Dordogne weather and climate

Broadly speaking:

- summers are warm-hot (25-35 degrees) with occasional storms and showers, although colder spells can also arrive and last a day or two. Early morning can still be quite mild.

- spring and autumn in the Dordogne are similar but milder (22-28 degrees) and with a greater chance of rain - especially in late spring, periods of heavy rain can arrive quite frequently

- winters, although usually mild in south-west France, tend to have occasional short periods of cold weather (down to -10 degrees sometimes) and more frequent rain (especially in late winter and early spring).

The weather is rarely 'grey' and even during the winter the sky tends to be bright and sunny. You can read about the weather and climate during the different seasons in the Dordogne region at when to visit the Dordogne, as part of your forward planning.

Below you can compare that climate trend with the reality: we show the current weather conditions for Bergerac, which is reasonably representative of the area, the weather forecast for France for the next two days (Dordogne is inland in the south-west of france); and also the sunrise / sunset times and moon rise / setting times.

You probably like to keep an eye on the Dordogne weather as your holiday approaches, but one word of warning - the weather forecast for the region is almost always significantly worse than the reality!

Remember also that there can be a significant difference between the weather in Perigord Noir, in the south-west of the Dordogne, and Perigord Vert in the north. On average the north is a couple of degrees cooler and has a bit more rain.

north of the dordogne is listed in Willgoto, World travel directory and travel guide