Wet weather: 1,114 mm a year falls on Larbey, more than on 92% of mainland French towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 27.8°C on average. By warm days alone, it ranks hotter than 89% of mainland French towns. A year here swings 27°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Radiators earn their keep from December to February, the months that average under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Bégaar station, 16 km north-west.
A year in Larbey at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Bégaar station.
What a year in Larbey 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 16 km north-west of Larbey. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Larbey itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Bégaar (40031001) |
| Distance from the town | 16 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 19 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 87 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Dax, 27 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 Larbey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larbey | Bégaar | 27.8°C | 1.8°C | 1,114 mm |
| Hagetmau 12 km | Urgons | 26.8°C 1°C cooler | 3.2°C 1.4°C milder | 1,009 mm |
| Saint-Sever 14 km | Grenade-sur-Ad | 28.1°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 1,010 mm |
| Tartas 15 km | same station | 27.8°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 1,114 mm |
| Pontonx-sur-l'Adour 19 km | same station | 27.8°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 1,114 mm |
| Saint-Vincent-de-Paul 22 km | Dax | 26.9°C 0.9°C cooler | 3.3°C 1.5°C milder | 1,155 mm |
| Narrosse 23 km | Dax | 26.9°C 0.9°C cooler | 3.3°C 1.5°C milder | 1,155 mm |
Larbey 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 Larbey’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Bégaar, 16 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, 27 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 Larbey’s climate
How warm does Larbey 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 Larbey 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 Larbey 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 (27 km away), averages 1,914 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Larbey itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Larbey, Bégaar, 16 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 Larbey →
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