Few mainland French towns get more frosts than Bazus-Aure
Expect July afternoons of about 23.7°C. The rainiest month is November; the driest is July. None of the 14 towns of 2,500+ in Hautes-Pyrénées gets more rain. Waterproofs come out on about 130 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Eget station, 10 km south-west.
A year in Bazus-Aure at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Eget station.
What a year in Bazus-Aure feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Eget.
About 1,193 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 39 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 14 towns of 2,500+ in Hautes-Pyrénées.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Campistrous
A frosty town: 103 frosts and 46 days of 25°C a year
On about 103 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 14 days it stays below freezing all day. About 46 days a year reach 25°C, and 12 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Eget: 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 Eget
Eget is 10 km south-west of Bazus-Aure. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Bazus-Aure itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Eget (65017002) |
| Distance from the town | 10 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 1,012 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 770 m |
| Period | 1991–2016 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 0.2 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Campistrous, 30 km away |
Bazus-Aure sits 242 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect Bazus-Aure to run about 1.6°C warmer than these figures.
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 Bazus-Aure 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 Hautes-Pyrénées.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 2,500+ within 29 km, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bazus-Aure | Eget | 23.7°C | −2.0°C | 1,193 mm |
| Bagnères-de-Bigorre 28 km | Campistrous | 23.7°C about the same | 1.1°C 3.1°C milder | 1,140 mm |
Bazus-Aure weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Eget station; sunshine at Campistrous.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.0°C | −2.0°C | 1.5°C | 106 mm | 108 |
| February | 7.8°C | −1.9°C | 3.0°C | 79 mm | 134 |
| March | 12.2°C | 0.7°C | 6.5°C | 90 mm | 164 |
| April | 14.1°C | 2.9°C | 8.5°C | 116 mm | 168 |
| May | 17.7°C | 6.4°C | 12.1°C | 112 mm | 184 |
| June | 21.4°C | 9.8°C | 15.6°C | 99 mm | 202 |
| July | 23.7°C | 11.7°C | 17.7°C | 72 mm | 210 |
| August | 24.2°C | 11.9°C | 18.0°C | 88 mm | 204 |
| September | 20.1°C | 8.6°C | 14.3°C | 88 mm | 192 |
| October | 16.0°C | 5.9°C | 11.0°C | 114 mm | 160 |
| November | 8.9°C | 1.2°C | 5.1°C | 131 mm | 118 |
| December | 4.9°C | −1.3°C | 1.8°C | 100 mm | 117 |
| Year | 14.7°C | 4.5°C | 9.6°C | 1,193 mm | 1,960 |
Where Bazus-Aure’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Eget, 10 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1991–2016, where its record is shorter).
- 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, Campistrous, 30 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 Hautes-Pyrénées.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Bazus-Aure’s climate
How warm does Bazus-Aure get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.2°C. About 46 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 73% of mainland French towns, and about 12 reach 30°C.
How cold does Bazus-Aure get in winter?
January nights average −2.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 103 nights a year, and about 14 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Bazus-Aure get?
About 1,193 mm a year, more than 96% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (131 mm) and July the driest (72 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Campistrous (30 km away), averages 1,960 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Bazus-Aure itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Bazus-Aure, Eget, 10 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 EGET, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Bazus-Aure →
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.