Périgueux weather in January

In January, Périgueux sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 80 mm of precipitation across 12 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 9°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 36 min at the start of January to 9 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Périgueux's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Périgueux's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
80 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
8:39 AM – 5:34 PM
Cloud cover
70%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.6
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 January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°C through the month.

A typical January day in Périgueux reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 13°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)
193
293
393
493
593
693
793
893
993
1093
1193
1293
1393
1493
1593
1693
1793
1893
1993
2092
2192
2292
2392
2492
2592
2692
2792
2892
2992
3092
3192

How January really feels in Périgueux

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
wind chill below the day's low

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

Périgueux 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
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 January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
32971
42971
52971
62971
72971
82971
92971
102971
112971
122971
132971
142971
153070
163070
173169
183169
193268
203268
213268
223268
233268
243367
253367
263367
273367
283466
293565
303664
313565

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Périgueux gets around 80 mm of rain and snow over 12 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 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1402
2402
3402
4402
5402
6392
7392
8382
9382
10382
11372
12372
13372
14372
15372
16382
17382
18382
19382
20382
21382
22392
23392
24392
25392
26382
27382
28382
29372
30373
31373

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 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 36 min at the start of January to 9 h 24 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 5:19 PM to 5:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.68:425:19
28.68:425:19
38.68:425:20
48.78:425:21
58.78:425:22
68.78:425:23
78.78:425:24
88.78:425:25
98.78:415:26
108.88:415:27
118.88:415:28
128.88:415:29
138.88:405:30
148.98:405:32
158.98:395:33
168.98:395:34
178.98:385:35
189.08:385:36
199.08:375:38
209.08:375:39
219.18:365:40
229.18:355:41
239.18:345:43
249.28:345:44
259.28:335:45
269.28:325:47
279.38:315:48
289.38:305:50
299.48:295:51
309.48:285:52
319.48:275:54

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.34 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 — January's 1.34 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.2Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.3Dim
171.4Dim
181.4Dim
191.4Dim
201.4Dim
211.4Dim
221.5Dim
231.5Dim
241.5Dim
251.6Dim
261.6Dim
271.6Dim
281.6Dim
291.7Dim
301.7Dim
311.8Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Périgueux?

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

1.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Périgueux.

What to pack for Périgueux in January

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

In January, Périgueux sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Périgueux 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 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
January 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).