Ice on the ground: Brussieu sees more frosts than 86% of mainland French towns
Expect July afternoons of about 28.1°C. Its July heat outdoes that of 79% of mainland French towns. Of all months, October brings the most rain and February the least. Waterproofs come out on about 106 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Mornant station, 18 km south-east.
A year in Brussieu at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Mornant station.
What a year in Brussieu feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Mornant.
About 759 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and February the driest. About 22 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 99th wettest of 118 towns of 2,500+ in Rhône.
Rain by month
Millimeters
A frosty town: 65 frosts and 87 days of 25°C a year
On about 65 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 87 days a year reach 25°C, and 33 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Mornant: 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 Mornant
Mornant is 18 km south-east of Brussieu. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Brussieu itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Mornant (69141001) |
| Distance from the town | 18 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 343 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 399 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 13 km |
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 Brussieu 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 Rhône.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brussieu | Mornant | 28.1°C | 0.0°C | 759 mm |
| Saint-Pierre-la-Palud 8.2 km | Le Breuil | 27.9°C about the same | −0.7°C 0.7°C colder | 750 mm |
| Sain-Bel 9.1 km | Le Breuil | 27.9°C about the same | −0.7°C 0.7°C colder | 750 mm |
| Saint-Martin-en-Haut 10 km | Saint-Symphorien-C | 25.8°C 2.3°C cooler | −1.1°C 1.1°C colder | 861 mm |
| Vaugneray 10 km | same station | 28.1°C about the same | 0.0°C about the same | 759 mm |
| Pollionnay 11 km | same station | 28.1°C about the same | 0.0°C about the same | 759 mm |
| Thurins 11 km | same station | 28.1°C about the same | 0.0°C about the same | 759 mm |
Brussieu weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Mornant station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.0°C | 0.0°C | 3.5°C | 48 mm |
| February | 8.9°C | 0.2°C | 4.5°C | 35 mm |
| March | 13.8°C | 2.7°C | 8.2°C | 43 mm |
| April | 17.3°C | 5.3°C | 11.3°C | 60 mm |
| May | 21.3°C | 9.2°C | 15.2°C | 71 mm |
| June | 25.5°C | 12.8°C | 19.2°C | 70 mm |
| July | 28.1°C | 14.7°C | 21.4°C | 69 mm |
| August | 27.9°C | 14.4°C | 21.1°C | 62 mm |
| September | 23.0°C | 10.7°C | 16.8°C | 77 mm |
| October | 17.5°C | 7.7°C | 12.6°C | 87 mm |
| November | 11.2°C | 3.4°C | 7.3°C | 86 mm |
| December | 7.6°C | 0.7°C | 4.2°C | 50 mm |
| Year | 17.4°C | 6.8°C | 12.1°C | 759 mm |
Where Brussieu’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Mornant, 18 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.
- Comparisons: every town of 2,500 or more in mainland France, read the same way; the dots are the towns of 2,500+ in Rhône.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Brussieu’s climate
How warm does Brussieu get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.1°C. About 87 days a year reach 25°C, more than 77% of mainland French towns, and about 33 reach 30°C.
How cold does Brussieu get in winter?
January nights average 0.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 65 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Brussieu get?
About 759 mm a year, more than 51% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (87 mm) and February the driest (35 mm).
Are these figures for Brussieu itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Brussieu, Mornant, 18 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 MORNANT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Brussieu →
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.