Saint-Pompon is wetter than 76% of mainland French towns: 888 mm of rain a year
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 26.4°C. Frosty nights are scarcer than in 69% of mainland French towns. Of all months, April brings the most rain and July the least. Homes need heating from November to March, the months averaging under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Belvès station, 16 km north-west.
A year in Saint-Pompon at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Belvès station.
What a year in Saint-Pompon feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Belvès.
About 888 mm of rain a year
April is the wettest month and July the driest. About 28 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 18th wettest of 29 towns of 2,500+ in Dordogne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Gourdon
33 frosts and 71 days of 25°C a year
On about 33 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 71 days a year reach 25°C, and 20 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Belvès: 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 Belvès
Belvès is 16 km north-west of Saint-Pompon. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Pompon itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Belvès (24035003) |
| Distance from the town | 16 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 238 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 147 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Gourdon, 20 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-Pompon 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-Pompon | Belvès | 26.4°C | 2.4°C | 888 mm |
| Gourdon 19 km | Gourdon | 27.6°C 1.2°C warmer | 2.0°C about the same | 823 mm |
| Sarlat-la-Canéda 20 km | Gourdon | 27.6°C 1.2°C warmer | 2.0°C about the same | 823 mm |
| Prayssac 24 km | Anglars | 28.4°C 2°C warmer | 2.0°C about the same | 823 mm |
| Le Bugue 27 km | same station | 26.4°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 888 mm |
| Fumel 28 km | Anglars | 28.4°C 2°C warmer | 2.0°C about the same | 823 mm |
Saint-Pompon weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Belvès station; sunshine at Gourdon.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.9°C | 2.4°C | 5.7°C | 80 mm | 92 |
| February | 10.6°C | 2.2°C | 6.4°C | 63 mm | 120 |
| March | 14.6°C | 4.8°C | 9.7°C | 67 mm | 170 |
| April | 17.2°C | 6.9°C | 12.0°C | 88 mm | 181 |
| May | 20.8°C | 10.0°C | 15.4°C | 84 mm | 214 |
| June | 24.2°C | 13.1°C | 18.7°C | 72 mm | 242 |
| July | 26.4°C | 14.8°C | 20.6°C | 56 mm | 265 |
| August | 26.8°C | 14.9°C | 20.8°C | 63 mm | 252 |
| September | 23.0°C | 12.0°C | 17.5°C | 67 mm | 209 |
| October | 18.5°C | 9.5°C | 14.0°C | 76 mm | 149 |
| November | 12.6°C | 5.4°C | 9.0°C | 88 mm | 95 |
| December | 9.5°C | 3.0°C | 6.3°C | 85 mm | 90 |
| Year | 17.8°C | 8.3°C | 13.0°C | 888 mm | 2,076 |
Where Saint-Pompon’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Belvès, 16 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, Gourdon, 20 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-Pompon’s climate
How warm does Saint-Pompon get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.8°C. About 71 days a year reach 25°C, more than 66% of mainland French towns, and about 20 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Pompon get in winter?
February nights average 2.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 33 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Pompon get?
About 888 mm a year, more than 76% of mainland French towns. April is the wettest month (88 mm) and July the driest (56 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Gourdon (20 km away), averages 2,076 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Pompon itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Pompon, Belvès, 16 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 BELVES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Pompon →
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