Rainfall in Arboucave tops that of 87% of mainland French towns: 1,009 mm a year
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 26.8°C. November is the wettest month, July the driest. Frost is rarer than in 84% of mainland French towns: about 25 nights a year drop below freezing. Plan for rain on about 126 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Urgons station, 3.4 km north.
A year in Arboucave at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Urgons station.
What a year in Arboucave feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Urgons.
About 1,009 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 35 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 29th wettest of 35 towns of 2,500+ in Landes.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Pau-Uzein
25 frosts and 85 days of 25°C a year
On about 25 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 85 days a year reach 25°C, and 24 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Urgons: 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 Urgons
Urgons is 3.4 km north of Arboucave. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Arboucave itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Urgons (40321002) |
| Distance from the town | 3.4 km north |
| Station altitude | 146 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 104 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Pau-Uzein, 25 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 Arboucave 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arboucave | Urgons | 26.8°C | 3.2°C | 1,009 mm |
| Hagetmau 14 km | same station | 26.8°C about the same | 3.2°C about the same | 1,009 mm |
| Aire-sur-l'Adour 18 km | Grenade-sur-Ad | 28.1°C 1.3°C warmer | 2.3°C 0.9°C colder | 1,010 mm |
| Saint-Sever 20 km | Grenade-sur-Ad | 28.1°C 1.3°C warmer | 2.3°C 0.9°C colder | 1,010 mm |
| Sauvagnon 24 km | Pau-Uzein | 25.9°C 0.9°C cooler | 2.4°C 0.8°C colder | 1,094 mm |
| Artix 26 km | Pomps | 27.4°C 0.6°C warmer | 2.0°C 1.2°C colder | 1,062 mm |
| Serres-Castet 26 km | Pau-Uzein | 25.9°C 0.9°C cooler | 2.4°C 0.8°C colder | 1,094 mm |
Arboucave weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Urgons station; sunshine at Pau-Uzein.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.7°C | 3.2°C | 6.9°C | 96 mm | 101 |
| February | 12.1°C | 3.3°C | 7.7°C | 77 mm | 122 |
| March | 15.7°C | 5.6°C | 10.6°C | 81 mm | 164 |
| April | 17.9°C | 7.7°C | 12.8°C | 96 mm | 167 |
| May | 21.4°C | 11.2°C | 16.3°C | 94 mm | 186 |
| June | 24.7°C | 14.1°C | 19.4°C | 65 mm | 196 |
| July | 26.8°C | 15.6°C | 21.2°C | 54 mm | 213 |
| August | 27.5°C | 15.6°C | 21.5°C | 59 mm | 211 |
| September | 24.5°C | 12.7°C | 18.6°C | 77 mm | 193 |
| October | 20.2°C | 10.1°C | 15.2°C | 87 mm | 150 |
| November | 14.1°C | 6.0°C | 10.1°C | 123 mm | 107 |
| December | 11.3°C | 3.8°C | 7.5°C | 101 mm | 99 |
| Year | 18.9°C | 9.1°C | 14.0°C | 1,009 mm | 1,910 |
Where Arboucave’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Urgons, 3.4 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, Pau-Uzein, 25 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 Arboucave’s climate
How warm does Arboucave get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.5°C. About 85 days a year reach 25°C, more than 77% of mainland French towns, and about 24 reach 30°C.
How cold does Arboucave get in winter?
January nights average 3.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 25 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Arboucave get?
About 1,009 mm a year, more than 87% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (123 mm) and July the driest (54 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Pau-Uzein (25 km away), averages 1,910 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Arboucave itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Arboucave, Urgons, 3.4 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 URGONS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Arboucave →
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