Summer warmth: Mussidan logs more 25-degree days than 84% of mainland French towns
Midwinter brings lows of about 1.8°C. Temperatures cover 27°C across the year, low to high. Frosty nights outnumber those of 76% of mainland French towns. Expect about 56 frosty starts a year, nights when the air falls below freezing.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-Aulaye station, 25 km north-west.
A year in Mussidan at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Aulaye station.
What a year in Mussidan feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Aulaye.
About 855 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 26 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 19th wettest of 29 towns of 2,500+ in Dordogne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Bergerac
A frosty town: 56 frosts and 93 days of 25°C a year
On about 56 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 93 days a year reach 25°C, and 31 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Aulaye: 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 Saint-Aulaye
Saint-Aulaye is 25 km north-west of Mussidan. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Mussidan itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Aulaye (24376001) |
| Distance from the town | 25 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 64 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 62 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 22 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Bergerac, 27 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 Mussidan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mussidan | Saint-Aulaye | 27.7°C | 1.8°C | 855 mm |
| Neuvic 11 km | Saint-Martin Rib. | 27.2°C 0.5°C cooler | 3.0°C 1.2°C milder | 917 mm |
| Montpon-Ménestérol 16 km | Port Sainte-Foy | 28.4°C 0.7°C warmer | 2.2°C about the same | 809 mm |
| Saint-Astier 18 km | Saint-Martin Rib. | 27.2°C 0.5°C cooler | 3.0°C 1.2°C milder | 917 mm |
| La Force 18 km | Bergerac | 27.7°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 793 mm |
| Prigonrieux 19 km | Bergerac | 27.7°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 793 mm |
| Lamonzie-Saint-Martin 22 km | Bergerac | 27.7°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 793 mm |
Mussidan weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Aulaye station; sunshine at Bergerac.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.8°C | 1.8°C | 5.8°C | 79 mm | 83 |
| February | 11.7°C | 1.2°C | 6.4°C | 62 mm | 114 |
| March | 15.6°C | 3.3°C | 9.4°C | 60 mm | 168 |
| April | 18.4°C | 5.4°C | 11.9°C | 79 mm | 183 |
| May | 22.2°C | 9.1°C | 15.6°C | 67 mm | 211 |
| June | 25.6°C | 12.3°C | 18.9°C | 72 mm | 236 |
| July | 27.7°C | 13.7°C | 20.7°C | 48 mm | 256 |
| August | 27.9°C | 13.4°C | 20.7°C | 61 mm | 247 |
| September | 24.4°C | 10.4°C | 17.4°C | 69 mm | 204 |
| October | 19.6°C | 8.2°C | 13.9°C | 75 mm | 144 |
| November | 13.7°C | 4.6°C | 9.2°C | 92 mm | 93 |
| December | 10.3°C | 2.2°C | 6.3°C | 92 mm | 82 |
| Year | 18.9°C | 7.1°C | 13.0°C | 855 mm | 2,021 |
Where Mussidan’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Aulaye, 25 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, 27 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 Mussidan’s climate
How warm does Mussidan get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.9°C. About 93 days a year reach 25°C, more than 84% of mainland French towns, and about 31 reach 30°C.
How cold does Mussidan get in winter?
February nights average 1.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 56 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Mussidan get?
About 855 mm a year, more than 71% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (92 mm) and July the driest (48 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Bergerac (27 km away), averages 2,021 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Mussidan itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Mussidan, Saint-Aulaye, 25 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 ST AULAYE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Mussidan →
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.