Périgueux weather in September

In September, Périgueux sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 65 mm of rain across 8.6 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of September to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Périgueux's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Périgueux's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
4th warmest
Overnight low
12°
9th coldest
Rainfall
65 mm
8.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:42 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
54%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.13 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.

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical September day in Périgueux reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 4°C cooler than August and about 5°C warmer than October.

10°20°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12514
22514
32514
42513
52413
62413
72413
82413
92413
102413
112313
122313
132313
142312
152312
162312
172312
182212
192212
202212
212212
222212
232212
242111
252111
262111
272111
282111
292111
302111

How September really feels in Périgueux

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

September 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 September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 9th-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 September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35842
45743
55743
65644
75743
85644
95545
105347
115347
125248
135248
145149
155050
164951
174951
184852
194753
204654
214654
224555
234456
244456
254357
264357
274159
284060
293961
303862

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Périgueux gets around 65 mm of rain over 8.6 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 30% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
123
223
323
423
524
624
725
825
926
1027
1128
1229
1329
1430
1531
1631
1732
1832
1932
2033
2133
2233
2334
2434
2534
2635
2735
2836
2936
3036

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 62% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14830192
25030182
35130172
45429161
55529151
65629141
75729131
85730121
95830120
105930110
115930110
126030100
136030100
146129100
156129100
166129100
17632890
18642790
19642790
20652690
21662680
22672580
23672580
24682480
25692380
26692380
27702280
28702280
29712180
30712180

Wind in September

Winds average 10 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of September to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 90 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:24 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 7:30 PM to 6:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.16:247:30
213.16:257:28
313.06:267:26
413.06:277:24
512.96:287:23
612.86:307:21
712.86:317:19
812.76:327:17
912.76:337:15
1012.66:357:13
1112.66:367:11
1212.56:377:09
1312.56:387:07
1412.46:407:05
1512.46:417:03
1612.36:427:01
1712.36:436:59
1812.26:456:57
1912.16:466:55
2012.16:476:53
2112.06:486:51
2212.06:506:49
2311.96:516:47
2411.96:526:45
2511.86:536:43
2611.86:556:41
2711.76:566:39
2811.76:576:37
2911.66:596:35
3011.67:006:33

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.13 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 — September's 4.13 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.4Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.2Bright
144.2Bright
154.1Bright
164.0Bright
174.0Bright
183.9Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.3Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Périgueux?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is one of the better times to visit Périgueux for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Périgueux in September

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

In September, Périgueux sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Périgueux in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 5 — 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.

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
September 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).