Hourtin has milder winter nights than 83% of mainland French towns
Sunny July days climb to about 25.8°C. Rain peaks in November and eases off in July. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 67% of mainland French towns. Windscreens need scraping on about 36 mornings a year, the nights the air drops below 0°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Vendays-Montalive station, 22 km north.
A year in Hourtin at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Vendays-Montalive station.
What a year in Hourtin feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Vendays-Montalive.
About 826 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 26 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 88th wettest of 113 towns of 2,500+ in Gironde.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Pauillac
36 frosts and 62 days of 25°C a year
On about 36 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 62 days a year reach 25°C, and 16 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Vendays-Montalive: 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 Vendays-Montalive
Vendays-Montalive is 22 km north of Hourtin. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Hourtin itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Vendays-Montalive (33540001) |
| Distance from the town | 22 km north |
| Station altitude | 6 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 17 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 18 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Pauillac, 22 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 Hourtin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hourtin | Vendays-Montalive | 25.8°C | 3.4°C | 826 mm |
| Lesparre-Médoc 17 km | Vensac David | 26.1°C about the same | 3.1°C about the same | 922 mm |
| Saint-Laurent-Médoc 19 km | Pauillac | 26.7°C 0.9°C warmer | 4.0°C 0.6°C milder | 857 mm |
| Vendays-Montalivet 20 km | same station | 25.8°C about the same | 3.4°C about the same | 826 mm |
| Lacanau 22 km | Salaunes | 27.0°C 1.2°C warmer | 2.4°C 1°C colder | 1,007 mm |
| Listrac-Médoc 24 km | Pauillac | 26.7°C 0.9°C warmer | 4.0°C 0.6°C milder | 857 mm |
| Pauillac 24 km | Pauillac | 26.7°C 0.9°C warmer | 4.0°C 0.6°C milder | 857 mm |
Hourtin weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Vendays-Montalive station; sunshine at Pauillac.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.7°C | 3.4°C | 7.0°C | 83 mm | 84 |
| February | 11.8°C | 2.9°C | 7.3°C | 56 mm | 126 |
| March | 15.0°C | 5.0°C | 10.0°C | 54 mm | 171 |
| April | 17.4°C | 6.9°C | 12.1°C | 63 mm | 205 |
| May | 20.9°C | 10.4°C | 15.6°C | 58 mm | 232 |
| June | 23.9°C | 13.4°C | 18.6°C | 58 mm | 251 |
| July | 25.8°C | 14.9°C | 20.3°C | 40 mm | 273 |
| August | 26.0°C | 14.6°C | 20.3°C | 48 mm | 255 |
| September | 23.6°C | 11.8°C | 17.7°C | 70 mm | 223 |
| October | 19.4°C | 9.6°C | 14.5°C | 87 mm | 158 |
| November | 14.4°C | 6.1°C | 10.2°C | 113 mm | 106 |
| December | 11.3°C | 3.9°C | 7.6°C | 97 mm | 92 |
| Year | 18.4°C | 8.6°C | 13.4°C | 826 mm | 2,175 |
Where Hourtin’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Vendays-Montalive, 22 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.
- Sunshine: the nearest station with at least 10 years of sunshine records, Pauillac, 22 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 Gironde.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Hourtin’s climate
How warm does Hourtin get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.0°C. About 62 days a year reach 25°C, more than 52% of mainland French towns, and about 16 reach 30°C.
How cold does Hourtin get in winter?
February nights average 2.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 36 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Hourtin get?
About 826 mm a year, more than 67% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (113 mm) and July the driest (40 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Pauillac (22 km away), averages 2,175 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Hourtin itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Hourtin, Vendays-Montalive, 22 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 VENDAYS-MONTALIVE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Hourtin →
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