Périgueux weather in February

In February, Périgueux sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 62 mm of precipitation across 9.7 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 30 min at the start of February to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Périgueux's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Périgueux's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
10th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
62 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
8:09 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
64%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
2.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM2.5 6.7 µg/m³ · 2019

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical February day in Périgueux reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 4°C cooler than March.

-5°10°15°20°151015202528
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
192
292
392
492
592
692
7102
8102
9102
10102
11102
12102
13102
14102
15102
16102
17102
18112
19113
20113
21113
22113
23113
24113
25113
26113
27123
28123

How February really feels in Périgueux

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 26 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
26
wind chill below the day's low

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

Périgueux weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 80120.791.6
Feb10° / 629.70.710.12.3
Mar14° / 6611.30.111.64.1
Apr17° / 8412.1013.25.1
May20° / 10°8112.5014.65.9
Jun24° / 14°739.7015.46.8
Jul26° / 15°518.4015.17.0
Aug26° / 15°608.2013.97.1
Sep23° / 12°658.6012.37.0
Oct18° / 10°7811.1010.75.6
Nov13° / 8812.50.19.33.1
Dec / 8712.30.38.61.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202528
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33862
43763
53763
63862
73763
83862
93862
103961
113961
123862
133961
143862
153862
163862
173763
183763
193862
203763
213763
223763
233664
243664
253565
263565
273565
283565

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Périgueux gets around 62 mm of rain and snow over 9.7 wet days in February. 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 38% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202528
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1363
2363
3363
4363
5363
6363
7363
8363
9363
10363
11363
12363
13362
14352
15352
16352
17352
18342
19342
20342
21342
22352
23352
24362
25362
26372
27382
28382

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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

0%25%50%75%100%151015202528
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

Wind in February

Winds average 12 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 30 min at the start of February to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:26 AM to 7:48 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.58:265:55
29.58:255:56
39.68:245:58
49.68:235:59
59.68:226:01
69.78:216:02
79.78:196:04
89.88:186:05
99.88:176:06
109.98:156:08
119.98:146:09
1210.08:136:11
1310.08:116:12
1410.18:106:14
1510.18:096:15
1610.28:076:16
1710.28:066:18
1810.38:046:19
1910.38:036:21
2010.48:016:22
2110.47:596:23
2210.57:586:25
2310.57:566:26
2410.67:556:28
2510.67:536:29
2610.77:516:31
2710.77:506:32
2810.87:486:33

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.16 kWh/m² to a high of 6.05 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 2.26 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.8Dim
21.8Dim
31.9Dim
41.9Dim
51.9Dim
62.0Dim
72.0Moderate
82.0Moderate
92.1Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.2Moderate
132.2Moderate
142.2Moderate
152.3Moderate
162.3Moderate
172.3Moderate
182.4Moderate
192.4Moderate
202.4Moderate
212.5Moderate
222.5Moderate
232.5Moderate
242.6Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.7Moderate
272.7Moderate
282.8Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Périgueux?

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

2.3
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Périgueux.

What to pack for Périgueux in February

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

In February, Périgueux sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Périgueux in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Périgueux peaks around July 19 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highModerateLowJul 19UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Périgueux?

Périgueux sits at 45.2°N, 0.7°E, 101 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Bergerac, 42 km away.

Topography around Périgueux

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Périgueux has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 140 m around an average of 141 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 221 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 557 m.

The land around Périgueux is covered by trees (56%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
140 m
16 km
221 m
80 km
557 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Bergerac 42 km · Brive-la-Gaillarde 64 km · Angoulême 68 km · Libourne 81 km · Limoges 83 km · Tulle 83 km · Villeneuve-sur-Lot 87 km · Marmande 87 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 Périgueux (45.1869°, 0.7144°, elevation 101 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).