Hardly any mainland French towns collect more rain than Amou: 1,212 mm a year
January mornings start at about 2.8°C. Only about 28 nights a year bring a frost, fewer than in 80% of mainland French towns. Wet weather is most frequent in November and least in August. Central heating does most of its work from December to February, in months below 10°C on average.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Orthez station, 9.9 km south.
A year in Amou at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Orthez station.
What a year in Amou feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Orthez.
About 1,212 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and August the driest. About 42 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 6th wettest of 35 towns of 2,500+ in Landes.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Dax
28 frosts and 89 days of 25°C a year
On about 28 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 89 days a year reach 25°C, and 25 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Orthez: 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 Orthez
Orthez is 9.9 km south of Amou. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Amou itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Orthez (64430003) |
| Distance from the town | 9.9 km south |
| Station altitude | 96 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 42 m |
| Period | 1994–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Dax, 28 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 Amou 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 Landes.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amou | Orthez | 26.7°C | 2.8°C | 1,212 mm |
| Orthez 12 km | same station | 26.7°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 1,212 mm |
| Hagetmau 14 km | Urgons | 26.8°C about the same | 3.2°C about the same | 1,009 mm |
| Salies-de-Béarn 20 km | Saint-Gladie | 27.6°C 0.9°C warmer | 2.3°C 0.5°C colder | 1,323 mm |
| Pouillon 21 km | Dax | 26.9°C about the same | 3.3°C 0.5°C milder | 1,155 mm |
| Saint-Sever 23 km | Grenade-sur-Ad | 28.1°C 1.4°C warmer | 2.3°C 0.5°C colder | 1,010 mm |
| Narrosse 25 km | Dax | 26.9°C about the same | 3.3°C 0.5°C milder | 1,155 mm |
Amou weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Orthez station; sunshine at Dax.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.6°C | 2.8°C | 7.2°C | 126 mm | 90 |
| February | 12.8°C | 2.9°C | 7.8°C | 104 mm | 112 |
| March | 16.1°C | 5.1°C | 10.6°C | 99 mm | 163 |
| April | 18.5°C | 7.5°C | 13.0°C | 105 mm | 173 |
| May | 21.6°C | 10.9°C | 16.3°C | 107 mm | 199 |
| June | 25.0°C | 14.2°C | 19.6°C | 80 mm | 208 |
| July | 26.7°C | 15.7°C | 21.2°C | 67 mm | 226 |
| August | 27.2°C | 15.5°C | 21.4°C | 62 mm | 222 |
| September | 24.9°C | 12.7°C | 18.8°C | 91 mm | 197 |
| October | 21.0°C | 9.9°C | 15.4°C | 103 mm | 145 |
| November | 14.7°C | 5.6°C | 10.2°C | 149 mm | 95 |
| December | 12.2°C | 3.2°C | 7.7°C | 119 mm | 84 |
| Year | 19.4°C | 8.8°C | 14.1°C | 1,212 mm | 1,914 |
Where Amou’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Orthez, 9.9 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1994–2020, 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, Dax, 28 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 Landes.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Amou’s climate
How warm does Amou get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.2°C. About 89 days a year reach 25°C, more than 79% of mainland French towns, and about 25 reach 30°C.
How cold does Amou get in winter?
January nights average 2.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 28 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Amou get?
About 1,212 mm a year, more than 97% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (149 mm) and August the driest (62 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Dax (28 km away), averages 1,914 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Amou itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Amou, Orthez, 9.9 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 ORTHEZ, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Amou →
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