More rain falls on Uza than on 92% of mainland French towns: 1,101 mm a year
Expect July afternoons of about 27.2°C. Seasons differ by 25°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Warm afternoons come more often than in 80% of mainland French towns. Gritters and ice scrapers earn their keep on roughly 42 nights a year below 0°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Sabres station, 31 km north-east: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in Uza at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Sabres station.
What a year in Uza feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Sabres.
About 1,101 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 37 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 24th wettest of 35 towns of 2,500+ in Landes.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Dax
42 frosts and 89 days of 25°C a year
On about 42 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 89 days a year reach 25°C, and 31 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Sabres: 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 Sabres
Sabres is 31 km north-east of Uza. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Uza itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Sabres (40246003) |
| Distance from the town | 31 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 81 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 25 m |
| Period | 1995–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 24 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Dax, 40 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 Uza 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uza | Sabres | 27.2°C | 2.5°C | 1,101 mm |
| Castets 17 km | Dax | 26.9°C about the same | 3.3°C 0.8°C milder | 1,155 mm |
| Mimizan 20 km | Biscarrosse | 25.0°C 2.2°C cooler | 5.0°C 2.5°C milder | 852 mm |
| Morcenx-la-Nouvelle 23 km | same station | 27.2°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 1,101 mm |
| Rion-des-Landes 25 km | Bégaar | 27.8°C 0.6°C warmer | 1.8°C 0.7°C colder | 1,114 mm |
| Magescq 28 km | Dax | 26.9°C about the same | 3.3°C 0.8°C milder | 1,155 mm |
Uza weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Sabres station; sunshine at Dax.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.9°C | 2.5°C | 6.7°C | 107 mm | 90 |
| February | 12.5°C | 2.2°C | 7.4°C | 84 mm | 112 |
| March | 16.1°C | 4.1°C | 10.1°C | 82 mm | 163 |
| April | 18.6°C | 6.6°C | 12.6°C | 95 mm | 173 |
| May | 22.0°C | 10.0°C | 16.0°C | 87 mm | 199 |
| June | 25.4°C | 13.1°C | 19.3°C | 76 mm | 208 |
| July | 27.2°C | 14.5°C | 20.8°C | 64 mm | 226 |
| August | 27.6°C | 14.3°C | 21.0°C | 67 mm | 222 |
| September | 25.0°C | 11.1°C | 18.0°C | 83 mm | 197 |
| October | 20.7°C | 8.9°C | 14.8°C | 104 mm | 145 |
| November | 14.3°C | 5.0°C | 9.7°C | 136 mm | 95 |
| December | 11.3°C | 2.8°C | 7.1°C | 115 mm | 84 |
| Year | 19.3°C | 7.9°C | 13.6°C | 1,101 mm | 1,914 |
Where Uza’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Sabres, 31 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1995–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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, 40 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 Uza’s climate
How warm does Uza get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.6°C. About 89 days a year reach 25°C, more than 80% of mainland French towns, and about 31 reach 30°C.
How cold does Uza get in winter?
February nights average 2.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 42 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Uza get?
About 1,101 mm a year, more than 92% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (136 mm) and July the driest (64 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Dax (40 km away), averages 1,914 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Uza itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Uza, Sabres, 31 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 SABRES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Uza →
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.