Frost comes to Saint-Sozy more often than to 78% of mainland French towns
High summer brings afternoon highs near 27.9°C. By warm days alone, it ranks hotter than 78% of mainland French towns. The rainiest month is April; the driest is February. For walks and days out, May, June, September and October bring highs of 19–26°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Brive station, 30 km north; at that distance they describe the area more than the town.
A year in Saint-Sozy at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Brive station.
What a year in Saint-Sozy feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Brive.
About 904 mm of rain a year
April is the wettest month and February the driest. About 29 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 3rd wettest of 8 towns of 2,500+ in Lot.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Gourdon
A frosty town: 58 frosts and 87 days of 25°C a year
On about 58 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 87 days a year reach 25°C, and 32 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Brive: 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 Brive
Brive is 30 km north of Saint-Sozy. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Sozy itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Brive (19031008) |
| Distance from the town | 30 km north |
| Station altitude | 115 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 132 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 17 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Gourdon, 20 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-Sozy 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 Lot.
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-Sozy | Brive | 27.9°C | 1.3°C | 904 mm |
| Souillac 7.1 km | same station | 27.9°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 904 mm |
| Gramat 17 km | Gourdon | 27.6°C about the same | 2.0°C 0.7°C milder | 823 mm |
| Gourdon 21 km | Gourdon | 27.6°C about the same | 2.0°C 0.7°C milder | 823 mm |
| Saint-Céré 26 km | Argentat | 28.4°C 0.5°C warmer | 0.4°C 0.9°C colder | 1,146 mm |
| Sarlat-la-Canéda 27 km | Gourdon | 27.6°C about the same | 2.0°C 0.7°C milder | 823 mm |
| Cosnac 28 km | same station | 27.9°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 904 mm |
Saint-Sozy weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Brive station; sunshine at Gourdon.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.6°C | 1.3°C | 5.4°C | 74 mm | 92 |
| February | 11.4°C | 0.8°C | 6.1°C | 60 mm | 120 |
| March | 15.4°C | 3.1°C | 9.2°C | 66 mm | 170 |
| April | 18.1°C | 5.6°C | 11.9°C | 88 mm | 181 |
| May | 22.0°C | 9.2°C | 15.6°C | 87 mm | 214 |
| June | 25.7°C | 12.6°C | 19.2°C | 78 mm | 242 |
| July | 27.9°C | 14.3°C | 21.1°C | 63 mm | 265 |
| August | 27.9°C | 14.0°C | 21.0°C | 67 mm | 252 |
| September | 24.0°C | 10.6°C | 17.3°C | 73 mm | 209 |
| October | 19.4°C | 8.3°C | 13.9°C | 80 mm | 149 |
| November | 13.4°C | 4.3°C | 8.8°C | 85 mm | 95 |
| December | 10.1°C | 1.7°C | 5.9°C | 83 mm | 90 |
| Year | 18.7°C | 7.2°C | 12.9°C | 904 mm | 2,076 |
Where Saint-Sozy’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Brive, 30 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, Gourdon, 20 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 Lot.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Saint-Sozy’s climate
How warm does Saint-Sozy get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.9°C. About 87 days a year reach 25°C, more than 78% of mainland French towns, and about 32 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Sozy get in winter?
February nights average 0.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 58 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Sozy get?
About 904 mm a year, more than 77% of mainland French towns. April is the wettest month (88 mm) and February the driest (60 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Gourdon (20 km away), averages 2,076 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Sozy itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Sozy, Brive, 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 BRIVE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Sozy →
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.