Bergerac weather in January

In January, Bergerac sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 69 mm of precipitation across 11.2 wet days and about 9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 10°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 42 min at the start of January to 9 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bergerac's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bergerac's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
69 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
9 hours
8:39 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover
70%
12th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 10°C through the month.

A typical January day in Bergerac reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1103
2103
3103
4103
5103
6103
7103
8103
9103
10103
11103
12103
13103
14103
15103
16103
17103
18103
19103
20103
21103
22103
23103
24103
25103
26103
27103
28103
29102
30102
31102

How January really feels in Bergerac

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 15 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
15
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Bergerac weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 6911.20.592.0
Feb11° / 519.10.410.12.7
Mar15° / 5710.6011.64.5
Apr18° / 7712013.25.4
May21° / 11°7412.2014.66.1
Jun25° / 14°649.4015.36.8
Jul27° / 16°497.70156.9
Aug27° / 16°577.9013.96.9
Sep24° / 13°598.5012.37.1
Oct19° / 10°6810.8010.76.0
Nov14° / 771209.43.6
Dec10° / 7411.50.38.72.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32971
42971
52971
62971
72971
82971
92971
102971
112971
123070
132971
142971
153070
163169
173169
183169
193169
203268
213268
223268
233268
243268
253367
263367
273565
283565
293664
303763
313862

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Bergerac gets around 69 mm of rain and snow over 11.2 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 36% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1392
2392
3392
4382
5382
6372
7372
8362
9361
10351
11351
12351
13351
14341
15341
16341
17341
18351
19351
20352
21352
22362
23362
24362
25362
26362
27352
28352
29352
30342
31342

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 42 min at the start of January to 9 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:42 AM to 8:27 AM, and sunset from 5:21 PM to 5:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.78:425:21
28.78:425:22
38.78:425:23
48.78:425:23
58.78:425:24
68.78:425:25
78.78:415:26
88.88:415:27
98.88:415:28
108.88:415:29
118.88:415:30
128.98:405:31
138.98:405:33
148.98:405:34
158.98:395:35
169.08:395:36
179.08:385:37
189.08:385:38
199.08:375:40
209.18:365:41
219.18:365:42
229.18:355:43
239.28:345:45
249.28:345:46
259.28:335:47
269.38:325:49
279.38:315:50
289.48:305:51
299.48:295:53
309.48:285:54
319.58:275:56

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.23 kWh/m² to a high of 6.13 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.42 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
21.2Dim
31.2Dim
41.2Dim
51.3Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.4Dim
141.4Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.4Dim
191.5Dim
201.5Dim
211.5Dim
221.5Dim
231.6Dim
241.6Dim
251.6Dim
261.6Dim
271.7Dim
281.7Dim
291.8Dim
301.8Dim
311.8Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Bergerac?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bergerac.

What to pack for Bergerac in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Bergerac sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Bergerac in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bergerac peaks around July 18 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 18UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bergerac?

Bergerac sits at 44.9°N, 0.5°E, 35 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Périgueux, 42 km away.

Topography around Bergerac

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bergerac.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bergerac has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m around an average of 39 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 203 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 393 m.

The land around Bergerac is covered by grassland (32%), trees (29%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and trees (50%), grassland (28%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
111 m
16 km
203 m
80 km
393 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Périgueux 42 km · Marmande 46 km · Villeneuve-sur-Lot 52 km · Libourne 57 km · Agen 73 km · Lormont 79 km · Floirac 80 km · Cenon 80 km

France travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 77% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$48,986
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 539
Religion
Roman Catholic 47%none 33%Muslim 4%Protestant 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bergerac (44.8516°, 0.4817°, elevation 35 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).