Frosty mornings in Saint-Martial-d'Albarède outnumber those of 93% of mainland French towns
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 27.6°C. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on 88% of mainland French towns. Temperatures cover 28°C across the year, low to high. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings suit May, June and September, with highs of 22–26°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Voutezac station, 30 km east: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in Saint-Martial-d'Albarède at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Voutezac station.
What a year in Saint-Martial-d'Albarède feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Voutezac.
About 1,014 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 34 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
A frosty town: 76 frosts and 87 days of 25°C a year
On about 76 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 87 days a year reach 25°C, and 32 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Voutezac: 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 Voutezac
Voutezac is 30 km east of Saint-Martial-d'Albarède. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Martial-d'Albarède itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Voutezac (19288004) |
| Distance from the town | 30 km east |
| Station altitude | 124 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 156 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 22 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Yrieix la Pe, 26 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-Martial-d'Albarède 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-Martial-d'Albarède | Voutezac | 27.6°C | −0.1°C | 1,014 mm |
| Thiviers 13 km | La Coquille | 25.5°C 2.1°C cooler | 2.0°C 2.1°C milder | 1,179 mm |
| Bassillac et Auberoche 22 km | Saint-Martin Rib. | 27.2°C about the same | 3.0°C 3.1°C milder | 917 mm |
| Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche 25 km | Saint-Yrieix la Pe | 24.8°C 2.8°C cooler | 1.6°C 1.7°C milder | 1,130 mm |
| Trélissac 25 km | Saint-Martin Rib. | 27.2°C about the same | 3.0°C 3.1°C milder | 917 mm |
| Champcevinel 27 km | Saint-Martin Rib. | 27.2°C about the same | 3.0°C 3.1°C milder | 917 mm |
| Boulazac Isle Manoire 28 km | Saint-Martin Rib. | 27.2°C about the same | 3.0°C 3.1°C milder | 917 mm |
Saint-Martial-d'Albarède weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Voutezac station; sunshine at Saint-Yrieix la Pe.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.4°C | −0.1°C | 4.7°C | 93 mm | 83 |
| February | 11.2°C | −0.4°C | 5.4°C | 73 mm | 114 |
| March | 15.2°C | 1.7°C | 8.5°C | 74 mm | 160 |
| April | 18.1°C | 4.4°C | 11.3°C | 94 mm | 187 |
| May | 22.1°C | 8.1°C | 15.1°C | 90 mm | 219 |
| June | 25.7°C | 11.6°C | 18.6°C | 78 mm | 242 |
| July | 27.6°C | 12.8°C | 20.2°C | 64 mm | 262 |
| August | 27.8°C | 12.2°C | 20.0°C | 74 mm | 242 |
| September | 24.0°C | 8.8°C | 16.4°C | 78 mm | 214 |
| October | 19.5°C | 6.5°C | 13.0°C | 91 mm | 147 |
| November | 13.3°C | 2.7°C | 8.0°C | 101 mm | 91 |
| December | 10.0°C | 0.4°C | 5.2°C | 105 mm | 89 |
| Year | 18.7°C | 5.7°C | 12.2°C | 1,014 mm | 2,050 |
Where Saint-Martial-d'Albarède’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Voutezac, 30 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1992–2020, 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, 26 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-Martial-d'Albarède’s climate
How warm does Saint-Martial-d'Albarède get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.8°C. About 87 days a year reach 25°C, more than 78% of mainland French towns, and about 32 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Martial-d'Albarède get in winter?
February nights average −0.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 76 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Martial-d'Albarède get?
About 1,014 mm a year, more than 88% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (105 mm) and July the driest (64 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Yrieix la Pe (26 km away), averages 2,050 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Martial-d'Albarède itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Martial-d'Albarède, Voutezac, 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 VOUTEZAC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Martial-d'Albarède →
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