Hardly any mainland French towns see softer January nights than Ascain
July afternoons average 24.3°C. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than almost every mainland French town. Seasons differ by 19°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Radiators earn their keep from January to February, the months that average under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Socoa station, 6.7 km north-west.
A year in Ascain at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Socoa station.
What a year in Ascain feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Socoa.
About 1,521 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 51 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 4th wettest of 45 towns of 2,500+ in Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Biarritz-Pays-Basque
9 frosts and 51 days of 25°C a year
On about 9 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 51 days a year reach 25°C, and 9 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Socoa: 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 Socoa
Socoa is 6.7 km north-west of Ascain. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Ascain itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Socoa (64189001) |
| Distance from the town | 6.7 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 21 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 21 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Biarritz-Pays-Basque, 16 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 Ascain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascain | Socoa | 24.3°C | 6.1°C | 1,521 mm |
| Ciboure 4.7 km | same station | 24.3°C about the same | 6.1°C about the same | 1,521 mm |
| Saint-Jean-de-Luz 5 km | same station | 24.3°C about the same | 6.1°C about the same | 1,521 mm |
| Urrugne 5.8 km | same station | 24.3°C about the same | 6.1°C about the same | 1,521 mm |
| Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle 6 km | same station | 24.3°C about the same | 6.1°C about the same | 1,521 mm |
| Sare 6.6 km | Espelette | 25.8°C 1.5°C warmer | 4.6°C 1.5°C colder | 1,723 mm |
| Bidart 11 km | Biarritz-Pays-Basque | 24.2°C about the same | 5.0°C 1.1°C colder | 1,474 mm |
Ascain weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Socoa station; sunshine at Biarritz-Pays-Basque.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13.0°C | 6.1°C | 9.6°C | 146 mm | 96 |
| February | 13.4°C | 6.0°C | 9.7°C | 119 mm | 115 |
| March | 15.6°C | 7.8°C | 11.7°C | 111 mm | 163 |
| April | 17.1°C | 9.3°C | 13.2°C | 128 mm | 171 |
| May | 19.8°C | 12.2°C | 16.0°C | 115 mm | 197 |
| June | 22.4°C | 15.2°C | 18.8°C | 95 mm | 206 |
| July | 24.3°C | 17.2°C | 20.8°C | 77 mm | 219 |
| August | 25.3°C | 17.6°C | 21.5°C | 92 mm | 214 |
| September | 23.6°C | 15.1°C | 19.3°C | 122 mm | 199 |
| October | 20.8°C | 12.9°C | 16.8°C | 143 mm | 145 |
| November | 16.2°C | 9.0°C | 12.6°C | 209 mm | 103 |
| December | 13.8°C | 7.0°C | 10.4°C | 164 mm | 92 |
| Year | 18.8°C | 11.3°C | 15.0°C | 1,521 mm | 1,921 |
Where Ascain’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Socoa, 6.7 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, Biarritz-Pays-Basque, 16 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 Ascain’s climate
How warm does Ascain get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.3°C. About 51 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 66% of mainland French towns, and about 9 reach 30°C.
How cold does Ascain get in winter?
February nights average 6.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 9 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Ascain get?
About 1,521 mm a year, more than almost every mainland French town. November is the wettest month (209 mm) and July the driest (77 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Biarritz-Pays-Basque (16 km away), averages 1,921 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Ascain itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Ascain, Socoa, 6.7 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 SOCOA, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Ascain →
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.