Orx is among the wettest of mainland French towns: 1,410 mm of rain a year
July afternoons average 26.2°C. A year here swings 24°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Only about 26 nights a year bring a frost, fewer than in 83% of mainland French towns. From May to October, highs of 21–27°C make it easy to spend the day outdoors.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-M Hinx Stna-Inrae station, 6.7 km south-east.
A year in Orx at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-M Hinx Stna-Inrae station.
What a year in Orx feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-M Hinx Stna-Inrae.
About 1,410 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 49 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 3rd wettest of 35 towns of 2,500+ in Landes.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Biarritz-Pays-Basque
26 frosts and 84 days of 25°C a year
On about 26 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 84 days a year reach 25°C, and 22 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-M Hinx Stna-Inrae: 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 Saint-M Hinx Stna-Inrae
Saint-M Hinx Stna-Inrae is 6.7 km south-east of Orx. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Orx itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-M Hinx Stna-Inrae (40272002) |
| Distance from the town | 6.7 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 37 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 23 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Biarritz-Pays-Basque, 20 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 Orx 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orx | Saint-M Hinx Stna-Inrae | 26.2°C | 3.3°C | 1,410 mm |
| Bénesse-Maremne 3.3 km | Soorts-Hossegor | 26.5°C about the same | 4.0°C 0.7°C milder | 1,182 mm |
| Labenne 5.8 km | Soorts-Hossegor | 26.5°C about the same | 4.0°C 0.7°C milder | 1,182 mm |
| Capbreton 6.5 km | Soorts-Hossegor | 26.5°C about the same | 4.0°C 0.7°C milder | 1,182 mm |
| Soorts-Hossegor 7.7 km | Soorts-Hossegor | 26.5°C about the same | 4.0°C 0.7°C milder | 1,182 mm |
| Saint-Martin-de-Seignanx 7.8 km | same station | 26.2°C about the same | 3.3°C about the same | 1,410 mm |
| Ondres 8 km | same station | 26.2°C about the same | 3.3°C about the same | 1,410 mm |
Orx weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-M Hinx Stna-Inrae station; sunshine at Biarritz-Pays-Basque.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.2°C | 3.3°C | 7.8°C | 146 mm | 96 |
| February | 13.3°C | 3.2°C | 8.3°C | 116 mm | 115 |
| March | 16.4°C | 5.4°C | 10.9°C | 99 mm | 163 |
| April | 18.4°C | 7.5°C | 13.0°C | 115 mm | 171 |
| May | 21.5°C | 10.7°C | 16.1°C | 107 mm | 197 |
| June | 24.4°C | 13.9°C | 19.1°C | 86 mm | 206 |
| July | 26.2°C | 15.6°C | 20.9°C | 71 mm | 219 |
| August | 27.0°C | 15.6°C | 21.3°C | 79 mm | 214 |
| September | 24.8°C | 12.8°C | 18.8°C | 110 mm | 199 |
| October | 21.0°C | 10.1°C | 15.6°C | 130 mm | 145 |
| November | 15.5°C | 6.2°C | 10.8°C | 203 mm | 103 |
| December | 12.7°C | 3.9°C | 8.3°C | 149 mm | 92 |
| Year | 19.5°C | 9.0°C | 14.2°C | 1,410 mm | 1,921 |
Where Orx’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-M Hinx Stna-Inrae, 6.7 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, Biarritz-Pays-Basque, 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 Orx’s climate
How warm does Orx get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.0°C. About 84 days a year reach 25°C, more than 75% of mainland French towns, and about 22 reach 30°C.
How cold does Orx get in winter?
February nights average 3.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 26 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Orx get?
About 1,410 mm a year, more than 98% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (203 mm) and July the driest (71 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Biarritz-Pays-Basque (20 km away), averages 1,921 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Orx itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Orx, Saint-M Hinx Stna-Inrae, 6.7 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 ST M HINX STNA-INRAE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Orx →
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