Labassère is among the wettest of mainland French towns: 1,220 mm of rain a year
January nights here settle around 0.8°C. Seasons differ by 24°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Its July afternoons stay fresher than in 85% of mainland French towns. Plan time outside from May to October, when highs sit at 18–24°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Lannemezan station, 27 km east: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in Labassère at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Lannemezan station.
What a year in Labassère feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lannemezan.
About 1,220 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and August the driest. About 41 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 Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees
44 frosts and 48 days of 25°C a year
On about 44 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 48 days a year reach 25°C, and 9 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lannemezan: 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 Lannemezan
Lannemezan is 27 km east of Labassère. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Labassère itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Lannemezan (65258001) |
| Distance from the town | 27 km east |
| Station altitude | 638 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 709 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 15 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees, 16 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 Labassère 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labassère | Lannemezan | 23.8°C | 0.8°C | 1,220 mm |
| Bagnères-de-Bigorre 4.8 km | Campistrous | 23.7°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 1,140 mm |
| Lourdes 12 km | Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees | 25.2°C 1.4°C warmer | 1.1°C about the same | 1,081 mm |
| Odos 15 km | Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees | 25.2°C 1.4°C warmer | 1.1°C about the same | 1,081 mm |
| Barbazan-Debat 15 km | Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees | 25.2°C 1.4°C warmer | 1.1°C about the same | 1,081 mm |
| Juillan 16 km | Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees | 25.2°C 1.4°C warmer | 1.1°C about the same | 1,081 mm |
| Soues 16 km | Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees | 25.2°C 1.4°C warmer | 1.1°C about the same | 1,081 mm |
Labassère weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Lannemezan station; sunshine at Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.3°C | 0.8°C | 5.1°C | 113 mm | 114 |
| February | 10.1°C | 1.1°C | 5.6°C | 92 mm | 129 |
| March | 13.3°C | 3.5°C | 8.4°C | 101 mm | 169 |
| April | 15.1°C | 5.3°C | 10.2°C | 122 mm | 170 |
| May | 18.4°C | 8.9°C | 13.6°C | 130 mm | 189 |
| June | 21.9°C | 12.3°C | 17.1°C | 92 mm | 196 |
| July | 23.8°C | 14.1°C | 19.0°C | 83 mm | 207 |
| August | 24.3°C | 14.4°C | 19.4°C | 72 mm | 208 |
| September | 21.3°C | 11.4°C | 16.3°C | 77 mm | 195 |
| October | 17.7°C | 8.4°C | 13.0°C | 90 mm | 156 |
| November | 12.3°C | 3.9°C | 8.1°C | 137 mm | 118 |
| December | 10.2°C | 1.8°C | 6.0°C | 112 mm | 112 |
| Year | 16.5°C | 7.2°C | 11.8°C | 1,220 mm | 1,964 |
Where Labassère’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Lannemezan, 27 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, 16 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 Labassère’s climate
How warm does Labassère get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.3°C. About 48 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 71% of mainland French towns, and about 9 reach 30°C.
How cold does Labassère get in winter?
January nights average 0.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 44 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Labassère get?
About 1,220 mm a year, more than 97% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (137 mm) and August the driest (72 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees (16 km away), averages 1,964 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Labassère itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Labassère, Lannemezan, 27 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 LANNEMEZAN, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Labassère →
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.