Pontenx-les-Forges has some of the mildest winter nights among mainland French towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 25.0°C. Its July afternoons stay fresher than in 72% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month here, with about 2.8 times the rain of July. Frost greets about 13 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
Figures from Météo-France’s Biscarrosse station, 24 km north-west.
A year in Pontenx-les-Forges at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Biscarrosse station.
What a year in Pontenx-les-Forges feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Biscarrosse.
About 852 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 26 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 33rd wettest of 35 towns of 2,500+ in Landes.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Biscarrosse
13 frosts and 53 days of 25°C a year
On about 13 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 53 days a year reach 25°C, and 12 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Biscarrosse: 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 Biscarrosse
Biscarrosse is 24 km north-west of Pontenx-les-Forges. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Pontenx-les-Forges itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Biscarrosse (40046001) |
| Distance from the town | 24 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 35 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 25 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 23 km |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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 Pontenx-les-Forges 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontenx-les-Forges | Biscarrosse | 25.0°C | 5.0°C | 852 mm |
| Mimizan 11 km | same station | 25.0°C about the same | 5.0°C about the same | 852 mm |
| Parentis-en-Born 13 km | same station | 25.0°C about the same | 5.0°C about the same | 852 mm |
| Labouheyre 16 km | Sabres | 27.2°C 2.2°C warmer | 2.5°C 2.5°C colder | 1,101 mm |
| Biscarrosse 19 km | same station | 25.0°C about the same | 5.0°C about the same | 852 mm |
| Sanguinet 28 km | Cazaux | 26.2°C 1.2°C warmer | 2.9°C 2.1°C colder | 948 mm |
| Morcenx-la-Nouvelle 28 km | Sabres | 27.2°C 2.2°C warmer | 2.5°C 2.5°C colder | 1,101 mm |
Pontenx-les-Forges weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Biscarrosse station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.4°C | 5.0°C | 8.2°C | 87 mm | 97 |
| February | 12.4°C | 5.0°C | 8.7°C | 65 mm | 120 |
| March | 15.1°C | 7.1°C | 11.1°C | 58 mm | 180 |
| April | 16.9°C | 9.1°C | 13.0°C | 66 mm | 198 |
| May | 20.3°C | 12.4°C | 16.3°C | 64 mm | 232 |
| June | 23.1°C | 15.3°C | 19.2°C | 61 mm | 243 |
| July | 25.0°C | 17.4°C | 21.2°C | 41 mm | 261 |
| August | 25.6°C | 17.5°C | 21.5°C | 56 mm | 252 |
| September | 23.5°C | 14.9°C | 19.2°C | 73 mm | 212 |
| October | 19.9°C | 12.3°C | 16.1°C | 78 mm | 150 |
| November | 15.0°C | 8.2°C | 11.6°C | 115 mm | 104 |
| December | 12.0°C | 5.8°C | 8.9°C | 89 mm | 89 |
| Year | 18.4°C | 10.8°C | 14.6°C | 852 mm | 2,137 |
Where Pontenx-les-Forges’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Biscarrosse, 24 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, Biscarrosse, 24 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 Pontenx-les-Forges’s climate
How warm does Pontenx-les-Forges get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.6°C. About 53 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 65% of mainland French towns, and about 12 reach 30°C.
How cold does Pontenx-les-Forges get in winter?
January nights average 5.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 13 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Pontenx-les-Forges get?
About 852 mm a year, more than 70% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (115 mm) and July the driest (41 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Biscarrosse (24 km away), averages 2,137 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Pontenx-les-Forges itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Pontenx-les-Forges, Biscarrosse, 24 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 BISCARROSSE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Pontenx-les-Forges →
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