Saint-Raphaël is among the wettest of mainland French towns: 1,179 mm of rain a year
On a normal January night the air cools to about 2.0°C. In July, afternoons here are cooler than in 64% of mainland French towns. Expect the heaviest rain in December and the lightest in July. Central heating does most of its work from November to March, in months below 10°C on average.
Figures from Météo-France’s La Coquille station, 28 km north: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in Saint-Raphaël at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the La Coquille station.
What a year in Saint-Raphaël feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at La Coquille.
About 1,179 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 43 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 29 towns of 2,500+ in Dordogne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Saint-Yrieix la Pe
39 frosts and 61 days of 25°C a year
On about 39 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 61 days a year reach 25°C, and 16 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at La Coquille: 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 La Coquille
La Coquille is 28 km north of Saint-Raphaël. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Raphaël itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | La Coquille (24133002) |
| Distance from the town | 28 km north |
| Station altitude | 324 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 285 m |
| Period | 1991–2015 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 22 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Yrieix la Pe, 27 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-Raphaël 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-Raphaël | La Coquille | 25.5°C | 2.0°C | 1,179 mm |
| Thiviers 18 km | same station | 25.5°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 1,179 mm |
| Bassillac et Auberoche 22 km | Saint-Martin Rib. | 27.2°C 1.7°C warmer | 3.0°C 1°C milder | 917 mm |
| Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche 26 km | Saint-Yrieix la Pe | 24.8°C 0.7°C cooler | 1.6°C about the same | 1,130 mm |
| Terrasson-Lavilledieu 26 km | Brive | 27.9°C 2.4°C warmer | 1.3°C 0.7°C colder | 904 mm |
| Objat 27 km | Voutezac | 27.6°C 2.1°C warmer | −0.1°C 2.1°C colder | 1,014 mm |
| Trélissac 27 km | Saint-Martin Rib. | 27.2°C 1.7°C warmer | 3.0°C 1°C milder | 917 mm |
Saint-Raphaël weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the La Coquille station; sunshine at Saint-Yrieix la Pe.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.2°C | 2.0°C | 5.1°C | 120 mm | 83 |
| February | 9.2°C | 1.6°C | 5.4°C | 93 mm | 114 |
| March | 13.4°C | 4.1°C | 8.8°C | 92 mm | 160 |
| April | 15.8°C | 6.0°C | 10.9°C | 105 mm | 187 |
| May | 19.7°C | 9.2°C | 14.5°C | 95 mm | 219 |
| June | 23.3°C | 12.1°C | 17.7°C | 85 mm | 242 |
| July | 25.5°C | 13.8°C | 19.7°C | 66 mm | 262 |
| August | 25.7°C | 13.8°C | 19.7°C | 73 mm | 242 |
| September | 21.8°C | 11.0°C | 16.4°C | 86 mm | 214 |
| October | 17.3°C | 8.8°C | 13.1°C | 105 mm | 147 |
| November | 11.5°C | 4.8°C | 8.2°C | 127 mm | 91 |
| December | 8.7°C | 2.5°C | 5.6°C | 134 mm | 89 |
| Year | 16.7°C | 7.5°C | 12.1°C | 1,179 mm | 2,050 |
Where Saint-Raphaël’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for La Coquille, 28 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1991–2015, 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, 27 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-Raphaël’s climate
How warm does Saint-Raphaël get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.7°C. About 61 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 50% of mainland French towns, and about 16 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Raphaël get in winter?
February nights average 1.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 39 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Raphaël get?
About 1,179 mm a year, more than 96% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (134 mm) and July the driest (66 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Yrieix la Pe (27 km away), averages 2,050 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Raphaël itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Raphaël, La Coquille, 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 LA COQUILLE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Raphaël →
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