The Dordogne Climate
 

The days start to warm up in April and in Spring the fields are covered in wild flowers. The summer is hot and dry apart from the welcome relief of the odd cooling thunderstorm and the days are pleasantly warm as late as October.

Average Temperature (C)

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

June

July

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

6

6

10

15

16

22

25

24

21

16

13

9

The weather here is much milder than England though frosts can be severe and snow is not unknown. The weather is warm from mid April extending through to October and November. Two thirds of the rain falls between December and March, the remaining third falling evenly throughout Spring, Summer and Autumn.

The summers are considerably hotter than England but the rainfall serves to keep the region fresh and green, in marked contrast to the parched appearance of the Mediterranean and most of Provence.