More rain falls on Bernac-Dessus than on 90% of mainland French towns: 1,081 mm a year
Nights in January average 1.1°C. In January, nights here are colder than in 72% of mainland French towns. Seasons differ by 25°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. From May to October, highs of 19–26°C make it easy to spend the day outdoors.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees station, 10 km west.
A year in Bernac-Dessus at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees station.
What a year in Bernac-Dessus feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees.
About 1,081 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and August the driest. About 37 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 4th wettest of 14 towns of 2,500+ in Hautes-Pyrénées.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees
39 frosts and 63 days of 25°C a year
On about 39 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 63 days a year reach 25°C, and 15 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees: 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 Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees
Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees is 10 km west of Bernac-Dessus. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Bernac-Dessus itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees (65344001) |
| Distance from the town | 10 km west |
| Station altitude | 360 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 399 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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 Bernac-Dessus 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernac-Dessus | Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees | 25.2°C | 1.1°C | 1,081 mm |
| Barbazan-Debat 4.5 km | same station | 25.2°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 1,081 mm |
| Soues 5.5 km | same station | 25.2°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 1,081 mm |
| Odos 6.6 km | same station | 25.2°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 1,081 mm |
| Séméac 7.8 km | Castelvieilh | 25.8°C 0.6°C warmer | 3.3°C 2.2°C milder | 956 mm |
| Juillan 8.7 km | same station | 25.2°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 1,081 mm |
| Tarbes 9.3 km | same station | 25.2°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 1,081 mm |
Bernac-Dessus weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.5°C | 1.1°C | 5.8°C | 99 mm | 114 |
| February | 11.5°C | 1.5°C | 6.5°C | 83 mm | 129 |
| March | 14.6°C | 3.8°C | 9.2°C | 84 mm | 169 |
| April | 16.5°C | 6.0°C | 11.3°C | 112 mm | 170 |
| May | 19.9°C | 9.8°C | 14.9°C | 111 mm | 189 |
| June | 23.3°C | 13.2°C | 18.2°C | 81 mm | 196 |
| July | 25.2°C | 15.1°C | 20.1°C | 71 mm | 207 |
| August | 25.7°C | 15.1°C | 20.4°C | 67 mm | 208 |
| September | 23.0°C | 12.0°C | 17.5°C | 74 mm | 195 |
| October | 19.3°C | 8.8°C | 14.1°C | 83 mm | 156 |
| November | 13.9°C | 4.4°C | 9.1°C | 121 mm | 118 |
| December | 11.4°C | 1.9°C | 6.7°C | 96 mm | 112 |
| Year | 17.9°C | 7.7°C | 12.8°C | 1,081 mm | 1,964 |
Where Bernac-Dessus’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees, 10 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, Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees, 10 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 Bernac-Dessus’s climate
How warm does Bernac-Dessus get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.7°C. About 63 days a year reach 25°C, more than 54% of mainland French towns, and about 15 reach 30°C.
How cold does Bernac-Dessus get in winter?
January nights average 1.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 39 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Bernac-Dessus get?
About 1,081 mm a year, more than 90% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (121 mm) and August the driest (67 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees (10 km away), averages 1,964 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Bernac-Dessus itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Bernac-Dessus, Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees, 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 TARBES-LOURDES-PYRENEES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Bernac-Dessus →
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.