Rainfall in Arget tops that of 89% of mainland French towns: 1,062 mm a year
Sunny July days climb to about 27.4°C. By warm days alone, it ranks hotter than 87% of mainland French towns. Winter and summer sit 26°C apart. Expect about 36 frosty starts a year, nights when the air falls below freezing.
Figures from Météo-France’s Pomps station, 6 km south.
A year in Arget at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Pomps station.
What a year in Arget feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pomps.
About 1,062 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 36 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 44th wettest of 45 towns of 2,500+ in Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Pau-Uzein
36 frosts and 98 days of 25°C a year
On about 36 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 98 days a year reach 25°C, and 33 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pomps: 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 Pomps
Pomps is 6 km south of Arget. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Arget itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Pomps (64450001) |
| Distance from the town | 6 km south |
| Station altitude | 130 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 135 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Pau-Uzein, 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 Arget 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arget | Pomps | 27.4°C | 2.0°C | 1,062 mm |
| Hagetmau 13 km | Urgons | 26.8°C 0.6°C cooler | 3.2°C 1.2°C milder | 1,009 mm |
| Artix 16 km | same station | 27.4°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 1,062 mm |
| Sauvagnon 20 km | Pau-Uzein | 25.9°C 1.5°C cooler | 2.4°C about the same | 1,094 mm |
| Mourenx 21 km | same station | 27.4°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 1,062 mm |
| Orthez 21 km | Orthez | 26.7°C 0.7°C cooler | 2.8°C 0.8°C milder | 1,212 mm |
| Serres-Castet 22 km | Pau-Uzein | 25.9°C 1.5°C cooler | 2.4°C about the same | 1,094 mm |
Arget weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Pomps station; sunshine at Pau-Uzein.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.8°C | 2.0°C | 6.9°C | 101 mm | 101 |
| February | 13.1°C | 2.0°C | 7.6°C | 82 mm | 122 |
| March | 16.6°C | 4.5°C | 10.5°C | 85 mm | 164 |
| April | 18.7°C | 6.9°C | 12.8°C | 99 mm | 167 |
| May | 22.2°C | 10.7°C | 16.4°C | 95 mm | 186 |
| June | 25.3°C | 13.8°C | 19.6°C | 79 mm | 196 |
| July | 27.4°C | 15.3°C | 21.4°C | 60 mm | 213 |
| August | 28.0°C | 15.1°C | 21.6°C | 60 mm | 211 |
| September | 25.4°C | 12.2°C | 18.8°C | 81 mm | 193 |
| October | 21.2°C | 9.3°C | 15.2°C | 92 mm | 150 |
| November | 15.3°C | 5.1°C | 10.2°C | 131 mm | 107 |
| December | 12.7°C | 2.7°C | 7.7°C | 98 mm | 99 |
| Year | 19.8°C | 8.3°C | 14.1°C | 1,062 mm | 1,910 |
Where Arget’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Pomps, 6 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, Pau-Uzein, 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 Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Arget’s climate
How warm does Arget get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.0°C. About 98 days a year reach 25°C, more than 87% of mainland French towns, and about 33 reach 30°C.
How cold does Arget get in winter?
January nights average 2.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 36 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Arget get?
About 1,062 mm a year, more than 89% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (131 mm) and July the driest (60 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Pau-Uzein (20 km away), averages 1,910 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Arget itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Arget, Pomps, 6 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 POMPS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Arget →
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