Warm afternoons come to Bardou more often than to 74% of mainland French towns
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near 2.6°C. Expect the heaviest rain in November and the lightest in July. Its yearly rainfall tops that of 70% of mainland French towns. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings suit May, June, September and October, with highs of 19–25°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Cancon station, 23 km south.
A year in Bardou at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Cancon station.
What a year in Bardou feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cancon.
About 852 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 27 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 20th wettest of 29 towns of 2,500+ in Dordogne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Bergerac
37 frosts and 83 days of 25°C a year
On about 37 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 83 days a year reach 25°C, and 27 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cancon: a frost is a night of 0°C or below, a summer day (jour d’été) 25°C or more, a hot day (forte chaleur) 30°C or more.
The Météo-France station at Cancon
Cancon is 23 km south of Bardou. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Bardou itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Cancon (47048001) |
| Distance from the town | 23 km south |
| Station altitude | 141 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 177 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 16 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Bergerac, 16 km away |
TownRatings matches each commune to one station with at least 24 years of temperature and rain records: the nearest, counting every 100 m of height difference as 10 km, never across the sea.
How Bardou compares
Against the 4,385 towns of 2,500 or more in mainland France, each read from its own matched station. The dots are the other towns of 2,500+ in Dordogne.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 2,500+ within 29 km, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bardou | Cancon | 27.4°C | 2.6°C | 852 mm |
| Lalinde 13 km | Bergerac | 27.7°C about the same | 2.0°C 0.6°C colder | 793 mm |
| Bergerac 21 km | Bergerac | 27.7°C about the same | 2.0°C 0.6°C colder | 793 mm |
| Eymet 24 km | Bergerac | 27.7°C about the same | 2.0°C 0.6°C colder | 793 mm |
| Lamonzie-Saint-Martin 26 km | Bergerac | 27.7°C about the same | 2.0°C 0.6°C colder | 793 mm |
| Prigonrieux 27 km | Bergerac | 27.7°C about the same | 2.0°C 0.6°C colder | 793 mm |
| Le Bugue 28 km | Belvès | 26.4°C 1°C cooler | 2.4°C about the same | 888 mm |
Bardou weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Cancon station; sunshine at Bergerac.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.4°C | 2.6°C | 6.0°C | 78 mm | 83 |
| February | 11.1°C | 2.2°C | 6.6°C | 61 mm | 114 |
| March | 15.0°C | 4.7°C | 9.8°C | 62 mm | 168 |
| April | 17.7°C | 6.6°C | 12.2°C | 83 mm | 183 |
| May | 21.6°C | 10.0°C | 15.8°C | 80 mm | 211 |
| June | 25.2°C | 13.4°C | 19.3°C | 69 mm | 236 |
| July | 27.4°C | 15.1°C | 21.2°C | 58 mm | 256 |
| August | 27.7°C | 15.1°C | 21.4°C | 59 mm | 247 |
| September | 24.0°C | 11.9°C | 18.0°C | 67 mm | 204 |
| October | 19.3°C | 9.6°C | 14.4°C | 70 mm | 144 |
| November | 13.1°C | 5.5°C | 9.3°C | 84 mm | 93 |
| December | 10.0°C | 3.2°C | 6.6°C | 82 mm | 82 |
| Year | 18.5°C | 8.3°C | 13.4°C | 852 mm | 2,021 |
Where Bardou’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Cancon, 23 km away: statistics for 1991–2020.
- Which station: among stations with at least 24 of the 30 years of temperature and rain, the nearest to the commune’s population-weighted center, counting each 100 m of height difference as 10 km; mainland towns use mainland stations and each overseas département its own.
- Altitudes: the town’s from IGN’s RGE ALTI® at its population-weighted center; the station’s from Météo-France.
- Sunshine: the nearest station with at least 10 years of sunshine records, Bergerac, 16 km away.
- Comparisons: every town of 2,500 or more in mainland France, read the same way; the dots are the towns of 2,500+ in Dordogne.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Bardou’s climate
How warm does Bardou get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.7°C. About 83 days a year reach 25°C, more than 74% of mainland French towns, and about 27 reach 30°C.
How cold does Bardou get in winter?
February nights average 2.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 37 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Bardou get?
About 852 mm a year, more than 70% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (84 mm) and July the driest (58 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Bergerac (16 km away), averages 2,021 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Bardou itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Bardou, Cancon, 23 km away. France publishes its climate normals by station, not by commune; a valley, a hill or the sea can make a difference over a few kilometers.
Where do these figures come from?
Météo-France’s fiches climatologiques: 30-year averages (1991–2020) for each of its long-running stations, published as open data since 2024. They are normals, not a forecast.
Source: Météo-France, fiches climatologiques, 1991–2020 statistics (station CANCON, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Bardou →
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