Firbeix is among the wettest of mainland French towns: 1,179 mm of rain a year
Midwinter brings lows of about 2.0°C. Its July afternoons stay fresher than in 64% of mainland French towns. Of all months, December brings the most rain and July the least. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings come into their own from May to October, with highs of 17–26°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s La Coquille station, 6.1 km south-east.
A year in Firbeix at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the La Coquille station.
What a year in Firbeix 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 Saint-Yrieix la Pe
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 6.1 km south-east of Firbeix. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Firbeix itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | La Coquille (24133002) |
| Distance from the town | 6.1 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 324 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 353 m |
| Period | 1991–2015 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Yrieix la Pe, 25 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 Firbeix 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firbeix | La Coquille | 25.5°C | 2.0°C | 1,179 mm |
| Thiviers 20 km | same station | 25.5°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 1,179 mm |
| Nexon 21 km | Nexon | 26.2°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.2°C 0.8°C colder | 1,011 mm |
| Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche 22 km | Saint-Yrieix la Pe | 24.8°C 0.7°C cooler | 1.6°C about the same | 1,130 mm |
| Nontron 23 km | Montembœuf | 25.5°C about the same | 3.0°C 1°C milder | 972 mm |
| Aixe-sur-Vienne 27 km | Nexon | 26.2°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.2°C 0.8°C colder | 1,011 mm |
| Bosmie-l'Aiguille 28 km | Nexon | 26.2°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.2°C 0.8°C colder | 1,011 mm |
Firbeix weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the La Coquille station; sunshine at Saint-Yrieix la Pe.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.2°C | 2.0°C | 5.1°C | 120 mm | 83 |
| February | 9.2°C | 1.6°C | 5.4°C | 93 mm | 114 |
| March | 13.4°C | 4.1°C | 8.8°C | 92 mm | 160 |
| April | 15.8°C | 6.0°C | 10.9°C | 105 mm | 187 |
| May | 19.7°C | 9.2°C | 14.5°C | 95 mm | 219 |
| June | 23.3°C | 12.1°C | 17.7°C | 85 mm | 242 |
| July | 25.5°C | 13.8°C | 19.7°C | 66 mm | 262 |
| August | 25.7°C | 13.8°C | 19.7°C | 73 mm | 242 |
| September | 21.8°C | 11.0°C | 16.4°C | 86 mm | 214 |
| October | 17.3°C | 8.8°C | 13.1°C | 105 mm | 147 |
| November | 11.5°C | 4.8°C | 8.2°C | 127 mm | 91 |
| December | 8.7°C | 2.5°C | 5.6°C | 134 mm | 89 |
| Year | 16.7°C | 7.5°C | 12.1°C | 1,179 mm | 2,050 |
Where Firbeix’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for La Coquille, 6.1 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, Saint-Yrieix la Pe, 25 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 Firbeix’s climate
How warm does Firbeix 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 Firbeix 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 Firbeix 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, Saint-Yrieix la Pe (25 km away), averages 2,050 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Firbeix itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Firbeix, La Coquille, 6.1 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 Firbeix →
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