Wet weather: 1,114 mm a year falls on Gousse, more than on 92% of mainland French towns
Midwinter brings lows of about 1.8°C. By warm days alone, it ranks hotter than 89% of mainland French towns. Expect the heaviest rain in November and the lightest in July. The heating season runs December to February: each of those months averages under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Bégaar station, 8.7 km north-east.
A year in Gousse at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Bégaar station.
What a year in Gousse feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bégaar.
About 1,114 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 38 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 21st wettest of 35 towns of 2,500+ in Landes.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Dax
49 frosts and 103 days of 25°C a year
On about 49 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 103 days a year reach 25°C, and 40 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bégaar: 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 Bégaar
Bégaar is 8.7 km north-east of Gousse. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Gousse itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Bégaar (40031001) |
| Distance from the town | 8.7 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 19 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 14 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Dax, 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 Gousse 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gousse | Bégaar | 27.8°C | 1.8°C | 1,114 mm |
| Pontonx-sur-l'Adour 3.2 km | same station | 27.8°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 1,114 mm |
| Saint-Vincent-de-Paul 8 km | Dax | 26.9°C 0.9°C cooler | 3.3°C 1.5°C milder | 1,155 mm |
| Tartas 10 km | same station | 27.8°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 1,114 mm |
| Narrosse 12 km | Dax | 26.9°C 0.9°C cooler | 3.3°C 1.5°C milder | 1,155 mm |
| Saint-Paul-lès-Dax 14 km | Dax | 26.9°C 0.9°C cooler | 3.3°C 1.5°C milder | 1,155 mm |
| Dax 14 km | Dax | 26.9°C 0.9°C cooler | 3.3°C 1.5°C milder | 1,155 mm |
Gousse weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Bégaar station; sunshine at Dax.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.4°C | 1.8°C | 6.6°C | 109 mm | 90 |
| February | 13.0°C | 1.4°C | 7.2°C | 85 mm | 112 |
| March | 17.1°C | 3.7°C | 10.4°C | 84 mm | 163 |
| April | 19.1°C | 6.2°C | 12.6°C | 103 mm | 173 |
| May | 23.0°C | 10.0°C | 16.5°C | 87 mm | 199 |
| June | 26.1°C | 13.1°C | 19.6°C | 83 mm | 208 |
| July | 27.8°C | 14.8°C | 21.3°C | 59 mm | 226 |
| August | 28.3°C | 14.7°C | 21.5°C | 65 mm | 222 |
| September | 25.5°C | 11.5°C | 18.5°C | 86 mm | 197 |
| October | 21.2°C | 8.9°C | 15.0°C | 99 mm | 145 |
| November | 15.0°C | 5.0°C | 10.0°C | 141 mm | 95 |
| December | 11.6°C | 2.4°C | 7.0°C | 115 mm | 84 |
| Year | 19.9°C | 7.8°C | 13.8°C | 1,114 mm | 1,914 |
Where Gousse’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Bégaar, 8.7 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, Dax, 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 Landes.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Gousse’s climate
How warm does Gousse get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.3°C. About 103 days a year reach 25°C, more than 89% of mainland French towns, and about 40 reach 30°C.
How cold does Gousse get in winter?
February nights average 1.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 49 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Gousse get?
About 1,114 mm a year, more than 92% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (141 mm) and July the driest (59 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Dax (16 km away), averages 1,914 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Gousse itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Gousse, Bégaar, 8.7 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 BEGAAR, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Gousse →
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