Wet weather: 1,130 mm a year falls on Payzac, more than on 93% of mainland French towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 24.8°C. The rainiest month is December; the driest is July. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 75% of mainland French towns. Windscreens need scraping on about 42 mornings a year, the nights the air drops below 0°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-Yrieix la Pe station, 11 km north.
A year in Payzac at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Yrieix la Pe station.
What a year in Payzac feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Yrieix la Pe.
About 1,130 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 39 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 Saint-Yrieix la Pe
42 frosts and 51 days of 25°C a year
On about 42 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 51 days a year reach 25°C, and 11 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Yrieix la Pe: 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-Yrieix la Pe
Saint-Yrieix la Pe is 11 km north of Payzac. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Payzac itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Yrieix la Pe (87187003) |
| Distance from the town | 11 km north |
| Station altitude | 404 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 333 m |
| Period | 1994–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| 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 Payzac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payzac | Saint-Yrieix la Pe | 24.8°C | 1.6°C | 1,130 mm |
| Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche 11 km | same station | 24.8°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 1,130 mm |
| Objat 23 km | Voutezac | 27.6°C 2.8°C warmer | −0.1°C 1.7°C colder | 1,014 mm |
| Thiviers 24 km | La Coquille | 25.5°C 0.7°C warmer | 2.0°C about the same | 1,179 mm |
| Allassac 27 km | Voutezac | 27.6°C 2.8°C warmer | −0.1°C 1.7°C colder | 1,014 mm |
| Uzerche 27 km | Uzerche | 25.0°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 1,098 mm |
Payzac weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Yrieix la Pe station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.4°C | 1.6°C | 4.5°C | 114 mm | 83 |
| February | 8.6°C | 1.4°C | 5.0°C | 93 mm | 114 |
| March | 12.4°C | 3.6°C | 8.0°C | 92 mm | 160 |
| April | 15.4°C | 5.7°C | 10.6°C | 104 mm | 187 |
| May | 19.0°C | 9.0°C | 14.0°C | 101 mm | 219 |
| June | 22.8°C | 12.3°C | 17.6°C | 78 mm | 242 |
| July | 24.8°C | 13.9°C | 19.3°C | 62 mm | 262 |
| August | 24.9°C | 13.8°C | 19.3°C | 75 mm | 242 |
| September | 21.1°C | 10.8°C | 16.0°C | 75 mm | 214 |
| October | 16.8°C | 8.6°C | 12.7°C | 91 mm | 147 |
| November | 10.9°C | 4.4°C | 7.7°C | 122 mm | 91 |
| December | 8.2°C | 2.0°C | 5.1°C | 123 mm | 89 |
| Year | 16.0°C | 7.3°C | 11.7°C | 1,130 mm | 2,050 |
Where Payzac’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Yrieix la Pe, 11 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1994–2020, 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, 11 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 Payzac’s climate
How warm does Payzac get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.9°C. About 51 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 68% of mainland French towns, and about 11 reach 30°C.
How cold does Payzac get in winter?
February nights average 1.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 42 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Payzac get?
About 1,130 mm a year, more than 93% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (123 mm) and July the driest (62 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Yrieix la Pe (11 km away), averages 2,050 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Payzac itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Payzac, Saint-Yrieix la Pe, 11 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 YRIEIX LA PE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Payzac →
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