Few mainland French towns get more rain than Barcus: 1,229 mm a year
Expect July afternoons of about 26.6°C. Wet weather is most frequent in November and least in August. Only about 20 nights a year bring a frost, fewer than in 91% of mainland French towns. Garden chairs stay out from May to October, the months with highs of 20–27°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Monein station, 24 km north-east.
A year in Barcus at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Monein station.
What a year in Barcus feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Monein.
About 1,229 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and August the driest. About 42 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 26th wettest of 45 towns of 2,500+ in Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Bustince - Saint-Jean
20 frosts and 84 days of 25°C a year
On about 20 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 84 days a year reach 25°C, and 26 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Monein: 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 Monein
Monein is 24 km north-east of Barcus. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Barcus itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Monein (64393001) |
| Distance from the town | 24 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 241 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 247 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 16 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Bustince - Saint-Jean, 35 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 Barcus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcus | Monein | 26.6°C | 3.6°C | 1,229 mm |
| Mauléon-Licharre 9.7 km | Aïcirits | 26.5°C about the same | 3.0°C 0.6°C colder | 1,219 mm |
| Oloron-Sainte-Marie 13 km | same station | 26.6°C about the same | 3.6°C about the same | 1,229 mm |
| Monein 22 km | same station | 26.6°C about the same | 3.6°C about the same | 1,229 mm |
| Mourenx 24 km | Pomps | 27.4°C 0.8°C warmer | 2.0°C 1.6°C colder | 1,062 mm |
Barcus weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Monein station; sunshine at Bustince - Saint-Jean.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.4°C | 3.6°C | 7.5°C | 113 mm | 90 |
| February | 12.5°C | 3.7°C | 8.1°C | 96 mm | 105 |
| March | 15.9°C | 5.8°C | 10.8°C | 99 mm | 139 |
| April | 18.0°C | 7.5°C | 12.7°C | 125 mm | 143 |
| May | 21.5°C | 10.8°C | 16.1°C | 114 mm | 162 |
| June | 24.6°C | 13.9°C | 19.2°C | 97 mm | 182 |
| July | 26.6°C | 15.8°C | 21.2°C | 72 mm | 195 |
| August | 26.9°C | 16.1°C | 21.5°C | 70 mm | 196 |
| September | 24.2°C | 13.4°C | 18.8°C | 84 mm | 182 |
| October | 20.3°C | 10.7°C | 15.5°C | 104 mm | 138 |
| November | 14.7°C | 6.4°C | 10.6°C | 145 mm | 98 |
| December | 12.3°C | 4.4°C | 8.3°C | 110 mm | 98 |
| Year | 19.1°C | 9.3°C | 14.2°C | 1,229 mm | 1,728 |
Where Barcus’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Monein, 24 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, 35 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 Barcus’s climate
How warm does Barcus get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.9°C. About 84 days a year reach 25°C, more than 76% of mainland French towns, and about 26 reach 30°C.
How cold does Barcus get in winter?
January nights average 3.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 20 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Barcus get?
About 1,229 mm a year, more than 97% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (145 mm) and August the driest (70 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Bustince - Saint-Jean (35 km away), averages 1,728 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Barcus itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Barcus, Monein, 24 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 MONEIN, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Barcus →
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.