Weather in Dordogne

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

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	9.8	10.5	8.8	10.1
February	12.9	12.5	13.3	13.0
March	15.9	16.0	16.0	15.9
April	18.0		18.3	17.6
May	23.9		22.6	25.1
June	27.0		27.6	27.1	25.8
July	28.1		27.8	30.6	25.8
August	28.6		28.6	31.6	25.6
September	26.4		29.1	25.1	25.1
October	21.7		22.5	23.5	19.1
November	13.6		13.5	15.4	12.0
December	10.9		11.0	9.0	12.1
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.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021
30 °C or warmer	0	38	49	16
25 °C or warmer	0	108	111	52
20 °C or warmer	5	167	183	110
0 °C or colder	11	43	56	23

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 (km/h)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	5.8	5	7	5
February	7.5	8	7	8
March	9.3	8	10	10
April	9.4		9	10
May	7.8		8	7
June	6.5		6	7	7
July	8.1		9	8	8
August	7.8		9	7	8
September	6.9		7	8	6
October	6.3		7	6	6
November	7.2		9	7	6
December	6.3		7	5	6
Average	7.3	7.3	7.9	7.4	6.8

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	NW	W	NW
February	SW	NE	W
March	SW	W	E
April		NW	W
May		N	NW
June		NW	W	W
July		W	NW	W
August		W	NW	NW
September		S	W	W
October		SW	S	N
November		W	SW	NW
December		W	NE	W

Prevailing wind direction

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

Dordogne weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Dordogne?

The warmest month is August with an average temperature of 29 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Dordogne?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of 10 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Dordogne?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in December with a probability of around 12.9 %.

Which month is the driest in Dordogne?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in July. The probability is about 2.4 %.