The climate of the Dordogne is temperate, but the summers can be very warm. From the middle of spring until the beginning of November there are long hours of sunshine.

Monthly average temperatures and hours of sunshine:-

MONTH APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT
TEMP 18c/64f 20c/68f 24c/75f 26c/79f 26c/79f 23c/73f 18c/64f
HOURS 200 225 250 255 240 190 150