Périgueux climate — normals and trends
Périgueux (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.4 °C and it receives 900 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (20.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Périgueux averages 34 frost days, 14 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 133 rainy days per year.
Périgueux has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 40 to 28 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.1 °C (on 11 August 2025) and the coldest -17.7 °C (on 17 January 1987).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
PérigueuxNew Aquitaine
- coords
- 45.19°, 0.71°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.4°C
Average daily high
16.8°C
Average daily low
8.3°C
Annual rainfall
900mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
15.3km/h
Seasonal range
15.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
34 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
14 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
133 d/yr
Annual snowfall
6.6 cm
Average feels-like high
15.3 °C
Average feels-like low
6.1 °C
Average peak gust
32.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
4 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
41.1 °C
11 August 2025
Coldest day
-17.7 °C
17 January 1987
Wettest day
56 mm
3 October 1960
Windiest day
59.6 km/h
27 December 1999
Strongest gust
129.2 km/h
27 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
42.6 °C
29 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
-22.7 °C
17 January 1987
Snowiest day
12.9 cm
9 April 1986
Sunniest day
15.2 h
24 June 2015
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 136 mm | +56 mm |
| Feb | 13.0 °C | +3.2 °C | 65 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 14.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 63 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 18.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 115 mm | +35 mm |
| May | 22.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 46 mm | -41 mm |
| Jun | 28.7 °C | +5.5 °C | 24 mm | -45 mm |
| Jul | 27.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 25 mm | -29 mm |
| Aug | 30.0 °C | +4.6 °C | 69 mm | +5 mm |
| Sep | 21.5 °C | -0.9 °C | 77 mm | +5 mm |
| Oct | 19.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 122 mm | +43 mm |
| Nov | 13.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 106 mm | +23 mm |
| Dec | 11.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 67 mm | -20 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Périgueux?
Périgueux has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.4 °C and it receives 900 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Périgueux?
The hottest day measured in Périgueux between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2025, reaching 41.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Périgueux?
The coldest day measured in Périgueux between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1987, at -17.7 °C.
Does it snow in Périgueux?
Yes. Périgueux gets on average 6.6 cm of snow per year and has around 34 frost days.
Has the climate of Périgueux warmed?
Yes: Périgueux warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Périgueux?
The wettest day measured in Périgueux between 1940 and 2025 was 3 October 1960, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Périgueux?
The windiest day measured in Périgueux between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1999, with winds reaching 59.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Périgueux?
The warmest month in Périgueux is July (20.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Périgueux?
Périgueux receives on average 900 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 133 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Périgueux?
Périgueux gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Périgueux?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Périgueux between 1940 and 2025 was 9 April 1986, with 12.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Périgueux?
Yes: Périgueux has on average 4 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Périgueux?
In Périgueux, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.6 °C on 29 June 2019, and the lowest was -22.7 °C on 17 January 1987.
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