Few mainland French towns get more rain than Champs-Romain: 1,179 mm a year
On a normal January night the air cools to about 2.0°C. In July, afternoons here are cooler than in 64% of mainland French towns. Seasons differ by 24°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. An umbrella earns its place on about 141 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s La Coquille station, 16 km east.
A year in Champs-Romain at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the La Coquille station.
What a year in Champs-Romain feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at La Coquille.
About 1,179 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 43 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 29 towns of 2,500+ in Dordogne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Montembœuf
39 frosts and 61 days of 25°C a year
On about 39 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 61 days a year reach 25°C, and 16 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at La Coquille: 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 La Coquille
La Coquille is 16 km east of Champs-Romain. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Champs-Romain itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | La Coquille (24133002) |
| Distance from the town | 16 km east |
| Station altitude | 324 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 297 m |
| Period | 1991–2015 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 9 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Montembœuf, 33 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 Champs-Romain 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. Where a neighbor uses the same station its figures are the same: the differences you’d feel over a few kilometers aren’t in the normals.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champs-Romain | La Coquille | 25.5°C | 2.0°C | 1,179 mm |
| Nontron 8.6 km | Montembœuf | 25.5°C about the same | 3.0°C 1°C milder | 972 mm |
| Thiviers 17 km | same station | 25.5°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 1,179 mm |
| Brantôme en Périgord 22 km | Saint-Martin Rib. | 27.2°C 1.7°C warmer | 3.0°C 1°C milder | 917 mm |
Champs-Romain weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the La Coquille station; sunshine at Montembœuf.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.2°C | 2.0°C | 5.1°C | 120 mm | 78 |
| February | 9.2°C | 1.6°C | 5.4°C | 93 mm | 117 |
| March | 13.4°C | 4.1°C | 8.8°C | 92 mm | 162 |
| April | 15.8°C | 6.0°C | 10.9°C | 105 mm | 192 |
| May | 19.7°C | 9.2°C | 14.5°C | 95 mm | 216 |
| June | 23.3°C | 12.1°C | 17.7°C | 85 mm | 241 |
| July | 25.5°C | 13.8°C | 19.7°C | 66 mm | 258 |
| August | 25.7°C | 13.8°C | 19.7°C | 73 mm | 230 |
| September | 21.8°C | 11.0°C | 16.4°C | 86 mm | 209 |
| October | 17.3°C | 8.8°C | 13.1°C | 105 mm | 142 |
| November | 11.5°C | 4.8°C | 8.2°C | 127 mm | 96 |
| December | 8.7°C | 2.5°C | 5.6°C | 134 mm | 87 |
| Year | 16.7°C | 7.5°C | 12.1°C | 1,179 mm | 2,026 |
Where Champs-Romain’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for La Coquille, 16 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1991–2015, where its record is shorter).
- 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, Montembœuf, 33 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 Champs-Romain’s climate
How warm does Champs-Romain get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.7°C. About 61 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 50% of mainland French towns, and about 16 reach 30°C.
How cold does Champs-Romain get in winter?
February nights average 1.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 39 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Champs-Romain get?
About 1,179 mm a year, more than 96% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (134 mm) and July the driest (66 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Montembœuf (33 km away), averages 2,026 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Champs-Romain itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Champs-Romain, La Coquille, 16 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 LA COQUILLE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Champs-Romain →
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.