More rain falls on Nontron than on 86% of mainland French towns: 972 mm a year
Deep winter brings January lows near 3.0°C. Frost is rarer than in 80% of mainland French towns: about 28 nights a year drop below freezing. Of all months, December brings the most rain and July the least. Plan for rain on about 128 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Montembœuf station, 30 km north; at that distance they describe the area more than the town.
A year in Nontron at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Montembœuf station.
What a year in Nontron feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Montembœuf.
About 972 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 32 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd wettest of 29 towns of 2,500+ in Dordogne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Montembœuf
28 frosts and 59 days of 25°C a year
On about 28 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 59 days a year reach 25°C, and 15 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Montembœuf: 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 Montembœuf
Montembœuf is 30 km north of Nontron. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Nontron itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Montembœuf (16225001) |
| Distance from the town | 30 km north |
| Station altitude | 247 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 251 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 16 km |
| 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 Nontron 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nontron | Montembœuf | 25.5°C | 3.0°C | 972 mm |
| Brantôme en Périgord 19 km | Saint-Martin Rib. | 27.2°C 1.7°C warmer | 3.0°C about the same | 917 mm |
| Thiviers 23 km | La Coquille | 25.5°C about the same | 2.0°C 1°C colder | 1,179 mm |
Nontron weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Montembœuf station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.2°C | 3.0°C | 5.6°C | 94 mm | 78 |
| February | 9.4°C | 2.9°C | 6.1°C | 76 mm | 117 |
| March | 13.2°C | 5.1°C | 9.2°C | 71 mm | 162 |
| April | 16.0°C | 7.1°C | 11.5°C | 76 mm | 192 |
| May | 19.7°C | 10.4°C | 15.0°C | 86 mm | 216 |
| June | 23.3°C | 13.5°C | 18.4°C | 77 mm | 241 |
| July | 25.5°C | 15.1°C | 20.3°C | 60 mm | 258 |
| August | 25.8°C | 15.2°C | 20.5°C | 68 mm | 230 |
| September | 22.0°C | 12.5°C | 17.2°C | 73 mm | 209 |
| October | 17.3°C | 10.1°C | 13.7°C | 86 mm | 142 |
| November | 11.8°C | 6.0°C | 8.9°C | 100 mm | 96 |
| December | 8.9°C | 3.6°C | 6.3°C | 106 mm | 87 |
| Year | 16.8°C | 8.7°C | 12.7°C | 972 mm | 2,026 |
Where Nontron’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Montembœuf, 30 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, Montembœuf, 30 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 Nontron’s climate
How warm does Nontron get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.8°C. About 59 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 54% of mainland French towns, and about 15 reach 30°C.
How cold does Nontron get in winter?
February nights average 2.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 28 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Nontron get?
About 972 mm a year, more than 86% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (106 mm) and July the driest (60 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Montembœuf (30 km away), averages 2,026 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Nontron itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Nontron, Montembœuf, 30 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 MONTEMBOEUF, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Nontron →
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.