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Monthly climate in Pau, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Pau features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 5 °C (41 °F) and 20 °C (69 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -7 °C (20 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1537 mm (60.5 inches) and receives 172 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Pau enjoys an average of 3753 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 1 minutes to 15 hours 19 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Pau, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France §

The warmest months in Pau are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 18 to 20 °C (65 - 69 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 5 to 8 °C (41 - 47 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Pau experiences 50 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 20 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Pau, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 21°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Mean maximum 17°C
(62°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Average high 9°C
(49°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(52°F)
Daily mean 5°C
(41°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 7°C
(45°F)
Average low 2°C
(36°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 4°C
(40°F)
Mean minimum -3°C
(26°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 3°C
(39°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)
Minimum -7°C
(20°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Pau, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France §

Pau usually has the most precipitation in May, June and December, with an average of 16 rainy days and 167 mm (6.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Pau are February, August and September. On average, 101 mm (4.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Pau, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 109 (4.3) 99 (3.9) 114 (4.5) 137 (5.4) 163 (6.4) 158 (6.2) 133 (5.2) 97 (3.8) 108 (4.3) 110 (4.3) 129 (5.1) 180 (7.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 12 11 17 14 16 16 14 14 13 13 16 16

Monthly sunshine hours in Pau, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France §

The sunniest months in Pau are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 58 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Pau: January, November and December receive an average of 7 hours 1 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Pau, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 187 245 313 335 382 392 411 389 338 298 234 223
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 22m 10h 30m 11h 57m 13h 25m 14h 41m 15h 19m 14h 59m 13h 52m 12h 27m 10h 58m 9h 41m 9h 1m

Solar UV radiation in Pau, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France §

Pau experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 9 - 10, which corresponds to the Very High category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Low / Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 3. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Pau UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Pau, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 2 4 6 7 9 10 10 9 7 5 3 2