Hardly any mainland French towns collect more rain than Arette: 1,377 mm a year
Nights in January average 0.8°C. None of the 45 towns of 2,500+ in Pyrénées-Atlantiques has colder January nights. Wet weather is most frequent in November and least in September. Windscreens need scraping on about 48 mornings a year, the nights the air drops below 0°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Asson station, 36 km east: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in Arette at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Asson station.
What a year in Arette feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Asson.
About 1,377 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and September the driest. About 46 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 24th wettest of 45 towns of 2,500+ in Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Bustince - Saint-Jean
48 frosts and 85 days of 25°C a year
On about 48 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 85 days a year reach 25°C, and 26 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Asson: 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 Asson
Asson is 36 km east of Arette. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Arette itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Asson (64068001) |
| Distance from the town | 36 km east |
| Station altitude | 337 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 337 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 14 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Bustince - Saint-Jean, 41 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 Arette 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 Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 2,500+ within 29 km, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arette | Asson | 26.3°C | 0.8°C | 1,377 mm |
| Oloron-Sainte-Marie 14 km | Monein | 26.6°C about the same | 3.6°C 2.8°C milder | 1,229 mm |
| Mauléon-Licharre 20 km | Aïcirits | 26.5°C about the same | 3.0°C 2.2°C milder | 1,219 mm |
| Monein 28 km | Monein | 26.6°C about the same | 3.6°C 2.8°C milder | 1,229 mm |
Arette weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Asson station; sunshine at Bustince - Saint-Jean.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.9°C | 0.8°C | 6.4°C | 122 mm | 90 |
| February | 12.9°C | 1.1°C | 7.0°C | 104 mm | 105 |
| March | 16.0°C | 3.4°C | 9.7°C | 104 mm | 139 |
| April | 17.8°C | 5.6°C | 11.7°C | 135 mm | 143 |
| May | 21.3°C | 9.2°C | 15.3°C | 143 mm | 162 |
| June | 24.4°C | 12.6°C | 18.5°C | 111 mm | 182 |
| July | 26.3°C | 14.5°C | 20.4°C | 104 mm | 195 |
| August | 26.9°C | 14.5°C | 20.7°C | 96 mm | 196 |
| September | 24.4°C | 11.2°C | 17.8°C | 91 mm | 182 |
| October | 20.7°C | 8.3°C | 14.5°C | 110 mm | 138 |
| November | 15.2°C | 4.0°C | 9.6°C | 147 mm | 98 |
| December | 12.7°C | 1.7°C | 7.2°C | 110 mm | 98 |
| Year | 19.2°C | 7.2°C | 13.2°C | 1,377 mm | 1,728 |
Where Arette’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Asson, 36 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, Bustince - Saint-Jean, 41 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 Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Arette’s climate
How warm does Arette get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.9°C. About 85 days a year reach 25°C, more than 76% of mainland French towns, and about 26 reach 30°C.
How cold does Arette get in winter?
January nights average 0.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 48 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Arette get?
About 1,377 mm a year, more than 98% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (147 mm) and September the driest (91 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Bustince - Saint-Jean (41 km away), averages 1,728 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Arette itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Arette, Asson, 36 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 ASSON, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Arette →
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