Fichous-Riumayou is wetter than 91% of mainland French towns: 1,094 mm of rain a year
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 25.9°C. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 24°C. Frosty nights are scarcer than in 78% of mainland French towns. Plan for rain on about 127 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Pau-Uzein station, 11 km south.
A year in Fichous-Riumayou at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Pau-Uzein station.
What a year in Fichous-Riumayou feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pau-Uzein.
About 1,094 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 38 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 33rd wettest of 45 towns of 2,500+ in Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Pau-Uzein
29 frosts and 76 days of 25°C a year
On about 29 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 76 days a year reach 25°C, and 20 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pau-Uzein: 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 Pau-Uzein
Pau-Uzein is 11 km south of Fichous-Riumayou. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Fichous-Riumayou itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Pau-Uzein (64549001) |
| Distance from the town | 11 km south |
| Station altitude | 183 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 236 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 8 km |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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 Fichous-Riumayou 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fichous-Riumayou | Pau-Uzein | 25.9°C | 2.4°C | 1,094 mm |
| Sauvagnon 10 km | same station | 25.9°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 1,094 mm |
| Serres-Castet 13 km | same station | 25.9°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 1,094 mm |
| Artix 14 km | Pomps | 27.4°C 1.5°C warmer | 2.0°C about the same | 1,062 mm |
| Lescar 17 km | same station | 25.9°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 1,094 mm |
| Lons 18 km | same station | 25.9°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 1,094 mm |
| Mourenx 19 km | Pomps | 27.4°C 1.5°C warmer | 2.0°C about the same | 1,062 mm |
Fichous-Riumayou weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Pau-Uzein station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.2°C | 2.4°C | 6.8°C | 102 mm | 101 |
| February | 12.3°C | 2.5°C | 7.4°C | 83 mm | 122 |
| March | 15.5°C | 5.0°C | 10.3°C | 86 mm | 164 |
| April | 17.5°C | 7.4°C | 12.5°C | 106 mm | 167 |
| May | 21.0°C | 11.0°C | 16.0°C | 104 mm | 186 |
| June | 24.1°C | 14.1°C | 19.1°C | 86 mm | 196 |
| July | 25.9°C | 15.8°C | 20.9°C | 64 mm | 213 |
| August | 26.5°C | 15.7°C | 21.1°C | 65 mm | 211 |
| September | 23.9°C | 12.8°C | 18.3°C | 77 mm | 193 |
| October | 20.1°C | 9.8°C | 15.0°C | 92 mm | 150 |
| November | 14.5°C | 5.5°C | 10.0°C | 132 mm | 107 |
| December | 12.0°C | 3.0°C | 7.5°C | 98 mm | 99 |
| Year | 18.7°C | 8.8°C | 13.7°C | 1,094 mm | 1,910 |
Where Fichous-Riumayou’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Pau-Uzein, 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, Pau-Uzein, 11 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 Fichous-Riumayou’s climate
How warm does Fichous-Riumayou get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.5°C. About 76 days a year reach 25°C, more than 68% of mainland French towns, and about 20 reach 30°C.
How cold does Fichous-Riumayou get in winter?
January nights average 2.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 29 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Fichous-Riumayou get?
About 1,094 mm a year, more than 91% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (132 mm) and July the driest (64 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Pau-Uzein (11 km away), averages 1,910 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Fichous-Riumayou itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Fichous-Riumayou, Pau-Uzein, 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 PAU-UZEIN, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Fichous-Riumayou →
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