Sorbets is wetter than 87% of mainland French towns: 1,009 mm of rain a year
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 26.8°C on average. Temperatures cover 24°C across the year, low to high. By frosts alone, it ranks gentler than 84% of mainland French towns. Expect about 25 frosty starts a year, nights when the air falls below freezing.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Urgons station, 8.4 km west.
A year in Sorbets at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Urgons station.
What a year in Sorbets feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Urgons.
About 1,009 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 35 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 29th wettest of 35 towns of 2,500+ in Landes.
Rain by month
Millimeters
25 frosts and 85 days of 25°C a year
On about 25 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 85 days a year reach 25°C, and 24 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Urgons: 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 Urgons
Urgons is 8.4 km west of Sorbets. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Sorbets itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Urgons (40321002) |
| Distance from the town | 8.4 km west |
| Station altitude | 146 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 160 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 3 km |
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 Sorbets 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorbets | Urgons | 26.8°C | 3.2°C | 1,009 mm |
| Aire-sur-l'Adour 9.2 km | Grenade-sur-Ad | 28.1°C 1.3°C warmer | 2.3°C 0.9°C colder | 1,010 mm |
| Hagetmau 21 km | same station | 26.8°C about the same | 3.2°C about the same | 1,009 mm |
| Saint-Sever 24 km | Grenade-sur-Ad | 28.1°C 1.3°C warmer | 2.3°C 0.9°C colder | 1,010 mm |
| Sauvagnon 27 km | Pau-Uzein | 25.9°C 0.9°C cooler | 2.4°C 0.8°C colder | 1,094 mm |
| Villeneuve-de-Marsan 28 km | Grenade-sur-Ad | 28.1°C 1.3°C warmer | 2.3°C 0.9°C colder | 1,010 mm |
| Serres-Castet 29 km | Pau-Uzein | 25.9°C 0.9°C cooler | 2.4°C 0.8°C colder | 1,094 mm |
Sorbets weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Urgons station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.7°C | 3.2°C | 6.9°C | 96 mm |
| February | 12.1°C | 3.3°C | 7.7°C | 77 mm |
| March | 15.7°C | 5.6°C | 10.6°C | 81 mm |
| April | 17.9°C | 7.7°C | 12.8°C | 96 mm |
| May | 21.4°C | 11.2°C | 16.3°C | 94 mm |
| June | 24.7°C | 14.1°C | 19.4°C | 65 mm |
| July | 26.8°C | 15.6°C | 21.2°C | 54 mm |
| August | 27.5°C | 15.6°C | 21.5°C | 59 mm |
| September | 24.5°C | 12.7°C | 18.6°C | 77 mm |
| October | 20.2°C | 10.1°C | 15.2°C | 87 mm |
| November | 14.1°C | 6.0°C | 10.1°C | 123 mm |
| December | 11.3°C | 3.8°C | 7.5°C | 101 mm |
| Year | 18.9°C | 9.1°C | 14.0°C | 1,009 mm |
Where Sorbets’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Urgons, 8.4 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.
- 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 Sorbets’s climate
How warm does Sorbets get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.5°C. About 85 days a year reach 25°C, more than 77% of mainland French towns, and about 24 reach 30°C.
How cold does Sorbets get in winter?
January nights average 3.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 25 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Sorbets get?
About 1,009 mm a year, more than 87% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (123 mm) and July the driest (54 mm).
Are these figures for Sorbets itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Sorbets, Urgons, 8.4 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 URGONS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Sorbets →
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