Ice rarely forms: Saint-Pancrace sees fewer frosts than 82% of mainland French towns
July afternoons average 26.8°C. Seasons differ by 24°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. None of its 6 nearest neighbors gets less rain. Radiators earn their keep from November to March, the months that average under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Martial Viveyrols station, 28 km west: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in Saint-Pancrace at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Martial Viveyrols station.
What a year in Saint-Pancrace feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Martial Viveyrols.
About 862 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 27 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 Montembœuf
26 frosts and 76 days of 25°C a year
On about 26 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 76 days a year reach 25°C, and 23 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Martial Viveyrols: 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-Martial Viveyrols
Saint-Martial Viveyrols is 28 km west of Saint-Pancrace. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Pancrace itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Martial Viveyrols (24452001) |
| Distance from the town | 28 km west |
| Station altitude | 166 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 184 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 15 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Montembœuf, 41 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-Pancrace 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-Pancrace | Saint-Martial Viveyrols | 26.8°C | 3.1°C | 862 mm |
| Brantôme en Périgord 7.5 km | Saint-Martin Rib. | 27.2°C about the same | 3.0°C about the same | 917 mm |
| Nontron 12 km | Montembœuf | 25.5°C 1.3°C cooler | 3.0°C about the same | 972 mm |
| Thiviers 20 km | La Coquille | 25.5°C 1.3°C cooler | 2.0°C 1.1°C colder | 1,179 mm |
| Champcevinel 24 km | Saint-Martin Rib. | 27.2°C about the same | 3.0°C about the same | 917 mm |
| Chancelade 24 km | Saint-Martin Rib. | 27.2°C about the same | 3.0°C about the same | 917 mm |
| Trélissac 26 km | Saint-Martin Rib. | 27.2°C about the same | 3.0°C about the same | 917 mm |
Saint-Pancrace weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Martial Viveyrols station; sunshine at Montembœuf.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.0°C | 3.1°C | 6.0°C | 80 mm | 78 |
| February | 10.6°C | 2.9°C | 6.7°C | 60 mm | 117 |
| March | 14.6°C | 5.3°C | 9.9°C | 60 mm | 162 |
| April | 17.3°C | 7.3°C | 12.3°C | 79 mm | 192 |
| May | 21.1°C | 10.5°C | 15.8°C | 77 mm | 216 |
| June | 24.5°C | 13.6°C | 19.1°C | 65 mm | 241 |
| July | 26.8°C | 15.1°C | 20.9°C | 50 mm | 258 |
| August | 27.1°C | 15.1°C | 21.1°C | 56 mm | 230 |
| September | 23.4°C | 12.4°C | 17.9°C | 71 mm | 209 |
| October | 18.7°C | 10.1°C | 14.4°C | 80 mm | 142 |
| November | 12.9°C | 6.0°C | 9.4°C | 90 mm | 96 |
| December | 9.6°C | 3.6°C | 6.6°C | 93 mm | 87 |
| Year | 18.0°C | 8.8°C | 13.3°C | 862 mm | 2,026 |
Where Saint-Pancrace’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Martial Viveyrols, 28 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, Montembœuf, 41 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-Pancrace’s climate
How warm does Saint-Pancrace get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.1°C. About 76 days a year reach 25°C, more than 69% of mainland French towns, and about 23 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Pancrace get in winter?
February nights average 2.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 26 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Pancrace get?
About 862 mm a year, more than 72% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (93 mm) and July the driest (50 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Montembœuf (41 km away), averages 2,026 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Pancrace itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Pancrace, Saint-Martial Viveyrols, 28 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 MARTIAL VIVEYROLS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Pancrace →
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.