 25.0°C | 1.7°C | 1,098 mm |
| Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat 23 km | Limoges-Bellegarde | 24.2°C 0.8°C cooler | 1.9°C about the same | 1,018 mm |
| Uzerche 27 km | same station | 25.0°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 1,098 mm |
| Boisseuil 27 km | Nexon | 26.2°C 1.2°C warmer | 1.2°C 0.5°C colder | 1,011 mm |
Sussac weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Uzerche station; sunshine at Bourganeuf.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.6°C | 1.7°C | 4.6°C | 96 mm | 66 |
| February | 8.9°C | 1.7°C | 5.3°C | 79 mm | 96 |
| March | 12.8°C | 4.2°C | 8.5°C | 89 mm | 147 |
| April | 15.8°C | 6.5°C | 11.1°C | 110 mm | 178 |
| May | 19.3°C | 9.8°C | 14.5°C | 100 mm | 201 |
| June | 23.0°C | 13.0°C | 18.0°C | 82 mm | 224 |
| July | 25.0°C | 14.5°C | 19.7°C | 74 mm | 259 |
| August | 25.1°C | 14.5°C | 19.8°C | 79 mm | 235 |
| September | 21.6°C | 11.6°C | 16.6°C | 76 mm | 195 |
| October | 17.1°C | 9.1°C | 13.1°C | 91 mm | 131 |
| November | 11.2°C | 4.8°C | 8.0°C | 116 mm | 78 |
| December | 8.5°C | 2.5°C | 5.5°C | 107 mm | 73 |
| Year | 16.3°C | 7.8°C | 12.1°C | 1,098 mm | 1,882 |
Where Sussac’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Uzerche, 30 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1996–2020, 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, Bourganeuf, 32 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 Sussac’s climate
How warm does Sussac get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.1°C. About 55 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 62% of mainland French towns, and about 13 reach 30°C.
How cold does Sussac get in winter?
January nights average 1.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 38 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Sussac get?
About 1,098 mm a year, more than 92% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (116 mm) and July the driest (74 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Bourganeuf (32 km away), averages 1,882 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Sussac itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Sussac, Uzerche, 30 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 UZERCHE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Sussac →
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.