Summer warmth: Saint-Léon-d'Issigeac logs more 25-degree days than 74% of mainland French towns
Midwinter brings lows of about 2.6°C. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 26°C. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on 70% of mainland French towns. Expect about 37 frosty starts a year, nights when the air falls below freezing.
Figures from Météo-France’s Cancon station, 22 km south.
A year in Saint-Léon-d'Issigeac at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Cancon station.
What a year in Saint-Léon-d'Issigeac feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cancon.
About 852 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 27 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 20th wettest of 29 towns of 2,500+ in Dordogne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Bergerac
37 frosts and 83 days of 25°C a year
On about 37 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 27 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cancon: 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 Cancon
Cancon is 22 km south of Saint-Léon-d'Issigeac. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Léon-d'Issigeac itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Cancon (47048001) |
| Distance from the town | 22 km south |
| Station altitude | 141 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 146 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 18 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Bergerac, 18 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-Léon-d'Issigeac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Léon-d'Issigeac | Cancon | 27.4°C | 2.6°C | 852 mm |
| Lalinde 14 km | Bergerac | 27.7°C about the same | 2.0°C 0.6°C colder | 793 mm |
| Bergerac 23 km | Bergerac | 27.7°C about the same | 2.0°C 0.6°C colder | 793 mm |
| Eymet 24 km | Bergerac | 27.7°C about the same | 2.0°C 0.6°C colder | 793 mm |
| Lamonzie-Saint-Martin 28 km | Bergerac | 27.7°C about the same | 2.0°C 0.6°C colder | 793 mm |
| Prigonrieux 28 km | Bergerac | 27.7°C about the same | 2.0°C 0.6°C colder | 793 mm |
| Le Bugue 29 km | Belvès | 26.4°C 1°C cooler | 2.4°C about the same | 888 mm |
Saint-Léon-d'Issigeac weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Cancon station; sunshine at Bergerac.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.4°C | 2.6°C | 6.0°C | 78 mm | 83 |
| February | 11.1°C | 2.2°C | 6.6°C | 61 mm | 114 |
| March | 15.0°C | 4.7°C | 9.8°C | 62 mm | 168 |
| April | 17.7°C | 6.6°C | 12.2°C | 83 mm | 183 |
| May | 21.6°C | 10.0°C | 15.8°C | 80 mm | 211 |
| June | 25.2°C | 13.4°C | 19.3°C | 69 mm | 236 |
| July | 27.4°C | 15.1°C | 21.2°C | 58 mm | 256 |
| August | 27.7°C | 15.1°C | 21.4°C | 59 mm | 247 |
| September | 24.0°C | 11.9°C | 18.0°C | 67 mm | 204 |
| October | 19.3°C | 9.6°C | 14.4°C | 70 mm | 144 |
| November | 13.1°C | 5.5°C | 9.3°C | 84 mm | 93 |
| December | 10.0°C | 3.2°C | 6.6°C | 82 mm | 82 |
| Year | 18.5°C | 8.3°C | 13.4°C | 852 mm | 2,021 |
Where Saint-Léon-d'Issigeac’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Cancon, 22 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, 18 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-Léon-d'Issigeac’s climate
How warm does Saint-Léon-d'Issigeac get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.7°C. About 83 days a year reach 25°C, more than 74% of mainland French towns, and about 27 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Léon-d'Issigeac get in winter?
February nights average 2.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 37 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Léon-d'Issigeac get?
About 852 mm a year, more than 70% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (84 mm) and July the driest (58 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Bergerac (18 km away), averages 2,021 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Léon-d'Issigeac itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Léon-d'Issigeac, Cancon, 22 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 CANCON, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Léon-d'Issigeac →
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