Charritte-de-Bas sits near the top of mainland French towns for rain, with 1,323 mm a year
On a normal January night the air cools to about 2.3°C. About 106 days a year reach 25°C, more than in 90% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month, August the driest. An umbrella earns its place on about 145 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Gladie station, 10 km north.
A year in Charritte-de-Bas at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Gladie station.
What a year in Charritte-de-Bas feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Gladie.
About 1,323 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and August the driest. About 49 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 25th wettest of 45 towns of 2,500+ in Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Bustince - Saint-Jean
38 frosts and 106 days of 25°C a year
On about 38 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 106 days a year reach 25°C, and 36 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Gladie: 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 Saint-Gladie
Saint-Gladie is 10 km north of Charritte-de-Bas. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Charritte-de-Bas itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Gladie (64480001) |
| Distance from the town | 10 km north |
| Station altitude | 73 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 122 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Bustince - Saint-Jean, 30 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 Charritte-de-Bas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charritte-de-Bas | Saint-Gladie | 27.6°C | 2.3°C | 1,323 mm |
| Mauléon-Licharre 7.9 km | Aïcirits | 26.5°C 1.1°C cooler | 3.0°C 0.7°C milder | 1,219 mm |
| Salies-de-Béarn 20 km | same station | 27.6°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 1,323 mm |
| Mourenx 23 km | Pomps | 27.4°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 1,062 mm |
| Orthez 23 km | Orthez | 26.7°C 0.9°C cooler | 2.8°C 0.5°C milder | 1,212 mm |
| Oloron-Sainte-Marie 25 km | Monein | 26.6°C 1°C cooler | 3.6°C 1.3°C milder | 1,229 mm |
| Monein 25 km | Monein | 26.6°C 1°C cooler | 3.6°C 1.3°C milder | 1,229 mm |
Charritte-de-Bas weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Gladie station; sunshine at Bustince - Saint-Jean.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.2°C | 2.3°C | 7.3°C | 129 mm | 90 |
| February | 13.6°C | 2.3°C | 7.9°C | 109 mm | 105 |
| March | 17.0°C | 4.6°C | 10.8°C | 100 mm | 139 |
| April | 19.1°C | 6.8°C | 13.0°C | 120 mm | 143 |
| May | 22.5°C | 10.5°C | 16.5°C | 115 mm | 162 |
| June | 25.6°C | 13.7°C | 19.6°C | 91 mm | 182 |
| July | 27.6°C | 15.6°C | 21.6°C | 73 mm | 195 |
| August | 28.2°C | 15.5°C | 21.8°C | 71 mm | 196 |
| September | 25.3°C | 12.4°C | 18.9°C | 98 mm | 182 |
| October | 21.4°C | 9.6°C | 15.5°C | 116 mm | 138 |
| November | 15.6°C | 5.5°C | 10.6°C | 172 mm | 98 |
| December | 12.8°C | 3.0°C | 7.9°C | 131 mm | 98 |
| Year | 20.1°C | 8.5°C | 14.3°C | 1,323 mm | 1,728 |
Where Charritte-de-Bas’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Gladie, 10 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, 30 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 Charritte-de-Bas’s climate
How warm does Charritte-de-Bas get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.2°C. About 106 days a year reach 25°C, more than 90% of mainland French towns, and about 36 reach 30°C.
How cold does Charritte-de-Bas get in winter?
January nights average 2.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 38 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Charritte-de-Bas get?
About 1,323 mm a year, more than 98% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (172 mm) and August the driest (71 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Bustince - Saint-Jean (30 km away), averages 1,728 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Charritte-de-Bas itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Charritte-de-Bas, Saint-Gladie, 10 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 ST-GLADIE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Charritte-de-Bas →
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.