Climate Périgueux-Bassillac Airport 2021-2024

Climate and trends: average temperature, flight conditions, precipitation, wind speed and direction.

Calculated from historical METAR data of Périgueux-Bassillac Airport (LFBX) between 2021 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	55.7	50	52	65
February	64.3	52	80	62
March	78.2	76	76	83
April	76.1		80	72
May	87.8		86	89
June	84.0		84	85	83
July	85.8		86	95	77
August	87.9		85	89	90
September	82.3		87	86	75
October	79.2		78	83	77
November	60.6		52	66	64
December	55.8		43	73	59
Average	73.4	60.6	76.3	80.7	76.0

42nd best VFR conditions of France

VFR conditions during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the VFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met: visibility of 8 km or more and a ceiling of 3,000 ft or more. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Marginal VFR conditions (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	76.7	73	78	80
February	84.7	77	95	83
March	94.0	92	94	96
April	89.4		93	86
May	95.3		94	96
June	93.4		92	94	94
July	94.4		96	97	91
August	96.0		97	95	96
September	92.2		95	94	88
October	90.5		95	91	86
November	81.9		82	80	84
December	78.0		72	86	80
Average	88.1	81.5	91.2	90.9	88.8

Marginal VFR conditions or better during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the MVFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met: visibility of 5 km or more and a ceiling of 1,000 ft or more. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	9.8	11	9	10
February	12.9	13	13	13
March	15.9	16	16	16
April	18.0		18	18
May	23.9		23	25
June	27.0		28	27	26
July	28.1		28	31	26
August	28.6		29	32	26
September	26.4		29	25	25
October	21.7		23	24	19
November	13.6		14	15	12
December	10.9		11	9	12
Average	18.6	13.0	20.0	20.7	20.5

28th highest temperature of France

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	0.9	2	3	-2
February	1.3	5	-2	1
March	4.1	4	5	3
April	5.4		5	6
May	9.1		9	9
June	14.0		15	14	14
July	13.5		14	13	14
August	14.0		15	15	13
September	11.4		12	10	12
October	8.3		8	11	6
November	4.4		6	5	2
December	1.6		4	-1	1
Average	6.8	3.5	7.8	7.2	8.4

15th lowest temperature of France

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	10.4	12	12	8
February	7.4	15	2	5
March	10.6	12	10	10
April	9.5		8	12
May	2.6		5	1
June	5.7		4	7	6
July	2.4		3	0	5
August	2.5		3	2	2
September	3.2		4	1	5
October	7.8		12	5	7
November	11.9		19	10	7
December	12.8		20	4	11
Average	7.8	13.0	7.6	5.0	5.5

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (knots)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	3.1	3	4	3
February	4.0	4	4	4
March	5.0	5	5	5
April	5.0		5	5
May	4.2		5	4
June	3.5		3	4	4
July	4.4		5	4	4
August	4.2		5	4	4
September	3.7		4	4	3
October	3.4		4	3	3
November	3.8		5	4	3
December	3.4		4	3	3
Average	3.9	3.9	4.2	4.0	3.6

28th highest wind speed of France

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	310°	284°	304°
February	245°	032°	260°
March	234°	248°	101°
April		298°	286°
May		342°	322°
June		310°	284°	256°
July		273°	335°	286°
August		272°	312°	310°
September		158°	273°	274°
October		218°	164°	338°
November		251°	221°	301°
December		250°	051°	257°

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.