Hardly any mainland French towns collect more rain than Moliets-et-Maa: 1,182 mm a year
Nights in January average 4.0°C. Of all months, November brings the most rain and July the least. By January nights alone, it runs milder than 92% of mainland French towns. Gritters and ice scrapers earn their keep on roughly 21 nights a year below 0°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Soorts-Hossegor station, 20 km south.
A year in Moliets-et-Maa at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Soorts-Hossegor station.
What a year in Moliets-et-Maa feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Soorts-Hossegor.
About 1,182 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 39 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 6th wettest of 35 towns of 2,500+ in Landes.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Dax
21 frosts and 90 days of 25°C a year
On about 21 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 90 days a year reach 25°C, and 22 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Soorts-Hossegor: 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 Soorts-Hossegor
Soorts-Hossegor is 20 km south of Moliets-et-Maa. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Moliets-et-Maa itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Soorts-Hossegor (40304001) |
| Distance from the town | 20 km south |
| Station altitude | 10 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 10 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Dax, 29 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 Moliets-et-Maa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moliets-et-Maa | Soorts-Hossegor | 26.5°C | 4.0°C | 1,182 mm |
| Soustons 11 km | same station | 26.5°C about the same | 4.0°C about the same | 1,182 mm |
| Magescq 14 km | Dax | 26.9°C about the same | 3.3°C 0.7°C colder | 1,155 mm |
| Seignosse 17 km | same station | 26.5°C about the same | 4.0°C about the same | 1,182 mm |
| Tosse 18 km | same station | 26.5°C about the same | 4.0°C about the same | 1,182 mm |
| Castets 18 km | Dax | 26.9°C about the same | 3.3°C 0.7°C colder | 1,155 mm |
| Soorts-Hossegor 21 km | same station | 26.5°C about the same | 4.0°C about the same | 1,182 mm |
Moliets-et-Maa weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Soorts-Hossegor station; sunshine at Dax.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.4°C | 4.0°C | 8.2°C | 121 mm | 90 |
| February | 13.7°C | 3.9°C | 8.8°C | 91 mm | 112 |
| March | 16.6°C | 6.2°C | 11.4°C | 84 mm | 163 |
| April | 18.7°C | 8.5°C | 13.6°C | 95 mm | 173 |
| May | 21.9°C | 11.9°C | 16.9°C | 86 mm | 199 |
| June | 24.6°C | 15.0°C | 19.8°C | 76 mm | 208 |
| July | 26.5°C | 17.1°C | 21.8°C | 60 mm | 226 |
| August | 27.3°C | 17.0°C | 22.2°C | 65 mm | 222 |
| September | 25.2°C | 14.1°C | 19.6°C | 97 mm | 197 |
| October | 21.3°C | 11.2°C | 16.2°C | 115 mm | 145 |
| November | 15.8°C | 7.2°C | 11.5°C | 170 mm | 95 |
| December | 12.9°C | 4.8°C | 8.9°C | 123 mm | 84 |
| Year | 19.7°C | 10.1°C | 14.9°C | 1,182 mm | 1,914 |
Where Moliets-et-Maa’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Soorts-Hossegor, 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, Dax, 29 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 Moliets-et-Maa’s climate
How warm does Moliets-et-Maa get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.3°C. About 90 days a year reach 25°C, more than 82% of mainland French towns, and about 22 reach 30°C.
How cold does Moliets-et-Maa get in winter?
February nights average 3.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 21 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Moliets-et-Maa get?
About 1,182 mm a year, more than 96% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (170 mm) and July the driest (60 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Dax (29 km away), averages 1,914 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Moliets-et-Maa itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Moliets-et-Maa, Soorts-Hossegor, 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 SOORTS-HOSSEGOR, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Moliets-et-Maa →
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