Pau, Nouvelle-Aquitaine climate
Cfb Oceanic / temperate
Pau has a seasonal mild-temperate climate (Oceanic / temperate, Köppen Cfb). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 26°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 1°C at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 1083 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsPau climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 11 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 7 |
| Avg low (°C) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 99 | 83 | 85 | 112 | 111 | 81 | 71 | 68 | 74 | 83 | 121 | 96 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 23 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 18 |
| Avg low (°C) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 99 | 83 | 85 | 112 | 111 | 81 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 25 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 11 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 20 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 7 |
| Avg low (°C) | 15 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 71 | 68 | 74 | 83 | 121 | 96 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 14 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.3 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 4 | 10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 14 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0.1 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 2 | 3 | 0.3 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.5 | 4 | 10 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 68 | 63 | 63 | 66 | 68 | 63 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 62 | 67 | 67 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 18 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 84 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 71 | 68 | 71 | 77 | 83 | 83 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 68 | 63 | 63 | 66 | 68 | 63 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 18 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 84 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 75 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 56 | 55 | 55 | 62 | 67 | 67 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 71 | 68 | 71 | 77 | 83 | 83 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Tarbes - Ossun, a weather station, about 32 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.