Jacque gets fewer frosts than 91% of mainland French towns
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 25.8°C. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 84% of mainland French towns. Of all months, May brings the most rain and August the least. Plan for rain on about 122 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Castelvieilh station, 3.9 km south.
A year in Jacque at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Castelvieilh station.
What a year in Jacque feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Castelvieilh.
About 956 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and August the driest. About 33 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 12th wettest of 14 towns of 2,500+ in Hautes-Pyrénées.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees
20 frosts and 68 days of 25°C a year
On about 20 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 68 days a year reach 25°C, and 19 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Castelvieilh: 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 Castelvieilh
Castelvieilh is 3.9 km south of Jacque. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Jacque itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Castelvieilh (65131001) |
| Distance from the town | 3.9 km south |
| Station altitude | 355 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 261 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees, 23 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 Jacque 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacque | Castelvieilh | 25.8°C | 3.3°C | 956 mm |
| Aureilhan 12 km | same station | 25.8°C about the same | 3.3°C about the same | 956 mm |
| Séméac 13 km | same station | 25.8°C about the same | 3.3°C about the same | 956 mm |
| Vic-en-Bigorre 15 km | Vic-en-Bigorre | 26.6°C 0.8°C warmer | 0.8°C 2.5°C colder | 937 mm |
| Tarbes 15 km | Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees | 25.2°C 0.6°C cooler | 1.1°C 2.2°C colder | 1,081 mm |
| Bordères-sur-l'Échez 15 km | Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees | 25.2°C 0.6°C cooler | 1.1°C 2.2°C colder | 1,081 mm |
| Barbazan-Debat 15 km | Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees | 25.2°C 0.6°C cooler | 1.1°C 2.2°C colder | 1,081 mm |
Jacque weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Castelvieilh station; sunshine at Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.0°C | 3.3°C | 6.6°C | 86 mm | 114 |
| February | 11.3°C | 3.5°C | 7.4°C | 65 mm | 129 |
| March | 14.4°C | 5.3°C | 9.9°C | 71 mm | 169 |
| April | 16.8°C | 7.4°C | 12.1°C | 102 mm | 170 |
| May | 20.3°C | 10.8°C | 15.5°C | 105 mm | 189 |
| June | 23.7°C | 13.9°C | 18.8°C | 80 mm | 196 |
| July | 25.8°C | 15.9°C | 20.9°C | 68 mm | 207 |
| August | 26.1°C | 16.3°C | 21.2°C | 60 mm | 208 |
| September | 23.0°C | 13.5°C | 18.3°C | 64 mm | 195 |
| October | 18.9°C | 10.5°C | 14.7°C | 73 mm | 156 |
| November | 13.2°C | 6.2°C | 9.7°C | 102 mm | 118 |
| December | 10.8°C | 4.1°C | 7.4°C | 81 mm | 112 |
| Year | 17.9°C | 9.2°C | 13.5°C | 956 mm | 1,964 |
Where Jacque’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Castelvieilh, 3.9 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, 23 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 Jacque’s climate
How warm does Jacque get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.1°C. About 68 days a year reach 25°C, more than 61% of mainland French towns, and about 19 reach 30°C.
How cold does Jacque get in winter?
January nights average 3.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 20 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Jacque get?
About 956 mm a year, more than 84% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (105 mm) and August the driest (60 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees (23 km away), averages 1,964 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Jacque itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Jacque, Castelvieilh, 3.9 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 CASTELVIEILH, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Jacque →
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.