Hostens gets more days of 25 degrees or more than 90% of mainland French towns
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near 1.8°C. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 28°C. Of the 113 towns of 2,500+ in Gironde, it is the wettest. The heating season runs November to February: each of those months averages under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Pissos station, 23 km south-west.
A year in Hostens at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Pissos station.
What a year in Hostens feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pissos.
About 1,032 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 35 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 113 towns of 2,500+ in Gironde.
Rain by month
Millimeters
A frosty town: 55 frosts and 106 days of 25°C a year
On about 55 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 106 days a year reach 25°C, and 45 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pissos: 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 Pissos
Pissos is 23 km south-west of Hostens. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Hostens itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Pissos (40227001) |
| Distance from the town | 23 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 56 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 74 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 12 km |
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 Hostens 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 Gironde.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hostens | Pissos | 28.8°C | 1.8°C | 1,032 mm |
| Belin-Béliet 11 km | same station | 28.8°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 1,032 mm |
| Le Barp 16 km | Cadaujac-Inrae | 27.6°C 1.2°C cooler | 2.9°C 1.1°C milder | 918 mm |
| Saucats 18 km | Cadaujac-Inrae | 27.6°C 1.2°C cooler | 2.9°C 1.1°C milder | 918 mm |
| Salles 19 km | Cazaux | 26.2°C 2.6°C cooler | 2.9°C 1.1°C milder | 948 mm |
| La Brède 23 km | Cadaujac-Inrae | 27.6°C 1.2°C cooler | 2.9°C 1.1°C milder | 918 mm |
| Saint-Selve 23 km | Cadaujac-Inrae | 27.6°C 1.2°C cooler | 2.9°C 1.1°C milder | 918 mm |
Hostens weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Pissos station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.3°C | 1.8°C | 6.6°C | 104 mm |
| February | 13.1°C | 1.3°C | 7.2°C | 76 mm |
| March | 16.8°C | 3.3°C | 10.1°C | 74 mm |
| April | 19.3°C | 5.5°C | 12.4°C | 93 mm |
| May | 23.2°C | 9.2°C | 16.2°C | 81 mm |
| June | 26.4°C | 12.4°C | 19.4°C | 75 mm |
| July | 28.8°C | 13.9°C | 21.4°C | 56 mm |
| August | 29.2°C | 13.9°C | 21.6°C | 62 mm |
| September | 25.8°C | 10.7°C | 18.2°C | 79 mm |
| October | 20.7°C | 8.4°C | 14.6°C | 96 mm |
| November | 14.9°C | 4.7°C | 9.8°C | 130 mm |
| December | 11.7°C | 2.5°C | 7.1°C | 107 mm |
| Year | 20.1°C | 7.3°C | 13.7°C | 1,032 mm |
Where Hostens’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Pissos, 23 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.
- Comparisons: every town of 2,500 or more in mainland France, read the same way; the dots are the towns of 2,500+ in Gironde.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Hostens’s climate
How warm does Hostens get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 29.2°C. About 106 days a year reach 25°C, more than 90% of mainland French towns, and about 45 reach 30°C.
How cold does Hostens get in winter?
February nights average 1.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 55 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Hostens get?
About 1,032 mm a year, more than 88% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (130 mm) and July the driest (56 mm).
Are these figures for Hostens itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Hostens, Pissos, 23 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 PISSOS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Hostens →
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.