Arue gets more days of 25 degrees or more than 85% of mainland French towns
Deep winter brings January lows near 2.1°C. Temperatures cover 26°C across the year, low to high. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 79% of mainland French towns. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from November to February, which average under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Mont-de-Marsan station, 20 km south-west.
A year in Arue at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Mont-de-Marsan station.
What a year in Arue feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Mont-de-Marsan.
About 918 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 30 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 31st wettest of 35 towns of 2,500+ in Landes.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Mont-de-Marsan
46 frosts and 94 days of 25°C a year
On about 46 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 94 days a year reach 25°C, and 32 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Mont-de-Marsan: 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 Mont-de-Marsan
Mont-de-Marsan is 20 km south-west of Arue. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Arue itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Mont-de-Marsan (40192001) |
| Distance from the town | 20 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 59 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 84 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 Arue 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arue | Mont-de-Marsan | 27.8°C | 2.1°C | 918 mm |
| Villeneuve-de-Marsan 19 km | Grenade-sur-Ad | 28.1°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 1,010 mm |
| Mont-de-Marsan 21 km | same station | 27.8°C about the same | 2.1°C about the same | 918 mm |
| Saint-Pierre-du-Mont 23 km | same station | 27.8°C about the same | 2.1°C about the same | 918 mm |
Arue weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Mont-de-Marsan station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.9°C | 2.1°C | 6.5°C | 82 mm | 89 |
| February | 12.7°C | 1.8°C | 7.2°C | 62 mm | 114 |
| March | 16.4°C | 4.2°C | 10.3°C | 69 mm | 165 |
| April | 18.7°C | 6.7°C | 12.7°C | 88 mm | 174 |
| May | 22.3°C | 10.4°C | 16.3°C | 79 mm | 196 |
| June | 25.5°C | 13.7°C | 19.6°C | 73 mm | 214 |
| July | 27.8°C | 15.5°C | 21.6°C | 55 mm | 233 |
| August | 28.2°C | 15.4°C | 21.8°C | 60 mm | 226 |
| September | 25.0°C | 11.9°C | 18.5°C | 73 mm | 199 |
| October | 20.4°C | 9.2°C | 14.8°C | 85 mm | 150 |
| November | 14.4°C | 5.1°C | 9.7°C | 105 mm | 97 |
| December | 11.4°C | 2.6°C | 7.0°C | 88 mm | 85 |
| Year | 19.5°C | 8.2°C | 13.8°C | 918 mm | 1,942 |
Where Arue’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Mont-de-Marsan, 20 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, Mont-de-Marsan, 20 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 Arue’s climate
How warm does Arue get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.2°C. About 94 days a year reach 25°C, more than 85% of mainland French towns, and about 32 reach 30°C.
How cold does Arue get in winter?
February nights average 1.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 46 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Arue get?
About 918 mm a year, more than 79% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (105 mm) and July the driest (55 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Mont-de-Marsan (20 km away), averages 1,942 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Arue itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Arue, Mont-de-Marsan, 20 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 MONT-DE-MARSAN, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Arue →
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.