Périgueux weather in July

In July, Périgueux sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 51 mm of rain across 8.4 wet days and about 15.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 24 min at the start of July to 14 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Périgueux's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Périgueux's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 15°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 51 mm; 8.4 wet days
Daylight: 15 h 06 min; 5:29 AM – 8:36 PM
Cloud cover: 53%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 6.04 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.0; 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.

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical July day in Périgueux reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	15
2	25	15
3	25	15
4	25	15
5	25	15
6	25	15
7	26	15
8	26	15
9	26	15
10	26	15
11	26	15
12	26	15
13	26	15
14	26	15
15	26	15
16	26	15
17	27	15
18	27	16
19	27	16
20	27	16
21	27	16
22	27	16
23	27	16
24	27	16
25	27	16
26	27	16
27	27	16
28	27	16
29	27	16
30	27	16
31	27	16

How July really feels in Périgueux

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

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Périgueux weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	9° / 2°	80	12	0.7	9	1.6
Feb	10° / 2°	62	9.7	0.7	10.1	2.3
Mar	14° / 5°	66	11.3	0.1	11.6	4.1
Apr	17° / 7°	84	12.1	0	13.2	5.1
May	20° / 10°	81	12.5	0	14.6	5.9
Jun	24° / 14°	73	9.7	0	15.4	6.8
Jul	26° / 15°	51	8.4	0	15.1	7.0
Aug	26° / 15°	60	8.2	0	13.9	7.1
Sep	23° / 12°	65	8.6	0	12.3	7.0
Oct	18° / 10°	78	11.1	0	10.7	5.6
Nov	13° / 5°	88	12.5	0.1	9.3	3.1
Dec	9° / 3°	87	12.3	0.3	8.6	1.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	51	51	51	51	51	51	52	51	53	53	54	55	55	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	57	57	57	58
Cloudier (%)	49	49	49	49	49	49	48	49	47	47	46	45	45	44	44	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	43	43	43	42

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	52	48
8	51	49
9	53	47
10	53	47
11	54	46
12	55	45
13	55	45
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	57	43
31	58	42

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Périgueux gets around 51 mm of rain over 8.4 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 26% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	27	27	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	29
3	29
4	29
5	29
6	29
7	29
8	28
9	28
10	27
11	27
12	26
13	26
14	26
15	25
16	25
17	25
18	25
19	25
20	25
21	25
22	25
23	25
24	25
25	25
26	25
27	25
28	25
29	25
30	25
31	25

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the comfortable band about 42% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	36	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	32	32	31	30	29	28	27	26	25	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
Comfortable (%)	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	42
Humid (%)	21	21	21	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	23	23	24	25	26	26	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Muggy (%)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	36	39	21	5
2	35	40	21	4
3	35	40	21	4
4	35	41	20	4
5	34	41	20	4
6	34	41	20	4
7	34	41	21	4
8	34	42	21	4
9	34	42	21	4
10	33	42	21	4
11	33	42	21	4
12	33	42	22	4
13	32	42	22	4
14	32	42	22	4
15	31	42	23	4
16	30	42	23	4
17	29	42	24	4
18	28	43	25	5
19	27	43	26	5
20	26	43	26	5
21	25	43	27	5
22	24	43	28	5
23	24	43	28	6
24	23	43	28	6
25	23	43	28	6
26	23	43	28	6
27	23	43	28	6
28	23	42	28	6
29	23	42	28	7
30	23	42	28	7
31	23	42	28	7

Wind in July

Winds average 9 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	9	calm
2	9	calm
3	9	calm
4	9	calm
5	9	calm
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18	9	calm
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21	9	calm
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24	9	calm
25	9	calm
26	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm
29	9	calm
30	9	calm
31	9	calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 24 min at the start of July to 14 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:18 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 8:43 PM to 8:22 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	15.4	15.4	15.4	15.4	15.4	15.3	15.3	15.3	15.3	15.3	15.2	15.2	15.2	15.2	15.1	15.1	15.1	15.1	15.0	15.0	15.0	14.9	14.9	14.9	14.8	14.8	14.8	14.7	14.7	14.7	14.6
Sunrise (AM)	5:18	5:19	5:19	5:20	5:21	5:21	5:22	5:23	5:23	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:45
Sunset (PM)	8:43	8:43	8:42	8:42	8:42	8:42	8:41	8:41	8:40	8:40	8:39	8:39	8:38	8:38	8:37	8:36	8:36	8:35	8:34	8:33	8:32	8:32	8:31	8:30	8:29	8:28	8:26	8:25	8:24	8:23	8:22

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	15.4	5:18	8:43
2	15.4	5:19	8:43
3	15.4	5:19	8:42
4	15.4	5:20	8:42
5	15.4	5:21	8:42
6	15.3	5:21	8:42
7	15.3	5:22	8:41
8	15.3	5:23	8:41
9	15.3	5:23	8:40
10	15.3	5:24	8:40
11	15.2	5:25	8:39
12	15.2	5:26	8:39
13	15.2	5:26	8:38
14	15.2	5:27	8:38
15	15.1	5:28	8:37
16	15.1	5:29	8:36
17	15.1	5:30	8:36
18	15.1	5:31	8:35
19	15.0	5:32	8:34
20	15.0	5:33	8:33
21	15.0	5:34	8:32
22	14.9	5:35	8:32
23	14.9	5:36	8:31
24	14.9	5:37	8:30
25	14.8	5:38	8:29
26	14.8	5:39	8:28
27	14.8	5:40	8:26
28	14.7	5:41	8:25
29	14.7	5:42	8:24
30	14.7	5:43	8:23
31	14.6	5:45	8:22

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.04 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 — July's 6.04 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.1	Intense
2	6.1	Intense
3	6.1	Intense
4	6.1	Intense
5	6.1	Intense
6	6.1	Intense
7	6.1	Intense
8	6.1	Intense
9	6.1	Intense
10	6.1	Intense
11	6.1	Intense
12	6.1	Intense
13	6.1	Intense
14	6.1	Intense
15	6.1	Intense
16	6.1	Intense
17	6.1	Intense
18	6.1	Intense
19	6.1	Intense
20	6.1	Intense
21	6.1	Intense
22	6.1	Intense
23	6.0	Intense
24	6.0	Intense
25	6.0	Intense
26	6.0	Bright
27	5.9	Bright
28	5.9	Bright
29	5.9	Bright
30	5.9	Bright
31	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Périgueux?

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

7.0

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

6.8

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Périgueux for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Périgueux in July

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

In July, Périgueux sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Périgueux in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	4	6	6	7	8	7	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	6	High
Jun	7	High
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

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

trees 56%

16 km

221 m

trees 61%

80 km

557 m

trees 51%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

← June Périgueux year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July 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

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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	15
2	25	15
3	25	15
4	25	15
5	25	15
6	25	15
7	26	15
8	26	15
9	26	15
10	26	15
11	26	15
12	26	15
13	26	15
14	26	15
15	26	15
16	26	15
17	27	15
18	27	16
19	27	16
20	27	16
21	27	16
22	27	16
23	27	16
24	27	16
25	27	16
26	27	16
27	27	16
28	27	16
29	27	16
30	27	16
31	27	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	52	48
8	51	49
9	53	47
10	53	47
11	54	46
12	55	45
13	55	45
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	57	43
31	58	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	29
3	29
4	29
5	29
6	29
7	29
8	28
9	28
10	27
11	27
12	26
13	26
14	26
15	25
16	25
17	25
18	25
19	25
20	25
21	25
22	25
23	25
24	25
25	25
26	25
27	25
28	25
29	25
30	25
31	25

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	36	39	21	5
2	35	40	21	4
3	35	40	21	4
4	35	41	20	4
5	34	41	20	4
6	34	41	20	4
7	34	41	21	4
8	34	42	21	4
9	34	42	21	4
10	33	42	21	4
11	33	42	21	4
12	33	42	22	4
13	32	42	22	4
14	32	42	22	4
15	31	42	23	4
16	30	42	23	4
17	29	42	24	4
18	28	43	25	5
19	27	43	26	5
20	26	43	26	5
21	25	43	27	5
22	24	43	28	5
23	24	43	28	6
24	23	43	28	6
25	23	43	28	6
26	23	43	28	6
27	23	43	28	6
28	23	42	28	6
29	23	42	28	7
30	23	42	28	7
31	23	42	28	7

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	15
2	25	15
3	25	15
4	25	15
5	25	15
6	25	15
7	26	15
8	26	15
9	26	15
10	26	15
11	26	15
12	26	15
13	26	15
14	26	15
15	26	15
16	26	15
17	27	15
18	27	16
19	27	16
20	27	16
21	27	16
22	27	16
23	27	16
24	27	16
25	27	16
26	27	16
27	27	16
28	27	16
29	27	16
30	27	16
31	27	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	52	48
8	51	49
9	53	47
10	53	47
11	54	46
12	55	45
13	55	45
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	57	43
31	58	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	29
3	29
4	29
5	29
6	29
7	29
8	28
9	28
10	27
11	27
12	26
13	26
14	26
15	25
16	25
17	25
18	25
19	25
20	25
21	25
22	25
23	25
24	25
25	25
26	25
27	25
28	25
29	25
30	25
31	25

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	36	39	21	5
2	35	40	21	4
3	35	40	21	4
4	35	41	20	4
5	34	41	20	4
6	34	41	20	4
7	34	41	21	4
8	34	42	21	4
9	34	42	21	4
10	33	42	21	4
11	33	42	21	4
12	33	42	22	4
13	32	42	22	4
14	32	42	22	4
15	31	42	23	4
16	30	42	23	4
17	29	42	24	4
18	28	43	25	5
19	27	43	26	5
20	26	43	26	5
21	25	43	27	5
22	24	43	28	5
23	24	43	28	6
24	23	43	28	6
25	23	43	28	6
26	23	43	28	6
27	23	43	28	6
28	23	42	28	6
29	23	42	28	7
30	23	42	28	7
31	23	42	28	7

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	15
2	25	15
3	25	15
4	25	15
5	25	15
6	25	15
7	26	15
8	26	15
9	26	15
10	26	15
11	26	15
12	26	15
13	26	15
14	26	15
15	26	15
16	26	15
17	27	15
18	27	16
19	27	16
20	27	16
21	27	16
22	27	16
23	27	16
24	27	16
25	27	16
26	27	16
27	27	16
28	27	16
29	27	16
30	27	16
31	27	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	52	48
8	51	49
9	53	47
10	53	47
11	54	46
12	55	45
13	55	45
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	57	43
31	58	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	29
3	29
4	29
5	29
6	29
7	29
8	28
9	28
10	27
11	27
12	26
13	26
14	26
15	25
16	25
17	25
18	25
19	25
20	25
21	25
22	25
23	25
24	25
25	25
26	25
27	25
28	25
29	25
30	25
31	25

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	36	39	21	5
2	35	40	21	4
3	35	40	21	4
4	35	41	20	4
5	34	41	20	4
6	34	41	20	4
7	34	41	21	4
8	34	42	21	4
9	34	42	21	4
10	33	42	21	4
11	33	42	21	4
12	33	42	22	4
13	32	42	22	4
14	32	42	22	4
15	31	42	23	4
16	30	42	23	4
17	29	42	24	4
18	28	43	25	5
19	27	43	26	5
20	26	43	26	5
21	25	43	27	5
22	24	43	28	5
23	24	43	28	6
24	23	43	28	6
25	23	43	28	6
26	23	43	28	6
27	23	43	28	6
28	23	42	28	6
29	23	42	28	7
30	23	42	28	7
31	23	42	28	7