More rain falls on Val d'Issoire than on 87% of mainland French towns: 989 mm a year
Midwinter brings lows of about 1.9°C. Rain peaks in December and eases off in July. About 50 nights a year bring a frost, more than in 70% of mainland French towns. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from November to March, which average under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Bussiere Boffy station, 5.8 km south-west.
A year in Val d'Issoire at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Bussiere Boffy station.
What a year in Val d'Issoire feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bussiere Boffy.
About 989 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 31 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 20th 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: 50 frosts and 63 days of 25°C a year
On about 50 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 63 days a year reach 25°C, and 18 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bussiere Boffy: 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 Bussiere Boffy
Bussiere Boffy is 5.8 km south-west of Val d'Issoire. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Val d'Issoire itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Bussiere Boffy (87026001) |
| Distance from the town | 5.8 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 240 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 223 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Limoges-Bellegarde, 33 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 Val d'Issoire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val d'Issoire | Bussiere Boffy | 26.1°C | 1.9°C | 989 mm |
| Bellac 12 km | Le Dorat | 26.5°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 913 mm |
| Confolens 20 km | Saulgond | 26.0°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 889 mm |
| Oradour-sur-Glane 21 km | Saint-Junien | 25.4°C 0.7°C cooler | 1.8°C about the same | 957 mm |
| Saint-Junien 23 km | Saint-Junien | 25.4°C 0.7°C cooler | 1.8°C about the same | 957 mm |
Val d'Issoire weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Bussiere Boffy station; sunshine at Limoges-Bellegarde.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.1°C | 1.9°C | 5.0°C | 89 mm | 80 |
| February | 9.5°C | 1.3°C | 5.4°C | 72 mm | 104 |
| March | 13.4°C | 3.2°C | 8.3°C | 72 mm | 158 |
| April | 16.4°C | 5.1°C | 10.7°C | 81 mm | 173 |
| May | 20.2°C | 8.6°C | 14.4°C | 92 mm | 206 |
| June | 23.8°C | 11.7°C | 17.8°C | 78 mm | 224 |
| July | 26.1°C | 13.1°C | 19.6°C | 59 mm | 244 |
| August | 26.1°C | 13.1°C | 19.6°C | 71 mm | 237 |
| September | 21.8°C | 10.2°C | 16.0°C | 75 mm | 198 |
| October | 17.0°C | 8.4°C | 12.7°C | 92 mm | 135 |
| November | 11.6°C | 4.6°C | 8.1°C | 103 mm | 86 |
| December | 8.7°C | 2.4°C | 5.5°C | 106 mm | 79 |
| Year | 16.9°C | 7.0°C | 11.9°C | 989 mm | 1,922 |
Where Val d'Issoire’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Bussiere Boffy, 5.8 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, 33 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 Val d'Issoire’s climate
How warm does Val d'Issoire get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.1°C. About 63 days a year reach 25°C, more than 54% of mainland French towns, and about 18 reach 30°C.
How cold does Val d'Issoire get in winter?
February nights average 1.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 50 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Val d'Issoire get?
About 989 mm a year, more than 87% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (106 mm) and July the driest (59 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Limoges-Bellegarde (33 km away), averages 1,922 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Val d'Issoire itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Val d'Issoire, Bussiere Boffy, 5.8 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 BUSSIERE BOFFY, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Val d'Issoire →
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.