Beuste is among the wettest of mainland French towns: 1,377 mm of rain a year
On a normal January night the air cools to about 0.8°C. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 26°C. Of the 45 towns of 2,500+ in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, it has the coldest January nights. An umbrella earns its place on about 144 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Asson station, 11 km south.
A year in Beuste at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Asson station.
What a year in Beuste 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 Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees
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 11 km south of Beuste. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Beuste itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Asson (64068001) |
| Distance from the town | 11 km south |
| Station altitude | 337 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 239 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 3.2 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees, 19 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 Beuste 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beuste | Asson | 26.3°C | 0.8°C | 1,377 mm |
| Bordes 4.1 km | Monein | 26.6°C about the same | 3.6°C 2.8°C milder | 1,229 mm |
| Nay 4.9 km | same station | 26.3°C about the same | 0.8°C about the same | 1,377 mm |
| Idron 10 km | Monein | 26.6°C about the same | 3.6°C 2.8°C milder | 1,229 mm |
| Pontacq 10 km | Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees | 25.2°C 1.1°C cooler | 1.1°C about the same | 1,081 mm |
| Bizanos 12 km | Pau-Uzein | 25.9°C about the same | 2.4°C 1.6°C milder | 1,094 mm |
| Gelos 13 km | Pau-Uzein | 25.9°C about the same | 2.4°C 1.6°C milder | 1,094 mm |
Beuste weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Asson station; sunshine at Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.9°C | 0.8°C | 6.4°C | 122 mm | 114 |
| February | 12.9°C | 1.1°C | 7.0°C | 104 mm | 129 |
| March | 16.0°C | 3.4°C | 9.7°C | 104 mm | 169 |
| April | 17.8°C | 5.6°C | 11.7°C | 135 mm | 170 |
| May | 21.3°C | 9.2°C | 15.3°C | 143 mm | 189 |
| June | 24.4°C | 12.6°C | 18.5°C | 111 mm | 196 |
| July | 26.3°C | 14.5°C | 20.4°C | 104 mm | 207 |
| August | 26.9°C | 14.5°C | 20.7°C | 96 mm | 208 |
| September | 24.4°C | 11.2°C | 17.8°C | 91 mm | 195 |
| October | 20.7°C | 8.3°C | 14.5°C | 110 mm | 156 |
| November | 15.2°C | 4.0°C | 9.6°C | 147 mm | 118 |
| December | 12.7°C | 1.7°C | 7.2°C | 110 mm | 112 |
| Year | 19.2°C | 7.2°C | 13.2°C | 1,377 mm | 1,964 |
Where Beuste’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Asson, 11 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, Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees, 19 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 Beuste’s climate
How warm does Beuste 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 Beuste 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 Beuste 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, Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees (19 km away), averages 1,964 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Beuste itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Beuste, Asson, 11 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 Beuste →
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