Chéraute is among the wettest of mainland French towns: 1,219 mm of rain a year
Midsummer highs settle at about 26.5°C. Only 24°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Warm afternoons come more often than in 77% of mainland French towns. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from December to February, which average under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Aïcirits station, 18 km north-west.
A year in Chéraute at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Aïcirits station.
What a year in Chéraute feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Aïcirits.
About 1,219 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and August the driest. About 42 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 31st wettest of 45 towns of 2,500+ in Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Bustince - Saint-Jean
30 frosts and 86 days of 25°C a year
On about 30 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 86 days a year reach 25°C, and 25 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Aïcirits: 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 Aïcirits
Aïcirits is 18 km north-west of Chéraute. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Chéraute itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Aïcirits (64010002) |
| Distance from the town | 18 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 75 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 166 m |
| Period | 1993–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| 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 Chéraute 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chéraute | Aïcirits | 26.5°C | 3.0°C | 1,219 mm |
| Mauléon-Licharre 2.6 km | same station | 26.5°C about the same | 3.0°C about the same | 1,219 mm |
| Oloron-Sainte-Marie 20 km | Monein | 26.6°C about the same | 3.6°C 0.6°C milder | 1,229 mm |
| Mourenx 24 km | Pomps | 27.4°C 0.9°C warmer | 2.0°C 1°C colder | 1,062 mm |
| Monein 24 km | Monein | 26.6°C about the same | 3.6°C 0.6°C milder | 1,229 mm |
| Salies-de-Béarn 27 km | Saint-Gladie | 27.6°C 1.1°C warmer | 2.3°C 0.7°C colder | 1,323 mm |
Chéraute weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Aïcirits station; sunshine at Bustince - Saint-Jean.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.4°C | 3.0°C | 7.7°C | 124 mm | 90 |
| February | 13.4°C | 3.0°C | 8.2°C | 105 mm | 105 |
| March | 16.5°C | 5.0°C | 10.7°C | 94 mm | 139 |
| April | 18.5°C | 7.2°C | 12.9°C | 113 mm | 143 |
| May | 21.7°C | 10.7°C | 16.2°C | 102 mm | 162 |
| June | 24.9°C | 14.0°C | 19.4°C | 82 mm | 182 |
| July | 26.5°C | 15.9°C | 21.2°C | 67 mm | 195 |
| August | 27.0°C | 15.8°C | 21.4°C | 67 mm | 196 |
| September | 24.7°C | 12.8°C | 18.7°C | 91 mm | 182 |
| October | 21.3°C | 10.2°C | 15.8°C | 102 mm | 138 |
| November | 15.6°C | 5.9°C | 10.7°C | 158 mm | 98 |
| December | 13.0°C | 3.5°C | 8.3°C | 117 mm | 98 |
| Year | 19.6°C | 8.9°C | 14.3°C | 1,219 mm | 1,728 |
Where Chéraute’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Aïcirits, 18 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1993–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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.
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Questions about Chéraute’s climate
How warm does Chéraute get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.0°C. About 86 days a year reach 25°C, more than 77% of mainland French towns, and about 25 reach 30°C.
How cold does Chéraute get in winter?
January nights average 3.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 30 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Chéraute get?
About 1,219 mm a year, more than 97% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (158 mm) and August the driest (67 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 Chéraute itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Chéraute, Aïcirits, 18 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 AICIRITS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Chéraute →
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