Summer warmth: Fonroque logs more 25-degree days than 78% of mainland French towns
January mornings start at about 2.0°C. Of all months, May brings the most rain and February the least. Frosty nights outnumber those of 70% of mainland French towns. The heating season runs November to March: each of those months averages under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Bergerac station, 16 km north-east.
A year in Fonroque at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Bergerac station.
What a year in Fonroque feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bergerac.
About 793 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 24 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 24th wettest of 29 towns of 2,500+ in Dordogne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Bergerac
A frosty town: 50 frosts and 88 days of 25°C a year
On about 50 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 88 days a year reach 25°C, and 29 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bergerac: 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 Bergerac
Bergerac is 16 km north-east of Fonroque. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Fonroque itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Bergerac (24037005) |
| Distance from the town | 16 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 49 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 113 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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 Fonroque 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fonroque | Bergerac | 27.7°C | 2.0°C | 793 mm |
| Eymet 4 km | same station | 27.7°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 793 mm |
| Miramont-de-Guyenne 12 km | Verteuil | 28.2°C 0.5°C warmer | 2.9°C 0.9°C milder | 821 mm |
| Lamonzie-Saint-Martin 15 km | same station | 27.7°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 793 mm |
| Bergerac 18 km | same station | 27.7°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 793 mm |
| Prigonrieux 18 km | same station | 27.7°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 793 mm |
| La Force 19 km | same station | 27.7°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 793 mm |
Fonroque weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Bergerac station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.9°C | 2.0°C | 5.9°C | 67 mm | 83 |
| February | 11.7°C | 1.3°C | 6.5°C | 53 mm | 114 |
| March | 15.7°C | 3.7°C | 9.7°C | 54 mm | 168 |
| April | 18.2°C | 6.0°C | 12.1°C | 76 mm | 183 |
| May | 22.0°C | 9.6°C | 15.8°C | 77 mm | 211 |
| June | 25.5°C | 13.1°C | 19.3°C | 63 mm | 236 |
| July | 27.7°C | 14.6°C | 21.1°C | 57 mm | 256 |
| August | 27.9°C | 14.3°C | 21.1°C | 62 mm | 247 |
| September | 24.4°C | 10.8°C | 17.6°C | 66 mm | 204 |
| October | 19.8°C | 8.6°C | 14.2°C | 65 mm | 144 |
| November | 13.7°C | 4.7°C | 9.2°C | 76 mm | 93 |
| December | 10.4°C | 2.2°C | 6.3°C | 76 mm | 82 |
| Year | 18.9°C | 7.6°C | 13.2°C | 793 mm | 2,021 |
Where Fonroque’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Bergerac, 16 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 Fonroque’s climate
How warm does Fonroque get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.9°C. About 88 days a year reach 25°C, more than 78% of mainland French towns, and about 29 reach 30°C.
How cold does Fonroque get in winter?
February nights average 1.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 50 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Fonroque get?
About 793 mm a year, more than 59% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (77 mm) and February the driest (53 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 Fonroque itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Fonroque, Bergerac, 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 BERGERAC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Fonroque →
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.