Parcoul-Chenaud gets more days of 25 degrees or more than 84% of mainland French towns
January nights here settle around 1.8°C. Of all months, November brings the most rain and July the least. Frosty nights outnumber those of 76% of mainland French towns. Radiators earn their keep from November to March, the months that average under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Aulaye station, 7.7 km east.
A year in Parcoul-Chenaud at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Aulaye station.
What a year in Parcoul-Chenaud 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 Rioux-Martin
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 7.7 km east of Parcoul-Chenaud. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Parcoul-Chenaud itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Aulaye (24376001) |
| Distance from the town | 7.7 km east |
| Station altitude | 64 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 70 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Rioux-Martin, 7.4 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 Parcoul-Chenaud 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parcoul-Chenaud | Saint-Aulaye | 27.7°C | 1.8°C | 855 mm |
| La Roche-Chalais 7.8 km | Rioux-Martin | 27.0°C 0.7°C cooler | 2.5°C 0.7°C milder | 837 mm |
| Saint-Seurin-sur-l'Isle 22 km | Saint-Émilion | 27.8°C about the same | 3.3°C 1.5°C milder | 798 mm |
| Ribérac 22 km | Saint-Martin Rib. | 27.2°C 0.5°C cooler | 3.0°C 1.2°C milder | 917 mm |
| Montpon-Ménestérol 23 km | Port Sainte-Foy | 28.4°C 0.7°C warmer | 2.2°C about the same | 809 mm |
| Coutras 23 km | Saint-Émilion | 27.8°C about the same | 3.3°C 1.5°C milder | 798 mm |
Parcoul-Chenaud weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Aulaye station; sunshine at Rioux-Martin.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.8°C | 1.8°C | 5.8°C | 79 mm | 82 |
| February | 11.7°C | 1.2°C | 6.4°C | 62 mm | 126 |
| March | 15.6°C | 3.3°C | 9.4°C | 60 mm | 173 |
| April | 18.4°C | 5.4°C | 11.9°C | 79 mm | 194 |
| May | 22.2°C | 9.1°C | 15.6°C | 67 mm | 222 |
| June | 25.6°C | 12.3°C | 18.9°C | 72 mm | 255 |
| July | 27.7°C | 13.7°C | 20.7°C | 48 mm | 270 |
| August | 27.9°C | 13.4°C | 20.7°C | 61 mm | 248 |
| September | 24.4°C | 10.4°C | 17.4°C | 69 mm | 214 |
| October | 19.6°C | 8.2°C | 13.9°C | 75 mm | 149 |
| November | 13.7°C | 4.6°C | 9.2°C | 92 mm | 102 |
| December | 10.3°C | 2.2°C | 6.3°C | 92 mm | 90 |
| Year | 18.9°C | 7.1°C | 13.0°C | 855 mm | 2,124 |
Where Parcoul-Chenaud’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Aulaye, 7.7 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, Rioux-Martin, 7.4 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 Parcoul-Chenaud’s climate
How warm does Parcoul-Chenaud 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 Parcoul-Chenaud 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 Parcoul-Chenaud 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, Rioux-Martin (7.4 km away), averages 2,124 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Parcoul-Chenaud itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Parcoul-Chenaud, Saint-Aulaye, 7.7 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 Parcoul-Chenaud →
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