Frost comes to Souillac more often than to 78% of mainland French towns
High summer brings afternoon highs near 27.9°C. Expect the heaviest rain in April and the lightest in February. By warm days alone, it ranks hotter than 78% of mainland French towns. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings suit May, June, September and October, with highs of 19–26°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Brive station, 28 km north; at that distance they describe the area more than the town.
A year in Souillac at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Brive station.
What a year in Souillac 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 28 km north of Souillac. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Souillac itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Brive (19031008) |
| Distance from the town | 28 km north |
| Station altitude | 115 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 116 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 9.6 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Gourdon, 18 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 Souillac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souillac | Brive | 27.9°C | 1.3°C | 904 mm |
| Gourdon 19 km | Gourdon | 27.6°C about the same | 2.0°C 0.7°C milder | 823 mm |
| Sarlat-la-Canéda 20 km | Gourdon | 27.6°C about the same | 2.0°C 0.7°C milder | 823 mm |
| Gramat 24 km | Gourdon | 27.6°C about the same | 2.0°C 0.7°C milder | 823 mm |
| Saint-Pantaléon-de-Larche 27 km | same station | 27.9°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 904 mm |
| Cosnac 28 km | same station | 27.9°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 904 mm |
Souillac 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 Souillac’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Brive, 28 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, 18 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 Souillac’s climate
How warm does Souillac 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 Souillac 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 Souillac 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 (18 km away), averages 2,076 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Souillac itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Souillac, Brive, 28 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 Souillac →
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.