More days reach 25 degrees in Callen than in 90% of mainland French towns
January nights here settle around 2.2°C. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on 87% of mainland French towns. Winter and summer sit 27°C apart. Windscreens need scraping on about 54 mornings a year, the nights the air drops below 0°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Luxey station, 5.4 km south-west.
A year in Callen at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Luxey station.
What a year in Callen feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Luxey.
About 997 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 35 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 30th wettest of 35 towns of 2,500+ in Landes.
Rain by month
Millimeters
A frosty town: 54 frosts and 106 days of 25°C a year
On about 54 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 106 days a year reach 25°C, and 45 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Luxey: 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 Luxey
Luxey is 5.4 km south-west of Callen. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Callen itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Luxey (40167001) |
| Distance from the town | 5.4 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 90 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 89 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
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 Callen 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, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callen | Luxey | 28.6°C | 2.2°C | 997 mm |
| Bazas 26 km | Sauternes | 27.5°C 1.1°C cooler | 3.0°C 0.8°C milder | 860 mm |
Callen weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Luxey station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.0°C | 2.2°C | 6.6°C | 95 mm |
| February | 12.7°C | 1.6°C | 7.1°C | 75 mm |
| March | 16.5°C | 3.6°C | 10.0°C | 76 mm |
| April | 19.0°C | 5.8°C | 12.4°C | 94 mm |
| May | 22.9°C | 9.3°C | 16.1°C | 84 mm |
| June | 26.1°C | 12.4°C | 19.3°C | 77 mm |
| July | 28.6°C | 13.9°C | 21.2°C | 56 mm |
| August | 28.6°C | 13.9°C | 21.3°C | 66 mm |
| September | 25.6°C | 10.6°C | 18.1°C | 74 mm |
| October | 20.4°C | 8.7°C | 14.6°C | 83 mm |
| November | 14.6°C | 4.9°C | 9.7°C | 112 mm |
| December | 11.5°C | 2.7°C | 7.1°C | 105 mm |
| Year | 19.8°C | 7.5°C | 13.6°C | 997 mm |
Where Callen’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Luxey, 5.4 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.
- 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 Callen’s climate
How warm does Callen get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.6°C. About 106 days a year reach 25°C, more than 90% of mainland French towns, and about 45 reach 30°C.
How cold does Callen get in winter?
February nights average 1.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 54 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Callen get?
About 997 mm a year, more than 87% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (112 mm) and July the driest (56 mm).
Are these figures for Callen itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Callen, Luxey, 5.4 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 LUXEY, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Callen →
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.