July in Saint-Geniès runs hotter than in 74% of mainland French towns
Deep winter brings January lows near 2.0°C. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 66% of mainland French towns. Temperatures cover 26°C across the year, low to high. Central heating does most of its work from November to March, in months below 10°C on average.
Figures from Météo-France’s Gourdon station, 30 km south-east: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in Saint-Geniès at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Gourdon station.
What a year in Saint-Geniès feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Gourdon.
About 823 mm of rain a year
April is the wettest month and February the driest. About 25 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 21st wettest of 29 towns of 2,500+ in Dordogne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Brive
42 frosts and 83 days of 25°C a year
On about 42 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 83 days a year reach 25°C, and 30 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Gourdon: 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 Gourdon
Gourdon is 30 km south-east of Saint-Geniès. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Geniès itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Gourdon (46127001) |
| Distance from the town | 30 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 260 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 233 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 11 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Brive, 25 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 Saint-Geniès 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Geniès | Gourdon | 27.6°C | 2.0°C | 823 mm |
| Montignac-Lascaux 11 km | Brive | 27.9°C about the same | 1.3°C 0.7°C colder | 904 mm |
| Sarlat-la-Canéda 12 km | same station | 27.6°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 823 mm |
| Terrasson-Lavilledieu 16 km | Brive | 27.9°C about the same | 1.3°C 0.7°C colder | 904 mm |
| Souillac 20 km | Brive | 27.9°C about the same | 1.3°C 0.7°C colder | 904 mm |
| Saint-Pantaléon-de-Larche 23 km | Brive | 27.9°C about the same | 1.3°C 0.7°C colder | 904 mm |
| Le Bugue 26 km | Belvès | 26.4°C 1.2°C cooler | 2.4°C about the same | 888 mm |
Saint-Geniès weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Gourdon station; sunshine at Brive.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.0°C | 2.0°C | 5.5°C | 65 mm | 85 |
| February | 10.8°C | 1.7°C | 6.2°C | 51 mm | 114 |
| March | 14.8°C | 4.2°C | 9.5°C | 61 mm | 168 |
| April | 17.7°C | 6.4°C | 12.0°C | 83 mm | 185 |
| May | 21.5°C | 9.6°C | 15.6°C | 82 mm | 217 |
| June | 25.2°C | 12.8°C | 19.0°C | 76 mm | 243 |
| July | 27.6°C | 14.5°C | 21.0°C | 55 mm | 264 |
| August | 27.8°C | 14.5°C | 21.2°C | 63 mm | 249 |
| September | 23.7°C | 11.4°C | 17.6°C | 74 mm | 203 |
| October | 18.9°C | 9.3°C | 14.1°C | 71 mm | 141 |
| November | 12.6°C | 5.0°C | 8.8°C | 76 mm | 89 |
| December | 9.5°C | 2.6°C | 6.1°C | 67 mm | 78 |
| Year | 18.3°C | 7.8°C | 13.1°C | 823 mm | 2,037 |
Where Saint-Geniès’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Gourdon, 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, Brive, 25 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 Saint-Geniès’s climate
How warm does Saint-Geniès get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.8°C. About 83 days a year reach 25°C, more than 74% of mainland French towns, and about 30 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Geniès get in winter?
February nights average 1.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 42 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Geniès get?
About 823 mm a year, more than 66% of mainland French towns. April is the wettest month (83 mm) and February the driest (51 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Brive (25 km away), averages 2,037 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Geniès itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Geniès, Gourdon, 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 GOURDON, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Geniès →
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.